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Stamen

Scanning electron microscope image of
Penta lanceolata anther, with pollen on the surface

The stamen is the male part of a flower. Most flowers have six stamens inside a perianth (the petals and sepals together). Each stamen consists of a thin stalk called a filament supporting an anther, which produces haploid pollen, essentially sperm cells of a flowering plant.

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