Forsythia Stamens, LM

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Macro shot of a longitudinally opened forsythia flower. Two stamens with pollen are clearly visible. Below is the female part of the flower, the stigma, to which some pollen is already attached. When pollen hits the matching stigma, they form a pollen tube. This creates the connection between the pollen grain (gametophytes) and the stigma thus enabling the sperm to make their way to fertilize the female ovules. Forsythia (Forsythia × intermedia), also known as Easter Tree, is an often planted shrub that belongs to the olive family Oleacea. Forsythia originate from Asia; only one species is native to southeast Europe. Light micrograph, image-stacking, magnification 20x (at 15 cm image width).

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