About The Plant Identifier

Plant identification apps are good at the identifying and poor at almost everything else. The most common complaints about them are not about accuracy — they are about free trials that quietly become annual subscriptions, refunds refused by automated reply, and cancellation flows that are hard to find.

The second most common complaint is that they never explain themselves. You get a name, with no indication of how sure the app is, what it looked at, or whether the species is even real.

This site is built against both of those.

• No account, no card, no app. Nothing to install and nothing to cancel. There is no trial, because there is no paid tier to trial.
• Every species name is verified independently. Names that do not resolve against the GBIF taxonomic backbone are discarded rather than shown.
• Ranked answers with real confidence scores, instead of one answer presented as certain.
• The method is published. How it reaches an answer, and where it fails, is written out on the home page rather than hidden.

It does not, yet. The site carries no advertising and costs nothing to use. If it is ever funded, it will be by display advertising — not by a subscription, and not by a premium tier that turns on quietly later.

Saying this plainly matters, because the thing this site is positioned against is exactly the surprise charge. If that ever changes, it will be stated on this page before it happens, not after.

This site is operated by the operator of this site. Plant pages are intended to be reviewed by a qualified horticulturist before publication, and reviewed pages will carry the reviewer's name and the date.

If you are a botanist or horticulturist and you find something wrong here, please say so — corrections from people who actually know are worth more than anything else we could add.

It is not botanical authority, and it is not a substitute for expert advice. A photograph is thin evidence. Never eat a plant, apply it to skin, or give it to an animal on the strength of a photo match — confirm with a local expert, a nursery, or your extension service first.

For a plant that is unwell and valuable to you, the same applies: use the problem checker to narrow things down, then check the roots and soil yourself before acting.

Corrections, questions, and reports of wrong answers are all welcome at hello@example.com or via the contact page.