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042709MacroFlowerMP014

SHOT 4/27/09 11:20:08 AM - Macro or close-up shot of the stamen of an orange Lily. The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere. They comprise a genus of about 110 species in the lily family (Liliaceae). They are important as large showy flowering garden plants.Additionally, they are important culturally and in literature in much of the world. Some species are sometimes grown or harvested for the edible bulbs. Many species are widely grown in the garden in temperate and sub-tropical regions. Sometimes they may also be grown as potted plants. A large number of ornamental hybrids have been developed. They can be used in herbaceous borders, woodland and shrub plantings, and as a patio plant. The stamen (plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp") is the male sexual organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament (from Latin filum, meaning "thread"), and, on top of the filament, an anther (from Ancient Greek anthera, feminine of antheros "flowery," from anthos "flower"), and pollen sacs, called microsporangia. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2010)

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SHOT 4/27/09 11:20:08 AM - Macro or close-up shot of the stamen of an orange Lily. The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere. They comprise a genus of about 110 species in the lily family (Liliaceae). They are important as large showy flowering garden plants.Additionally, they are important culturally and in literature in much of the world. Some species are sometimes grown or harvested for the edible bulbs. Many species are widely grown in the garden in temperate and sub-tropical regions. Sometimes they may also be grown as potted plants. A large number of ornamental hybrids have been developed. They can be used in herbaceous borders, woodland and shrub plantings, and as a patio plant. The stamen (plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp") is the male sexual organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament (from Latin filum, meaning "thread"), and, on top of the filament, an anther (from Ancient Greek anthera, feminine of antheros "flowery," from anthos "flower"), and pollen sacs, called microsporangia. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2010)