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douglas9

(4,491 posts)
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 08:39 AM Jan 2021

Use PictureThis to identify plants on your mobile

Ever wondered what the name of a particular plant that you came across was, where it originally came from, or what it favors in terms of light, soil and temperature?

PictureThis is a mobile application for Google Android and Apple iOS devices that aims to provide you with the information. It works similarly to other apps used for identification purposes such as Google Lens, but focuses solely on plants.

Note: The app gives free users a limited number of identifications only; these can be increased but are still very limited. Additionally, the close icon of the "get Premium" fullscreen prompt is barely visible. There is an x-icon in the upper right corner that you need to click on to proceed without starting a trial or subscribing outright.

All you do after installing the app is to point the camera of the mobile device at the plant, e.g. a flower, and take a picture of it. The app analyzes the picture and displays the result with the highest identification percentage on the screen.

https://www.ghacks.net/2021/01/02/use-picturethis-to-identify-plants-on-your-mobile/

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Use PictureThis to identify plants on your mobile (Original Post) douglas9 Jan 2021 OP
I use the app "seek" arlyellowdog Jan 2021 #1
INaturalist is good for identifying all sorts of natural things including plants northoftheborder Jan 2021 #2
Thanks. There's also Plant Finder: Plant, Flower, Fruit ID Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #3
what fun NJCher Mar 2021 #4

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,046 posts)
3. Thanks. There's also Plant Finder: Plant, Flower, Fruit ID
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 02:15 PM
Jan 2021

and Plant Identification: Plant, Leaf, Flower, which both have a 4.9 rating, higher I think than any of the other similar apps.

I've been meaning to try out one of these, but wasn't sure which. I guess I'll have to try a few of them.

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