stamen
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A stamen is the male part of a flower, consisting of a thin stalk (filament) topped with an anther that produces pollen. Stamens matter because they're essential for plant reproduction—the pollen they produce fertilizes other flowers to create seeds and new plants.
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- Morphology and terminology
- Etymology
- Variation in morphology
- Pollen production
- Sexual reproduction in plants
- Terminology
- Stamen
- Connective
- Filament
- Anther
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Stamens of a Hippeastrum with white filaments and prominent anthers carrying [[pollen]]
The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium.