Stamens

The stamens are the male parts of the flower. Their job is to make pollen. Pollen is a fine yellow powder that is needed to make a new plant.

Each stamen has two parts: an anther and a filament. The anther contains the pollen and the filament holds up the anther.

The pollen is carried to the stigma of another flower and fertilises it, and new seeds are made. Sometimes pollen from a flower gets onto the stigma in the same flower, and it fertilizes itself.