Stigma and Style of Carpel

                                                   8. Stigma and Style of Carpel

This picture of a hibiscus flower represents a stigma and style of carpel. A stigma is the pollen receptive surface of a carpel. This is the part of the plant that bears a sweet solution that attracts bees. When the bees land they pick up the pollen and carry it to other plants for fertilization. The style of a flower is the elongated part of the flower that is between the ovary and the stigma. The carpel is the center of the flower that bears the ovules in an ovary.