Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Pollen

This specimen is a flatweed, or catsear, I found outside in my neighborhood.  Flatweed is a flower that is often confused with dandelions. Flatweed, like all flowers, produces pollen in order to reproduce. Pollen is a fine powder made of grains containing the male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule of a plant.

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