The Stamen is the pollen-bearing or “male” reproductive part of a flower. The pollen is borne on a more or less compact body termed the anther, which is supported by the filament. A flower may have hundreds of stamens, or only a few. Pistillate or “female” flowers have pistils but no stamens. Related Images:
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Species-specific
Limited to effecting one species or a certain group of species. Related Images:
Specific epithet
The second word in a Latin binomial. Sometimes called trivial name. Related Images:
Specimen
An individual plant with outstanding characteristics (leaves, flowers, or bark), generally used as a focal point in a landscape. Related Images:
Shoot meristem
The apex of a shoot where cells actively divide to provide more cells that will expand and develop into the tissues and organs of the plant. Also called apical meristem. Related Images:
Self-pollination
Pollination that can occur when the anther and stigma are in the same flower or if the anther and stigma are in different flowers on the same plant or in different flowers on dif-ferent plants of the same species, variety, or cultivar. Related Images:
Secondary growth
Growth that increases the girth of stems or roots without elongating them. Secondary growth is seen in some dicots but not in monocots. Related Images:
Seed
Matured ovule that occurs as, or in, mature fruits. Related Images:
Self-fertile
A plant that produces seed with its own pollen. Related Images:
Senescence
The aging process. Also used to describe a plant that is in the process of going dormant for the season, although technically only the parts that are dying (the leaves) are becoming senescent. Related Images: