Plant Anatomy
Also known as: pistils, hairs
The hair-like strands on cannabis buds that change from white to orange/amber as the plant matures.
Pistils are the hair-like reproductive structures that protrude from the calyxes of a female cannabis flower. They start white and wispy during early flowering, then darken to orange, red, or brown as the plant matures. While pistil color is a rough maturity guide, trichome color is the more accurate harvest indicator — pistils can mislead because they also darken in response to stress or handling.