pistils

Seed-bearing organs

Pistils are the female reproductive organs of flowers, typically consisting of the ovary, style, and stigma.

The stigma receives pollen, which travels down the style to fertilize ovules in the ovary.

A single flower may have one pistil or several: The lily has a single pistil with a three-lobed stigma.

anatomy

stigma

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  • styleDistinctive way of expression
  • ovaryFemale reproductive gland
  • carpelSeed-bearing flower organ

ovule · receptacle · pollen · tube · embryo · sac · fertilization · megaspore · placenta · integument

pollination

pollen

Floral reproductive grains

germination · tube · growth · fertilization · cross-pollination · self-pollination · nectar · guides · landing · platform

botany

flower

Plant's reproductive organ

unisexual · bisexual · perfect · imperfect · superior · inferior · compound · simple · floral · diagram

horticulture

breeding

Reproductive cultivation of organisms

isolation · seed · production · cultivar · development · greenhouse · brush · transfer · timing · receptivity

Categories
Opposites
reproductive organ type

pistilsstamens

Pollen-bearing flower organs

anthers · filaments · pollen · microspores

Family

pistil

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G