Identify plants from a photo. Every shared observation feeds real research
Pros & Cons
Leverages a broad, global user community to improve identifications
Covers about 20,000 plant species with ongoing growth
Offers taxonomic filtering, multi-flora search, and taxon pages for deeper learning
Free access with rich plant information, mapping, and galleries
Species coverage (~20,000) is smaller than some rivals with broader catalogs (up to 360,000 species)
Accuracy depends on photo quality and user-provided information
Primarily focused on wild plants, with cultivated plants supported but not the main focus
About PlantNet Plant Identification
PlantNet Plant Identification is an education app developed by PlantNet.
Download Statistics
PlantNet Plant Identification has been downloaded 48 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 250 thousand times. It is ranked #7 in education.
User Ratings
PlantNet Plant Identification is rated 4.49 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 260 thousand ratings.
App Information
PlantNet Plant Identification is FREE to download. The APK download size is 68.91 MB. The latest version available is 3.26.10. The last update was on July 23, 2026.
Technical Requirements
PlantNet Plant Identification requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play January 2014.
Description
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!
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Comments on PlantNet Plant Identification for Android
★★★★★Joshua Samuel· Aug 5, 2026
Very useful and pretty accurate app! Very useful for identifying never-before-seen plants!
★★★★★Victoria Copeland· Jul 25, 2026
This app makes it easy to identify plants. This is especially important with so many invasive species in my area.
★★★★★Tara· Aug 9, 2026
I've been using for probably longer than I realize, I'm guessing over two years, as my only plant identification app. I have never encountered an issue, technical or otherwise, not been bombarded with ads. It has been accurate, efficient, and has served its purpose quite well. Overall, I am quite pleased, and only as I make this review do I realize how grateful I am for it. Thank you.
★★★★★Krispin Miller· Aug 2, 2026
Love this app. It is able to match or point me in the right direction for every random plant I have found on hikes.
★☆☆☆☆Jacquetta Butler Thomas (Finickylioness)· Jul 16, 2026
I took pictures of 4 different plants, but got the SAME RESULTS FOR ALL!! A list of posted pics from other users, but no real results to help identify plants in my garden, waste of time, or needs instructions on how to navigate.
★☆☆☆☆Neil King· Jul 21, 2026
Somehow, while I was using this app, Google charged me $31.85!!!! I have NEVER been charged before while using this app before.
★☆☆☆☆B M· Aug 12, 2026
Told me it was Phyllanthus Amaru, but did not let me ask if it is a weed. Had to do a web search to find out it is a weed.
★☆☆☆☆Glenny Beaney· Jul 30, 2026
Rubbish, can't identify a Dahlia or Poinsettia
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