ˈæftɚ ðə pˈɑːlən hˈæzbiːn kəlˈɛktᵻd ænd kˈæɹid ˈɔf baɪ wˈʌn ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ pˈɑːlᵻnˌeɪɾɚz, ðə stˈɪɡmə bɪɡˈɪnz tə splˈɪt ˌɪntʊ tˈuː lˈoʊbz, ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə stˈaɪl sˌoʊ ðætðə dˈɪsk flˈɔːɹət ˈoʊvɚɹi bɪkˌʌmz æksˈɛsəbəl tə ɹᵻsˈiːv pˈɑːlən fɹʌm ɐnˈʌðɚ plˈænt.
After the pollen has been collected and carried off by one or more pollinators, the stigma begins to split into two lobes, opening the style so that the disk floret ovary becomes accessible to receive pollen from another plant.