13. Stigma and Style of Carpel

This is a picture of a flower, which represents the stigma and style of a carpel. The carpel is the female reproductive structure of a flower that includes the stigma and the style. It is located in the center of the flower. The stigma is the sticky top part that traps pollen, and the style is the stalk of the carpel that connects the stigma and the ovary. This flower represents a carpel because most flowers have both the male and female - the carpel - reproductive organs.This flower needs the stigma and style of a carpel in order to reproduce because the carpel allow pollen to fertilize the ovules.