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Wednesday 8 May 2013

Grass Flower


The picture below shows a close-up of a grass inflorescence -- in this case the grass is a species of bamboo growing near my home. In the top, left quarterof the picture  you see a spikelet consisting of three or four grass flowers (called florets) growing together. From each flower you see some stamens dangling out, and of course stamens are the male parts of a flower. The very slender, white strands emerging from the flowers are the stamens' filaments, and at the bottom of each filament you see the yellowish anthers, from which pollen is shed.

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