Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains within a stitchwort flower (Stellaria graminea) anther. The anther is the pollen-bearing

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains within a stitchwort flower (Stellaria graminea) anther. The anther is the pollen-bearing body of the stamen, which is the male part of flowering plants. S. graminea is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family (carnations), known commonly as lesser stitchwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, or grass-like starwort. It is a common plant of waysides, hedgerows and open woodlands. Magnification: x1100 when printed at 10cm wide.

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Size: 3835px × 2764px
Photo credit: © JANNICKE WIIK-NIELSEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: anther, biological, biology, botanical, botany, caryophyllaceae, closeup, coloured, false-colour, false-coloured, fauna, flora, flower, flowering, gametes, grains, graminea, grass-, grass-leaved, male, micrograph, nature, plant, plants, pollen, pollen-bearing, sem, stamen, starwort, stellaria, stitchwort