Recognize the stamen by its typical thin, stalk-like shape with a small sac (anther) on top.

Visual Identification

Stamen is the male part of the flower, opposite of the pistil, which is female.

Gender Role

Understand that stamen's primary role is to produce and release pollen, crucial for fertilization.

Pollen Production

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The beautiful nano...

 but it's a lot more interesting than counting stamens. Now -- the problem -- the problem is that even those of us sympathetic with the plight of indigenous people view them as quaint and colorful but somehow reduced to the margins of history

Wade Davis: Cultures at...

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