Lily (Lilium 'Acapulco') flower, showing its reproductive structures. The male stamens (centre left) consist of a filament topped by a pollen bearing

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Lily (Lilium 'Acapulco') flower, showing its reproductive structures. The male stamens (centre left) consist of a filament topped by a pollen bearing anther (orange). They surround the female part of the flower (upper left), which consists of a style topped by a sticky tip (stigma, purple). The stigma receives pollen, which is transported to the flower's ovaries (not seen), where fertilisation takes place.

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