Tony ALS Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I admit to being no botanist and have never owned my own garden. I hesitate to photograph flora sometimes as I struggle to correctly identify so much. I add latin names and try to make sure I get them right but any hints for useful websites would be appreciated. I have asked on the forum in the past and have gratefully received help but don't want to be a regular pest! Thank you all in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlanW Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 As a starting point I tend to use the LeafSnap app on my phone,https://plantidentifier.info/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony ALS Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you Alan. Tips like this are very helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stokie Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I use Seek by iNaturalist, which is free. It's found only about a 60% success rate for exact species though, but its better than nothing and sometimes it will give you the general genera so that you can search online further. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjP9cL-46DwAhXoQxUIHRPlAN8QFjAAegQIFRAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inaturalist.org%2Fpages%2Fseek_app&usg=AOvVaw32i7Ebj10o5hvbUzYV8fz2 John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RCS Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I've had some success with this one which works in the browser rather than via a mobile app. https://identify.plantnet.org/ (Wintercress has popped up all over my garden this spring and as its flowers hadn't yet opened I couldn't spot it in my wildflower books, but this site got it straight away). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve F Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 48 minutes ago, David Pimborough said: My daughter recommended https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet&hl=en_GB&gl=US I had similar problems identifying plants and this app works very well. There's a version for Apple too https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/plantnet/id600547573 +1, I find PlantNet useful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GeoffK Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tony ALS said: I admit to being no botanist and have never owned my own garden. I hesitate to photograph flora sometimes as I struggle to correctly identify so much. I add latin names and try to make sure I get them right but any hints for useful websites would be appreciated. I have asked on the forum in the past and have gratefully received help but don't want to be a regular pest! Thank you all in advance. For cultivars you won't find any comprehensive sites - for Roses alone there are probably (historically) in to five figures of named cultivars. The trick is to ask when shooting if possible, field identification is always the best. There are national collections of cultivars/garden genus all over the world (a lot in UK especially) and the owners/custodians are often more than helpful. For wild species you really just need a decent flora for that country. I carry a copy of Stace for example when shooting in UK. If you look up how many subspecies etc some plants have, a forum or website identication is usually laughable. Not the answer you wanted but prehaps more realistic than the apps I've tried out of curiosity. They won't identify the salient identifcation feature ...... you have to either cover that in pictures or risk misidentification....... scale of flower for example never shows up in pictures. Edited April 28, 2021 by GeoffK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony ALS Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thanks for the responses, appreciated. As Geoff points out, it is a bit of a minefield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve F Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I find PlantNet a starting point for further searches. Agree that it's often not enough on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Steve F said: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/plantnet/id600547573 Apparently this app requires BIG SUR and M1 chip. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MizBrown Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Check (click through with Seek) Wikipedia for more details, or family specific sites (orchids, bromeliads). Wikipedia has some good entries on various funguses/fungi. I have Seek (iNaturalist program mentioned already) and Lens (Google) on my phone (Android). Some of the other programs are houseplant or temperate garden centric and so not helpful where I live. Other option is find a Facebook science group in a field and ask there. If you have zero botanical knowledge, try a basic botany text for undergraduates to pick up some sense of what the parts are and terms like monocot and dicot, parts of foliage, and types of foliage. Wikipedia has entries for a lot of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve F Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 57 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Apparently this app requires BIG SUR and M1 chip. Allan Not sure about the memory requirements when it's running, but it only takes up 77MB on my phone. p.s. think you copied someone else's quote under my name 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Steve F said: Not sure about the memory requirements when it's running, but it only takes up 77MB on my phone. p.s. think you copied someone else's quote under my name 🙃 Sorry. Please accept my sincerest appologies. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve F Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 21 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Sorry. Please accept my sincerest appologies. Allan No worries, it can happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Just now, Steve F said: No worries, it can happen! Thanks Steve. I seem to be having a bit of a thing with the "No worries" statement. I have had a discussion with Sally about the phrase and she has explained about it and how it is used generally in Australia. It seems to be catching on here now. Perhaps because of the TV Australian wine advert. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve F Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Just now, Allan Bell said: Thanks Steve. I seem to be having a bit of a thing with the "No worries" statement. I have had a discussion with Sally about the phrase and she has explained about it and how it is used generally in Australia. It seems to be catching on here now. Perhaps because of the TV Australian wine advert. Allan Oh wow... Ok. I think I hear it quite a lot! Strange because I didn't watch Neighbours when I was younger. Maybe I've seen Crocodile Dundee too much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Allan Bell Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Steve F said: Oh wow... Ok. I think I hear it quite a lot! Strange because I didn't watch Neighbours when I was younger. Maybe I've seen Crocodile Dundee too much.... No worries. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony ALS Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Success! Just added this image which Pl@ntNet found instantly. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony ALS
I admit to being no botanist and have never owned my own garden.
I hesitate to photograph flora sometimes as I struggle to correctly identify so much.
I add latin names and try to make sure I get them right but any hints for useful websites would be appreciated.
I have asked on the forum in the past and have gratefully received help but don't want to be a regular pest!
Thank you all in advance.
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