Show structure
Keep leaves, stems, flowers, bark, caps, undersides, or affected tissue sharp.
Identifier category
Plant, Garden, and Fungi Identifiers
Use focused tools for whole plants, flowers, trees, weeds, houseplants, diseases, wood, bark, seeds, leaves, mushrooms, and mold.
27focused tools
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Plants & garden
Seed Identifier
Compare seed shape, surface, color, size, and visible structures with likely plant species and types.
Plants & garden
Mushroom Identifier
Compare cap, gills or pores, stem, color, texture, and habitat with several plausible mushroom species.
Plants & garden
Leaf Identifier
Use leaf shape, edges, veins, texture, arrangement, and habitat to compare likely plant species.
Plants & garden
Mold Identifier
Compare color, texture, growth pattern, surface, moisture context, and likely risk level from a clear photo.
Plants & garden
Plant Identifier
Compare leaf arrangement, flower or fruit, stem form, and other visible clues to find the most likely plant.
Plants & garden
Flower Identifier
Compare petal number and shape, flower center, leaf form, and other visible clues to find the most likely flower.
Plants & garden
Tree Identifier
Compare crown shape, leaf or needle arrangement, bark texture, and other visible clues to find the most likely tree.
Plants & garden
Weed Identifier
Compare leaf shape, stem structure, flower or seed head, and other visible clues to find the most likely weed.
Plants & garden
Houseplant Identifier
Compare leaf shape and texture, growth habit, stem form, and other visible clues to find the most likely houseplant.
Plants & garden
Plant Disease Identifier
Compare lesion pattern, leaf discoloration, affected tissue, and other visible clues to find the most likely plant problem.
Plants & garden
Wood Identifier
Compare grain pattern, pore structure, end grain, and other visible clues to find the most likely wood species.
Plants & garden
Tree Bark Identifier
Compare ridge and plate pattern, color, lenticels, and other visible clues to find the most likely tree bark.
Plants & garden
Wildflower Identifier
Compare petal arrangement, flower center, leaf form, and other visible clues to find the most likely wildflower.
Plants & garden
Native Plant Identifier
Compare leaf arrangement, flower or fruit, growth habit, and other visible clues to find the most likely native plant.
Plants & garden
Invasive Plant Identifier
Compare leaf and stem form, flower or seed head, growth density, and other visible clues to find the most likely potentially invasive plant.
Plants & garden
Shrub and Vine Identifier
Compare growth habit, leaf arrangement, stem or tendril form, and other visible clues to find the most likely shrub or vine.
Plants & garden
Grass and Lawn Identifier
Compare blade width, ligule and sheath, seed head, and other visible clues to find the most likely grass or lawn plant.
Plants & garden
Moss and Lichen Identifier
Compare growth form, branching or lobes, surface texture, and other visible clues to find the most likely moss or lichen.
Plants & garden
Succulent and Cactus Identifier
Compare stem or leaf form, spine arrangement, surface markings, and other visible clues to find the most likely succulent or cactus.
Plants & garden
Fruit and Berry Identifier
Compare fruit shape, skin texture, cluster arrangement, and other visible clues to find the most likely fruit or berry.
Plants & garden
Plant Pest Identifier
Compare pest body form, feeding location, eggs or residue, and other visible clues to find the most likely plant pest.
Plants & garden
Insect Damage Identifier
Compare hole or mine shape, leaf edge damage, frass or webbing, and other visible clues to find the most likely insect damage pattern.
Plants & garden
Tree Disease Identifier
Compare leaf symptoms, bark lesions, crown dieback, and other visible clues to find the most likely tree health problem.
Plants & garden
Lawn Problem Identifier
Compare patch pattern, blade discoloration, soil and moisture clues, and other visible clues to find the most likely lawn problem.
Plants & garden
Plant Nutrient Deficiency Identifier
Compare yellowing pattern, leaf age affected, vein color, and other visible clues to find the most likely plant nutrient deficiency pattern.
Plants & garden
Palm and Conifer Identifier
Compare frond or needle form, cone or fruit, trunk bark, and other visible clues to find the most likely palm or conifer.
Plants & garden
Plant Seedling Identifier
Compare cotyledon shape, first true leaves, stem color, and other visible clues to find the most likely plant seedling.
How to choose
Start with the subject in the photo
Plant and fungi subjects can look similar, but useful differences appear in leaves, veins, flowers, stems, bark, growth habit, spores, lesions, texture, and substrate.
Select the tool that matches what is visible. Whole plants, leaves, diseases, wood, mushrooms, and mold each require a different set of clues.
Include context
Growth habit, substrate, and nearby healthy tissue can help.
Treat results cautiously
Do not eat or treat an unknown organism based only on a photo result.
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