What is Stigma (botany)?
[[File:Jatropha podagrica - female flower (4711666350).jpg|thumb|right|The stigma of this flower has yellow pollen stuck to it.]] A '''stigma''' is a part of a [[flower]] that gets [[pollen]] from [[pollinator]]s such as [[bee]]s. The stigma is part of the [[female]] [[reproductive]] part of a flower, the [[pistil]]. The stigma is on top of the [[Gynoecium|style]]. The stigma can be either hairy or sticky, or both to trap pollen. When the pollen lands on the stigma, the pollen will grow a [[pollen tube]] down the style, and into the [[ovary]] of the pistil. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Flowers]] [[Category:Plant anatomy]]