Flowering Plants - Flower types & parts
Dicot flower (hibiscus)
Monocot flower (lily)

Photos by Lee Sola

Photo by Lee Sola		 Lily flower (left) opened longitudinally, showing sexual parts:

A-anther
B-filament
A+B = stamen
C-stigma
D-style
E-ovary (superior)
C+D+E = pistil

On the right, gladiolus flower, showing inferior ovary (E).
Photo by Robert Bowker
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