this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2025
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What's this Plant?
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Welcome to c/plantid @ Mander.xyz!
AKA What's this plant?
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- 2023-06-16: Feel free to resubmit your images if the ID bot is not triggered while we test the bot. If uploading does not work, try uploading on imgur. The URL of the image needs to be placed in the URL of the post.
- 2023-06-15: ID Bot v1.0 is up and working. Ongoing testing. Please ignore the test posts.
- 2023-06-13: We are looking for mods. Send a dm to @fossilesque@mander.xyz if interested! This community is a work in progress, stay tuned while we build the ID bot and set up shop.
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Whether you're seeking help with identifying a particular plant or eager to share your own findings, our community is here to offer support and foster a love for exploration. We believe in collaborative and inclusive learning, providing guidance, and celebrating the joy of discovery as we deepen our understanding of the natural world.
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- Upload your image and place the URL in the URL line of the post. The comments are not set up yet nor is post body.
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- Isolate a feature of the plant, such as a leaf or a flower, for best ID.
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In case you dont know and have an iphone…. It will automatically identify plants if you take a picture like this and click the i for info.
No iphone! Just an extremely old cheap android.
Cool. My phone says its “grape” so it agrees with the naturalist.
There are several Android apps that identify plants. I sometimes use Leaf Snap. Plain old Google Lens (reverse image search, basically) does a decent job too.
I've been using iNaturalist which will generally have a category! And sometimes another user tells me more. But not about plants normally. The users like identifying animals more.