
Flax (Phormium tenax) flower with anthers covered by pollen. The male anthers and their pollen appear in a flax flower about a week before the female stigma, to reduce the chance of self-fertilisation.
Flax (Phormium tenax) flower with anthers covered by pollen. The male anthers and their pollen appear in a flax flower about a week before the female stigma, to reduce the chance of self-fertilisation.