“Female” parts make up the pistil. The pistil is composed of:

Ovary – eggs develop,

fertilization occurs,

and seeds mature

Style – slender column

Stigma – upper surface of style for pollen landing

OVARYSTYLE

STIGMA

“Male” parts are called stamens

Consists of a slender stalk called the filament

The filament is capped with an anther

FILAMENTANTHER

Inside the anthers are pollen sacs in which pollen grains develop.

Accessory structures form the non-reproductive parts of the flower

Petals are often adapted to attract pollinators

Sepals are the outermost green leaf like parts

Some, such as those on a lily, are almost identical to the petals)

PETALS

SEPALS