Anther gland cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a gland cell on the surface of an anther. Gland cells secrete oils and other substan

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Anther gland cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a gland cell on the surface of an anther. Gland cells secrete oils and other substances to keep a plant healthy and protect it from the weather and predators. An anther is the male reproductive part of a plant that produces pollen. This gland cell is on an anther from a mallow plant (Malva sp.).

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Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: anther, biological, biology, botanical, botany, cell, coloured, false-colour, false-coloured, flower, gland, glandular, mallow, malva, nature, plant, sem, single