After Makino's discovery, the plant was named for the unique, tiny finger-like appendage (the "dactylus" part) on its stigma, the flower's female organ that receives pollen. Despite its fame as ...

The plant was named for its distinctive finger-like projection on the stigma—the female part of the flower that collects pollen—referred to as the “dactylus.” Despite the plant’s status ...

CHILD: And they smell nice. NAOMI: In the spring and summer many plants grow flowers, covering the spaces around us in beautiful colour. But flowers have a very important job. They help plants ...

After Makino's discovery, the plant was named for the unique, tiny finger-like appendage (the "dactylus" part) on its stigma, the flower's female organ that receives pollen. Despite its fame as ...

Ivy: So this is what I learned in less than an hour, the carpel's one important part of the flower. There's stigma style and ovary, the insect gets the nectar from the nectary. And what supports ...