Believe it or not, there are quite a few apps for identifying plants and flowers. I'll tell you about the best ones. Or rather, those that I consider the best for subjective reasons. Some of them are very similar in function, others are a little more unique. But every single one of them is really good.
They will not only help you find out the name of a particular flower or plant, but also tell you about it. I'll also talk about an insect identification app that will also serve gardeners well. If you are interested, then read on.
LeafSnap
An excellent application for identifying plants and flowers. Quite possibly one of the best of its kind on the Play Store. Harmoniously combines beautiful design and functionality.
Just take a photo of a specific flower, and LeafSnap will give you a wealth of information about it once it finds it in its database. If you want, you can dig into this database yourself. The developers claim that their brainchild can accurately recognize 90 percent of all known flora.
Available for Android.
Houseplant guide
To determine the name of an indoor flower, you can use a special identifier. Nowadays it is not at all necessary to have a botanical key book on hand in paper form.
You can find the publication you need on the Internet. If it is possible to determine which group, for example, ferns or cacti, a flower belongs to, then the definition of the name must begin with this group.
All botanical guides allow you to determine the name, moving from characteristic to characteristic. The keys in the botanical key describe the characteristics of the plant. One key contains two opposite signs. They can be called thesis and antithesis. If your plant has one of them, then this key refers you to the next key, indicated by the number at the end of the thesis or antithesis. In the next key there are again two descriptions of a clarifying nature. Thus, moving from key to key, you can accurately determine the botanical family to which your flower belongs.
Having found the desired family in the determinants, you can determine the generic and then the specific name of your flower. Since most guides describe the characteristics of only the above-ground parts of the plant, you won’t have to dig your pet out of the ground. However, determining the name of a flower using a identifier requires attention and some skills. Perhaps an amateur gardener will only be able to find out the genus to which his indoor plant belongs.
PlantNet
PlantNet relies on human experts rather than artificial intelligence. With it, you will begin to better understand the surrounding vegetation, and at the same time get help. PlantNet currently recognizes approximately 20,000 species, and the database is constantly expanding. With 360,000 species on the planet, there's plenty of room to grow. Although this can be said about almost all similar applications.
PlantNet can divide flora by genus or family, but the multi-identification feature allows you to search for a photographed plant throughout the application database, and not just in a selected section. Outwardly everything is quite nice. The vast majority of menu items are pinned to the bottom bar, no matter what screen you're on. And PlantNet is free.
Available for Android.
Method 3: Bing
The Bing search engine offers users the ability to query by photo, but in addition to the standard general section for finding a match for any image, there is a category exclusively for flowers and other plants. We will turn to it in order to identify the plant from the available photograph.
Go to Bing online service
- Once on the required page of the site, insert a link to the image, go to photography or click on “Browse”.
- In Explorer, find the image and confirm its opening to identify the plant.
- If there are not many details in the frame, the site will automatically determine the name of the plant and also display general information from the Wikipedia page.
- If recognition fails, try selecting the area with the plant in the photo by activating the Visual Search tool.
- Select an area using a rectangle and wait for the results to update.
PictureThis
Another great app with powerful AI (artificial intelligence). PictureThis can identify a plant, flower or weed almost instantly, all you have to do is take a photo of it. Although you can manually search the database. Each representative of the flora is provided with a detailed description.
According to the developers, PictureThis identifies more than 10,000 plant species with 98% accuracy. The company even claims that their brainchild is more effective than most human experts. The application can also send advice from a community of plant growing experts, as well as provide care tips, for example, reminders to water.
Available for Android.
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NatureID
The NatureID developers did their best - everything works perfectly. Here you can take a photo of a plant and the application will start searching for it in its database, and when it finds it, it will display mountains of pictures and detailed descriptions.
The desired options can be added to the collection. With the help of notifications, NatureID will also help you care for your flowers, so you won’t forget to water and feed them on time. In addition, the application has a plant disease identifier, which is useful in case of trouble.
Available for Android.
How to find out the name of a plant using Google Images
The Google search engine makes it possible not only to search for text queries, but also to search by images.
This is done as follows:
- On the search engine website google.com in the upper right corner you need to click on “Pictures”.
- A camera icon appeared in the search bar. Click on it.
- The “Search by Image” window appears. Go to the "Upload File" tab.
- Click the button and select the plant image file from your computer.
- Pictures appear that the search engine considers similar to your image.
- Find a plant similar to yours and go to the site where the image is posted.
- Find the title.
ON A NOTE. Yandex also has a similar service: Yandex.pictures.
Agrobase
An excellent tool for farmers and agronomists. There is a lot of information on agronomy and an enormous database of pests, weeds and diseases. And also - data on all registered pesticides, insecticides and herbicides; you will only need to correctly indicate the country. Agrobase will help you recognize diseases, insects and pests, and protect your crops.
The database is constantly updated, so you will always be up to date. Weeds, pests, insects or diseases can be found by searching by their common and Latin names, category or crop. The design of Agrobase is quite nice, the database is conveniently compiled and sorted into categories, so it is easy to navigate.
Available for Android.
FlowerChecker+
FlowerChecker+ is a little different from all other applications that are based on AI. Here you can also take a photo of the plant/flower to identify it. But the point is that, unlike the analogues mentioned above, FlowerChecker+ will send the photo to human experts. It usually takes them from a few minutes to several hours to answer, depending on the time of day and the complexity of the question.
The company says it can find a solution more than 95% of the time, on average. In principle, the team can help you solve any questions regarding plants, whether you just want to broaden your horizons, or find out what is wrong with your plant and how to help it. Please note that the application costs 69 rubles. Just keep in mind that one payment gives you the opportunity to do three consultations. If you need more, you will have to pay again.
Available for Android.
Variety of indoor plants
Indoor plants appeared in human homes thousands of years ago. Their list is constantly expanding. Many plants appeared in the homes of European residents after the discovery of America. Their list was expanded after geographical research in Asia and Africa. After all, discoverers always brought living plants, their herbarium and seeds from their expeditions.
The taxonomists of that time deserve special attention: Bernard Jussier, Carl Linnaeus, J.B. Lamarck. They identified and described all the imported plants, including future indoor plants. These flower lovers classified plants into certain families and assigned them species and generic names.
Plantix
If you want to grow something yourself, Plantix will come in handy. The main goal of the application is to help you get a healthy harvest. Here you will find information on 30 main crops and more than 400 of their damages. All you have to do is take a photo of the diseased crop, and then - the wonders of high technology. In general, this is a kind of doctor for your crops.
The content is translated into 18 languages, which is rare. Plantix also has a large farming community with more than 500 experts. You can ask any questions. In addition, the application contains tips on crop production and an agronomic weather forecast.
Available for Android.
Insect Identifier
I already briefly mentioned Insect Identifier at the beginning of the article. It identifies insects and thus helps to know which ones are harmful to plants and which ones are not. Just take a photo of the pest, and the application will find mountains of information about each insect, as well as many of its photographs.
The developers note that they take information for their machine learning algorithm only from reputable professionals. The company also notes that the database is constantly updated with new information. You can also keep a diary of caught insects in Insect Identifier. True, you will have to pay 399 rubles for the application.
Available for Android.
