NOCTI 6157 Pennsylvania Applied Horticulture Practice Test

The pistil is the female reproductive structure of a flowering plant. It typically includes the stigma, style, and ovary, with the ovary housing ovules that can develop into seeds after fertilization. The stigma catches pollen, and the style acts as a conduit bringing pollen to the ovary. This is distinct from the male reproductive part, the stamen, and from the pollen-containing portion of a stamen called the anther. The stalk-like part of a pistil is the style, which is part of the pistil but not its entire structure.