Anther | Definition, Structure, Facts | Britannica Anther, in flowering plants, the part of a stamen that produces and contains pollen Each anther is generally borne at the tip of a long slender stalk known as a filament and consists of two lobes that each house a pair of pollen sacs (microsporangia) that produce pollen for pollination
Stamen - Wikipedia A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament and an anther which contains microsporangia Most commonly, anthers are two-lobed (each lobe is termed a locule) and are attached to the filament either at the base or in the middle area of the anther
What Is The Function Of The Anther On A Flower? - Sciencing The anther is a bulbous structure covered in yellow pollen when looking at a flower in full bloom Stamen and anther size will vary from flower to flower, depending on the pollination vector it has evolved alongside
Anther - Types, Structure, and Functions - GeeksforGeeks The anther is a sac-like structure that produces and stores the pollen for flowers The pollens reproduced by the anther work as the sperm during the sexual reproduction of the plant During the time of fertilization, the pollen enters the stigma of the female flower to fertilize the ovule
Anther - Parts, Structure, Function, Layers and FAQs - Vedantu Anthers are bilobed structures attached to the slender filament (that carry the pollen sac) of a stamen in a male flower Anthers show various morphological variations in different species of flowering plants Anthers may be classified based on its lobe structure and type of attachment to the filament
Anatomy of Anther | Palynology - Biology Discussion The anther normally consists of two lobes, each with two elongated microsporangia or pollen sacs The anther lobes are fused together by the connective tissue (Fig 1 1) The filament connects the anther to the receptacle in the flower