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@william_shotts I'm not super sure, is the middle orange part with the coral-like pattern a pistil? And the smaller orange branch on the side a stamen?

I saw one today too and I noticed it had spores, so it has to be male, but the middle part looks different, but it might also be covered in spores, so I'm not entirely certain.

I'm just learning about botanical anatomy for fun :D

@william_shotts Do you know the answer? If not, do you know someone who knows the answer? :D

@Laauurraaa @william_shotts @derickr The crocus has 3 pollen producing stamens situated around the ovarian pistil. True flowers do not produce spores. Hope this helps!

@Momo0 @william_shotts Thank you! I thought it was a bisexual (perfect?) flower! Good to see that confirmed :)

What do you mean with "true flowers" do not produce spores? A flower with only stamen is also a "true" flower, is it not?

I thought that a flower's sex was determined in the manner that if it has only a pistil, it's female, if it has only stamen(s), it's male and if it has both it's bisexual/perfect.

@Laauurraaa @william_shotts So, spores are produced by fungus, ferns, and mosses in order to self reproduce, creating essentially clones of themselves.
Flowering plants need the male pollen and the female ovary to create a viable seed. Plants generally try to avoid self pollination. For the crocus, this is achieved through the elevated style and its resemblance to anthers. Bees brush their pollen covered bodies across the stigma while collecting pollens from the anthers.