Anthers and Stigmas and Styles, Oh My!

The basic question in which we are to be answering is "How do angiosperms reproduce?". Though the question is answered through the photos and their captions and explanation before hand may help. There are multiple ways in which a plant reproduces is what we know as "The birds and the bees", but in a literal manner. Birds such as humming birds will take pollen from the anther of a male plant and take it to the stigma of a female plant to reproduce. The bee's will do the same process. The scientific way is that the pollen is produced and released by the male part. The next step is to transfer the pollen to the female part and to then reproduce further through meiosis.

The image above shows an anther and stamen on the top which is the male reproductive anatomy of a flower. Just below that is the carpel and stigma. This is a close up picture of the anthers surrounding the stamen. Due to both the female and male reproductive parts being present, the flower is considered "perfect". In some flowers, the male and female parts are in the flower. While in other flowers, the male and female parts are in separate flowers. 

The image above shows a view of a the male reproductive anatomy of a flower. This is commonly referred to as the stamen. The stamen has a stalk called a filament that comes from the base of a flower. At the end of this filament there is a part known as the anther. The anthers job is to produce and release the plants male gametes called pollen grains.

In the photo above, the main focus is the green stick like figure, or the lowest figure shown in the picture. The green stick like figure is the carpel. The carpel is the female reproductive anatomy of a flower. Like the male parts, the female also has a stalk. The only difference is the stalk is called the "style". At the end of the style, there is a tip called a stigma which is very sticky. On the sigma is where pollen grains become stuck and the flower reproduces.

In this photo, all parts of the plant have been stripped and taken away. A pair of scissors were used to split the stem in two. If observed further, the ovules can be seen releasing from the stem.