This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Funnelform
Describing a flower whose petals form a funnel shape. This feature helps explain how flowers are arranged, how pollination happens, or how seeds begin to form.
Did you know?
Funnelform flowers often guide pollinators toward nectar at the base of the tube.
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