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In flowering plants, pollen is received by the stigma. The stigma is the sticky or feathery surface at the top of the pistil that captures pollen carried by wind or pollinators. After pollen lands on the stigma, it hydrates and germinates, sending a pollen tube down through the style to reach the ovary for fertilization. The style acts as the conduit for the pollen tube, the anther is where pollen is produced, and the pistil is the overall female reproductive structure that includes the stigma, style, and ovary.