The seed-producing, or female, unit of a flower, consisting of the ovary, style and stigma; a flower may have one to several separate pistils | Return to Alphabet Bar |
The pistil is the female reproductive organ It consists of the following parts: ovary, style, and stigma In essence, a simple pistil consists of one carpel, whereas a compound pistil consists of two or more carpels [16]
A discrete unit in the center of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit, consisting of one or more fused carpels. Some plant species have more than one pistil per flower
The female reproductive organs in a flower, including the stigma, style, and ovary It is shaped (usually) like a long necked vase with a swollen base Located at the center of the flower in the gynoecium, the pistil is comprised of leaf-like structures called carpels See also complete flower
the female part of a flower that produces seeds (pistillum ). Female reproductive part of a flower. Centrally located, the pistil typically has a swollen base called the ovary, which contains the potential seeds (ovules). The stalk (style) arises from the ovary and has a pollen-receptive tip, the stigma, which is variously shaped and often sticky. There may be a single pistil, as in the lily, or several to many pistils, as in the buttercup. Each pistil is constructed of one to many rolled leaflike structures, or carpels. Differences in the composition and form of the pistil are useful in classifying flowering plants. See also stamen