Flower Parts and their Roles in Reproduction

In the rose pictured below, parts of the flower are connected to labels. Move your cursor over the labels to see a brief description of each of the parts and the roles that they plays in plant reproduction.

  Parts of a flower
Sepal
Stalk
Petal
 
Carpel
 
Filament
Anther
 
 

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