Flower Structure (a.k.a. Structure of a Flower)
                            Digital Photography by S. Klein 1.11.08

 

       

        Neutral (brachts, sepals, petals),
            Female (one stigma divided at the tip into 3 lobes) & ovary &
                Male (three purple stamen) Flower Parts

                   

                          Stamen & Pistil                    Bracht vein structure (focus?)

 

         
               Stigma (cmpd. ms scanning)                        Stigma (Stereo. ms low)

    Three magnified views of pollen grains (cmpd. ms)       

            Scanning

                                Low

                                            High

  Stigma + pollen (cmpd. ms scanning)

       

    Stigma + pollen (cmpd. ms low)

                         Three views of ovary (cross section)

 

   Ovary (cs) 1

          Ovary (cs) 2

                    Ovary (cs) 3