Tulip (Tulipa sp.) flower. Close-up of the centre of a tulip flower showing the reproductive parts. Six stamens can be seen in a ring around the stigm

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Tulip (Tulipa sp.) flower. Close-up of the centre of a tulip flower showing the reproductive parts. Six stamens can be seen in a ring around the stigma (pale yellow, centre), which is on the end of a thick style. Each stamen consists of an anther (black, sausage-shaped) on the end of a filament (also black). The anthers are covered in black pollen grains, some of which can be seen dotted on the surface of the stigma.

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Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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