Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
Where Is Pollen Located in a Flower?
Where Is Pollen Located in a Flower?. Flowering plants depend on pollen for fertilization and reproduction. Pollen is made up of small grain-like particles that are carried from flower to flower by the wind, insects and small animals.
Flowering plants depend on pollen for fertilization and reproduction. Pollen is made up of small grain-like particles that are carried from flower to flower by the wind, insects and small animals.
Reproduction
Flowering plants, like animals, reproduce sexually. Flowers have both male and female parts and require the joining of a sperm and an egg to produce seeds.
Male Parts
The male part of the flower is called the stamen. The stamen has a thin filament tube base and a thick pod-like top called the anther.
Pollen Production
Pollen is produced in sacs inside the anther. When the pollen grains mature, the anther releases them.
Female Parts
The female part of the flower is the pistil, which is a long tubular receptacle. The sticky top part of the pistil is called the stigma.
The Ovule
The base of the pistil contains the ovary, inside of which is the ovule, the embryo sac and the embryo sac's egg.
Fertilization
Each pollen grain contains sperm cells. When a grain sticks to the stigma of a plant, the sperm cells travel down the pistil and fertilize the egg.
