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Arabidopsis pistil
Legend:
1 ovary
3 germinated pollen grains on stigma
2 ovule
English name: Arabidopsis
Scientific name: Arabidopsis
Familia: Cruciferae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae
Arabidopsis pistil. This view was taken with a fluorescence microscope. It shows blue-greenish fluorescence from aniline blue, a stain that specifically binds to callose, which is present in the wall of pollen grains and pollen tubes.