This is a picture of an anther and a filament of a flower. Filaments
comes out of the center of the flower and look like long rods. The anther of
the flower sits on top of the filament and are usually a different color than
the filament. In this flower, the filaments are white and the anthers are
brown. The anther and the filament are both parts of the stamen and are both
male parts of the flower. The anther is the part of the stamen where pollen is
produced. The job of a filament is to get the anther as close to the top of the
flower as possible so it will increase the possibility of pollen transfer.
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