PlantNet Plant Identification

Photograph a plant, get a name, and if you share the observation it ends up in a database researchers actually use.

Pl@ntNet is a plant identification app built and run by public research institutes. It works like any plant identifier, with one difference: the observations you share become open scientific data.

IDENTIFY
Point the camera at a leaf, a flower, a fruit or a bark, and Pl@ntNet suggests the most likely species among more than 85,000: wildflowers, trees, grasses, ferns, cacti, garden and crop plants. Each result opens onto a species sheet with a distribution map, flowering and fruiting periods, how often the species is recorded, its uses, and links to scientific references.

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHOTOS
A shared observation carries a photo, a date and a place. Millions of them together let researchers follow how vegetation is shifting with the climate, catch invasive species early, and document plants that are becoming rare. Pl@ntNet observations also feed GBIF, the global biodiversity data network. Your Sunday walk can end up in a research dataset.

A COMMUNITY THAT CHECKS
Shared observations get reviewed by other members, from weekend walkers to professional botanists. Their votes and corrections are what keep the database reliable, and you pick up a lot along the way. Join thematic groups, compare finds with other members, and keep your own digital herbarium: every observation stays on the map, with its date and place.

BUILT FOR THE FIELD
• Identification works offline, useful where there is no coverage (free account required)
• Several photos of the same plant (flower, fruit, leaf, stem) give a much more reliable result
• Disease and pest identification, new in 2026: a first lead on what is affecting your plant. Indicative results, on a limited range of species, and no treatment advice.
• Web version, same account: https://identify.plantnet.org/

WHO IS BEHIND IT
Pl@ntNet is developed and hosted in France by public research organisations. We do not sell your personal data. The observations you choose to share are public by design, published under open licences so that anyone can study plant life with them.

Make your next walk count.

Recent changes:
Fresh update blooming! Explore observations more smoothly with new swipe navigation and improved lists. Bugs have been pruned, translations refined, and sorting improved. A healthier, greener app experience awaits!