Use this tag for questions that ask "what is this thing?" Pictures are helpful, as are descriptive titles. When you get an answer, consider adding a further tag (for the flower, tree, beetle etc that has been identified) so that your question is cataloged correctly. If the question is about ...
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How do you identify a plant?
I'm pretty new to gardening and landscaping. Having recently bought a house, one of the things I'd like to be able to do is identify the trees and smaller plants that are on the property so I can ...
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Can you help identify this fragrant tree?
Do you know your tropical trees? Can you identify this one?
This picture of the tree's leaves and blossoms was taken in Thailand. The fragrance of these blossoms is very startling and unique.
Thank ...
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What is this (allegedly) mosquito-repellent trailing plant with dark green heart-shaped leaves?
I was given a plant a while back that I was told repels mosquitoes:
The little I know about it:
it has dark green heart shaped leaves that grow up to about 3½" wide by 4½" long (9cm ...
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How do I identify and kill this weed?
OK, I've got the weed shown here all in my yard, and no one can tell me what it is or how to kill it.
I've been trying to find out what it is for years, and today I thought, "I bet there's a ...
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Help identifying South Florida tree with large pink flowers that appear annually for a short time in the fall
Any ideas of what it could be?
Edit: Added a picture without its flowers. The new image gives some reference for how tall it is and how much space its canopy covers.
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How to tell a nectarine tree from a peach tree?
Nectarines are actually peaches with an active recessive gene (e.g. similar genetics to red hair in humans). Commercial nectarines are cultivars with this gene.
Although it is relatively rare, in ...
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Identification of houseplant and diagnosis of its discontent
About a week ago, I was given a houseplant (pictured), with the instructions to water it twice a week. Unfortunately, it seems to be fading fast - its leaves are drooping and the flowers are turning ...
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An unexpected brown-violet mushroom in my garden
My grandma is a great fan of mushrooms and knows quite a lot about them. About 10 years ago, she started throwing out mushroom remnants in one special place, in order to grow her own mushrooms. In ...
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What's eating my Peaches?
Several of my peaches have this crystalised goop on the outside, as seen in the first picture.
Cutting the peach open reveals some kind of bug trail. The hole the bug made is full of the sticky ...
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Does anyone know of a somewhat comprehensive plant database available online?
As a gardener I've found that doing some paperwork while gardening really assists in keeping things organized and on schedule. It occured to me the other day as I stopped to check my beeping phone ...
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What is this large leafed plant?
I like the way it looks and might want to get one but I need to know what it is. The location is Minnesota.
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Can someone identify this plant with a strangely shaped leaf?
If someone could give me the name of this plant, I would be very grateful. Even a common name would do.
The guy I bought it from does not know the name, but I know that it can only have two leaves ...
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How can a green leaved canna's flower color be found when not in bloom?
At a perennial sale once I found an unmarked canna with green leaves, and when I asked what color the flowers were, they said they didn't know. After looking at the leaves for a while, they decided it ...
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Houseplant Help
Looking for help with this plant we recently got. Not much of a plant person, but struggling with this one in particular. Don't know what it is..but I think it's slowly going.
I think the soil is ...
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What are these critters in my guava tree and do I need to get rid of them?
I have a couple of guava trees that are starting to flower and while noting the flowers today I saw a number of very small, black bugs hanging out on some of the leaves and stems. They look like baby ...
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Identify Common Lawn Varieties
I've run into this problem and I'm sure others will too:
I want to know what variety of lawn I've got.
Knowing your lawn type is important for: watering, PH levels, fertiliser, etc. And if you ...
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Indoor house plant identification
Can anybody help me identify this plant from the picture posted? It has waxy rounded leaves and is very easy to look after. From the picture you'll see it is flowering late Summer / Autumn UK.
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What is this grub-like bug that's eating my eggplant leaves?
Recently I noticed some bugs eating the leaves of my eggplant. This is the first time I've ever seen these and so far the only plants they are on are the eggplant, they wont touch the peppers next to ...
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Do I have a totem plant?
Several years ago I purchased a plant that looked like a tree trunk . Leaves sprouted out from the sides and the top had a wax covering that needed to be scraped off. The leaves are dark green and ...
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Need to identify this plant please?
This plant comes up every year growing through gravel in a part sunny, part shady position in garden. It comes up in August and flowers late August to late September ( its still in flower now). It ...
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Please help me ID this apple or apple-like bush/tree in my yard - Small green apple with no stem and thorns
I have lived in this house for many years. I have always had a bush behind the shed that I couldn't identify. I always knew it was green most of the year and that it had thorns but that was about ...
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I found a plant in my garden that I am unable to Identify [duplicate]
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What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?
I found this plant in my garden that I can't identify. I've asked a few people and they don't know either.
It's ...
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Identify this sprawling vine with five-lobed leaves with serrated edges
Can anyone identify this vine? It's currently growing on the ground, as it has nothing to climb, and it's sending out long shoots in several directions. I'm in zone 7a if that helps at all.
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What are these swirly green growths inside my bell peppers?
I occasionally discover swirly green growths inside my bell peppers, such as the ones pictured below. What are they exactly? Are they edible?
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What kind of plant/mushroom is this?
Two days ago I noticed this thing growing semi-covered in my garden near a grapevine:
As you can see, it was light purpalish - light pinkish kind of colour. On touch it was a bit soft, and the ...
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Which species is this Eucalyptus?
I noticed this spectacularly blue Eucalyptus tree growing in Seattle (USDA zone 8). It is partially shaded by a large Douglas fir and a building.
Does anyone know Eucalyptus well enough to identify ...
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Help identify peach tree
I have a sadly neglected peach tree that with some spraying and pruning might continue to produce for a few more years. It has excellent peaches, and when the time comes, I'd like to replace it with ...
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Can anyone identify this weed?
Here is the image:
It grows in the Northeast USA in poor soil. A bit invasive but pulls out easily. I have an idea of what it is but would like confirmation. Does not smell or taste herbaceous. ...
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Identify this spiny seed from Northern California
What plant does this seed come from? I remember it being a low growing, sprawling weed that produced a ton of these little seeds that easily stick to clothes. In Northern California.
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Squash or gourd? Monster plant growing from mulch put on empty bed
Please help me identify this monster plant. It grew by itself late July. Yellow flower, somewhat a rounded star shape, indented leaves, some with whitish patches, yellow round smooth "fruit", small ...
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Identification of plant growing on Grange-over-Sands promenade, in organised flower bed
Plant growing adjacent to the sea, so salt tolerant. Dense, ground cover type plant. Longish, ovate leaves, central spine to leaf. Leaves green, central spine whiteish. Flowers on red stem stand above ...
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What type of weeds are these?
I've tried looking but I can't seem to find the name of these weeds (in Australia):
The leaves don't grow any larger than in the photo. It is vine-type and can spread for metres. Vine-root stuff is ...
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Colorado Plant/Weed Identification Thistle thing with purple flowers
Can anyone help me identify this plant? It is located in the foothills of Colorado.
and a younger version:
Have not had any luck that past few days online and would appreciate any shared ...
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What sort of tomato has two layers of seeds?
I asked a question about this plant earlier. It appears to be either indeterminate or semi-determinate as I've already harvested three tomatoes (on August 31) and the plant is flowering again. I ...
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What is this plant that resembles tomato and has small dark fruit?
I got lazy and let weeds takeover a bed near the porch that has some azaleas and perennials. When I went to pull some of the weeds, I noticed this ~3ft high plant that looks like a tomato plant. It is ...
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I need to identify the following plants? [closed]
I have bought these plants recently but i don't know their names
Plants Images
Can you tell me their names ?
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What is this small plant with tiny white flowers and tiny saw-teethed leaves?
I got a small plant (from my mother-in-law... ) on which I would like to have an ID with your help. I cannot say much about its life-cycle as I only got it recently: she told me it was once in a pot ...
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Pineapple or Date Palm?
I'm getting conflicting identification from various people. Does anybody know what the difference between a Pineapple and Date Palm is? Here are some palms that I have seen in my neighborhood each of ...
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What is this tall, fast growing plant?
We moved into this house in winter and now it is summer our garden is absolutely full of this stuff, so what is it and it isn't by any chance edible is it?
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Can someone identify this vine for me?
This vine is growing up around a sycamore tree in my yard. Mainly I am concerned that it is something that is toxic. Just want to make sure it isn't likely something that will make me break out in a ...
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What is this houseplant with large waxy leaves and a reddish base?
I have a problem with my house plant that I want to research on the net about what may have caused it and how to prevent it. The problem is I have no idea of the name of the plant. It looks like ...
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What is this woody plant?
I just dug up this tree (I think it is a tree), and I wanted to know if someone could help me identify it. Click for larger images.
This woody plant was growing in Illinois near some marshy land ...
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What is growing in my garden that is pale yellow and pill shaped?
Near my immature corn plant (only one of them) is an odd, pale yellow, pill-shaped looking plant(?). Any idea what it is?
EDIT:
Took a picture a day later and it looks drastically different and ...
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What is this large furry leafed plant with purple stalks, found in the UK?
Does anyone have any idea what this is? It looks too substantial to be a weed
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What's making holes in the trunk/stem of my succulent?
Something is making holes in the stem/trunk of my succulent, and is now making holes in an offshoot. When I stick my fingers in the dark hole, it feels gritty.
I don't see any insects in the hole or ...
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What kind of black and yellow insect has a zebra like pattern?
Can anyone help me identify a insect with the following features:
black and yellow
long feelers
body is tapered toward the back
zebra like pattern on the shell
about 1.5 inches long
found in ...
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Can anyone identify this plant?
Can anyone identify this plant that I found growing in my backyard?
It has a thin stem, long thin leaves that are paired on the stem, with a prominent central rib on the leaves.
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I'm located in central Florida and was out hiking when I found this plant and was wondering what it is and if its edible? [closed]
This is a wild plant found in a swampland setting. The plant was approximately 4 ft. tall and bearing quite a large amount of these fruits. And had small white fuzzy flowers with four petals on them. ...
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Help on identifying a sharp leaved white-(another variety of it is red-)flowered perennial
In my garden I have a perennial (at least in a second year) in two varieties (one white-flowered, one red) of the scrub pictured below. I collected seed from it last year and I got seedlings from it ...
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Identification of this branched bush with tiny blue flowers
I would like to prune this bush in my garden. It wasn't me who planted it, which is why I don't know what it is and before doing any mistakes I'm asking here for help.
With this one I'm especially ...
