What Do Pistils Come Out Of? Is This Normal or a Hermy?

Zaehet Strife

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opened up all of the preflowers on my plants, in all the calyx's there is this little seed looking thing... but the pistols are coming out of it. there is a pic here i found off of the internet, but none show what the inside of the calyx looks like, or where the pistols come out of

im just worried that my plants are all hermies, or if one was a hermy and polinated them, or if this is just normal and thats the thing that the pistols come out of.

someone please help me!!!
 

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djruiner

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wow.....seriously?...isnt this the guy that was giving tutorials on how to transplant when root bound? this thread proves that some people should not be giving advice on this site
 

Zaehet Strife

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...just because i dont know much or have much experience with hermaphrodites doesnt mean i dont know how to transplant or take care of a plant showing signs of rootbound.

the last few pics are the girl i transplanted into a 5gal two days ago....

at least im not afraid to admit that i dont know something and im not afraid to ask for help when i need it

i may not be the best grower, but as you can see, i kinda have an idea of what im doing
 

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Sr. Verde

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That looks like the early formation of a seed... I'd check your plants for male parts, its possible it went hermie, and pollenated itself... happened to some bag seed of mine, some calyxes looked unusually fat... so I ripped them open and found a hard green mass. Those grew into seeds
 

Zaehet Strife

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That looks like the early formation of a seed... I'd check your plants for male parts, its possible it went hermie, and pollenated itself... happened to some bag seed of mine, some calyxes looked unusually fat... so I ripped them open and found a hard green mass. Those grew into seeds

thank you, they look like seeds.... im just not sure yet man

every plant of mine that has a swolen preflower calyx i checked, and everyone of them has that little ball with the pistils coming out. i checked everyone of my plants for bananas and i dont see any anywhere.

if it does go hermy, or is hermy, but doesnt have any signs of male bananas what does that mean?
 

Pipe Dream

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for the most part they look normal. It's possible that some of the calyxes have been pollinated, it looks like it in picture 7. If it's growing seeds than you either have a male or a hermaphrodite somewhere.
 

Zaehet Strife

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I thought the same thing when I found these. Im pretty NOOB though.. turned out to be what your supposed to get :)
exactly carl! nice closeup on the preflower on pic #2. i thats what i opened up on all of them.. still unsure about what they are, i will find out eventually but it def would be nice to know before hand hehe.

thanks sweet feedback dudes
 

dajosh42069

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I thought the same thing when I found these. Im pretty NOOB though.. turned out to be what your supposed to get :)
If I saw these on one of my plants, i'd probley rip one off too and check out to see what the deal is...cause those look swollen as a prego checks titties....
 

irieie

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here is chapter one for you:

*The term pistil has developed a special meaning with respect to Cannabis which differs slightly from the precise botanical definition. This has come about mainly from the large number of cultivators who have casual knowledge of plant anatomy but an intense interest in the reproduction of Cannabis. The precise definition of pistil refers to the combination of ovary, style and stigma. In the more informal usage, pistil refers to the fused style and stigma. The informal sense is used throughout the book since it has become common practice among Cannabis cultivators.
The female flowers appear as two long white, yellow, or pink pistils protruding from the fold of a very thin membranous calyx. The calyx is covered with resin exuding glandular trichomes (hairs). Pistillate flowers are borne in pairs at the nodes one on each side of the petiole behind the stipule of bracts (reduced leaves) which conceal the flowers. The calyx measures 2 to 6 millimeters in length and is closely applied to, and completely contains, the ovary.
In male flowers, five petals (approximately 5 millimeters, or 3/16 inch, long) make up the calyx and may be yellow, white, or green in color. They hang down, and five stamens (approximately 5 millimeters long) emerge, consisting of slender anthers (pollen sacs), splitting upwards from the tip and suspended on thin filaments. The exterior surface of the staminate calyx is covered with non-glandular trichomes. The pollen grains are nearly spherical slightly yellow, and 25 to 30 microns (p) in diameter. The surface is smooth and exhibits 2 to 4 germ pores.
Before the start of flowering, the phyllotaxy (leaf arrangement) reverses and the number of leaflets per leaf decreases until a small single leaflet appears below each pair of calyxes. The phyllotaxy also changes from decussate (opposite) to alternate (staggered) and usually remains alternate throughout the floral stages regardless of sexual type.
The differences in flowering patterns of male and female plants are expressed in many ways. Soon after dehiscence (pollen shedding) the staminate plant dies, while the pistillate plant may mature up to five months after viable flowers are formed if little or no fertilization occurs. Compared with pistillate plants, staminate plants show a more rapid increase in height and a more rapid decrease in leaf size to the bracts which accompany the flowers. Staminate plants tend to flower up to one month earlier than pistillate plants; however, pistillate plants often differentiate primordia one to two weeks before staminate plants.
Many factors contribute to determining the sexuality of a flowering Cannabis plant. Under average conditions with a normal inductive photoperiod, Cannabis will bloom and produce approximately equal numbers of pure staminate and pure pistillate plants with a few hermaphrodites (both sexes on the same plant). Under conditions of extreme stress, such as nutrient excess or deficiency, mutilation, and altered light cycles, populations have been shown to depart greatly from the expected one-to-one staminate to pistillate ratio.
Just prior to dehiscence, the pollen nucleus divides to produce a small reproductive cell accompanied by a large vegetative cell, both of which are contained within the mature pollen grain. Germination occurs 15 to 20 minutes after contact with a pistil. As the pollen tube grows the vegetative cell remains in the pollen grain while the generative cell enters the pollen tube and migrates toward the ovule. The generative cell divides into two gametes (sex cells) as it travels the length of the pollen tube.
Pollination of the pistillate flower results in the loss of the paired pistils and a swelling of the tubular calyx where the ovule is enlarging. The staminate plants die after shedding pollen. After approximately 14 to 35 days the seed is matured and drops from the plant, leaving the dry calyx attached to the stem. This completes the normally 4 to 6 month life cycle, which may take as little as 2 months or as long as 10 months. Fresh seeds approach 100% viability, but this decreases with age.
The hard mature seed is partially surrounded by the calyx and is variously patterned in grey, brown, or black. Elongated and slightly compressed, it measures 2 to 6 millimeters (1/16 to 3/16 inch) in length and 2 to 4 millimeters (1/16 to 1/8 inch) in maximum diameter.
 

Sr. Verde

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thank you, they look like seeds.... im just not sure yet man

every plant of mine that has a swolen preflower calyx i checked, and everyone of them has that little ball with the pistils coming out. i checked everyone of my plants for bananas and i dont see any anywhere.

if it does go hermy, or is hermy, but doesnt have any signs of male bananas what does that mean?

LOL you will find out soon enough


I've had seed pods with calyxes still in tact....

They will mature by like day 50+ and be the typical brown seed... You might find onneee tiny site on your plant with a few bananas.... that pollenated a few sites on your plant...


you will see either way
 

msrelief

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Oh thank god for this thread... I just plucked a few of those off too - panicking after what I'd read last night. Turns out everything is A-OK. Still would like a good picture of what bananas look like though so I can do an inspection just in case.
 
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