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  • Flax (Phormium tenax) flower with anthers covered by pollen.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 6 June 2012 Size: 210 KB Referencing Hub media

    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.

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