Each typical flower has
six stamens attached
at the base of the petals.
Each stamen is comprised of two parts, a stalk (filament),
and a two-lobed pollen sac called the anther. The pollen contains
the sperm cells used to fertilize a daylily's ova. |

Photo
by Michael Brown, used with permission.
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