Macrophotograph of a pea pod, Pisum sp, showing the early stages of seed development (dark shadows inside pod). The feathery structure dangling from the bottom is the stigmatic surface, the pollen receiving structure of the female reproductive organ. In some species of plant the stigma persists long after it has served its function. Emerging from beneath the sepals (petal-like) are the remnants of the male reproductive organ, the stamens (filament) topped by the anthers. Magnification: X1 (at 35mm size).