Pl@ntNetisanapplicationthatallowsyoutoidentifyplantssimplybyphotographingthemwithyoursmartphone.Veryusefulwhenyoudon'thaveabotanistonhand!Pl@ntNetisalsoagreatcitizenscienceproject:alltheplantsyouphotographarecollectedandanalysedbyscientistsaroundtheworldtobetterunderstandtheevolutionofplantbiodiversityandtobetterpreserveit.Pl@ntNetallowsyoutoidentifyandbetterunderstandallkindsofplantslivinginnature:floweringplants,trees,grasses,conifers,ferns,vines,wildsaladsorcacti.Pl@ntNetcanalsoidentifyalargenumberofcultivatedplants(inparksandgardens)butthisisnotitsprimarypurpose.WeespeciallyneedPl@ntNet’suserstoinventorythewildplants,thosethatyoucanobserveinnatureofcoursebutalsothosethatgrowonthesidewalksofourcitiesorinthemiddleofyourvegetablegarden!ThemorevisualinformationyougivetoPl@ntNetabouttheplantyouareobserving,themoreaccuratetheidentificationwillbe.Thereareindeedmanyplantsthatlookalikefromafaranditissometimessmalldetailsthatdistinguishtwospeciesofthesamegenus.Flowers,fruitsandleavesarethemostcharacteristicorgansofaspeciesanditisthemthatshouldbephotographedfirst.Butanyotherdetailcanbeuseful,suchasthorns,budsorhaironthestem.Aphotographofthewholeplant(orthetreeifitisone!)isalsoveryusefulinformation,butitisoftennotsufficienttoallowareliableidentification.AtpresentPl@ntNetmakesitpossibletorecognizeabout20,000species.Wearestillalongwayfromthe360,000specieslivingonearth,butPl@ntNetisgettingrichereverydaythankstothecontributionsofthemostexperiencedusersamongyou.Don'tbeafraidtocontributeyourself!Yourobservationwillbereviewedbythecommunityandmayonedayjointhephotogalleryillustratingthespeciesintheapplication.ThenewversionofPl@ntNetreleasedinJanuary2019includesmanyimprovementsandnewfeatures:-Theabilitytofilterrecognizedspeciesbygenusorfamily.-Thedifferentiateddatarevisionthatgivesmoreweighttouserswhohavedemonstratedthemostskills(inparticularthenumberofspeciesobserved,validatedbythecommunity).-There-identificationofsharedobservations,whetheryoursorthoseofotherusersoftheapplication.-Themulti-floraidentificationthatallowsyoutosearchforthephotographedplantinallthefloraoftheapplicationandnotonlyintheoneyouhaveselected.Veryusefulwhenyouarenotsurewhatfloratolookfor.-Theselectionofyourfavoriteflorastoaccessthemmorequickly.-Thenavigationatdifferenttaxonomiclevelsinimagegalleries.-Themappingofyourobservations.-Linkstomanyfactsheets.Thewebversionoftheapplicationisalsoavailableatthefollowingaddress:https://identify.plantnet.org/