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Stamen

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Flower of the spider tree (Crateva religiosa) with its numerous conspicuous stamens Scanning electron microscope image of Penta lanceolata anthers, with pollen grains on surface
Flowers of wheat at anthesis showing stamens

The stamen is the male organ of a flower. Typical flowers have six stamens inside a perianth (the petals and sepals together), but in some species there are many more than six present in a flower. Each stamen consists of a thin stalk called a filament supporting an anther that contains the microsporangia. Haploid pollen—the male gamete cells of a flowering plant—are produced by the microsporangia.

In the typical flower (that is, the majority of flowering plant species) each flower has both a pistil and stamens. However, in some species the flowers are unisexual with only either male or female parts. A flower having only functional stamens is called a staminate flower.