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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What are these hard white/brown spots growing on my houseplant?
A little more then an year ago I got six palm trees (two vases). It was the Californian equivalent of an Areca palm (the guy in the nursery suggested this one after I asked for an Areca for its air ...
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Can you identify this small, formerly flowering houseplant?
I received this plant as a gift. It had flowers, but they have long since vanished. The plant seems to be doing fine- it's been putting out new leaves, and it's been six months. I recently moved it ...
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What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?
In my garden I have several of the plants shown below. At first I thought it is a weed, but then it was quite robust against cold weather and continued to grow slowly:
The leaves are long and sharp, ...
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Help identifying this plant?
I honestly have no idea what this plant is. It seems to be some type of vine. I took a few pictures i will put below. As you can see there is some other plant growing in the same pot with the long ...
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How can I identify an apple variety?
We put in four young apple trees a few years ago, two cookers and two eaters, four different varieties. Now that those puny trees have grown up and started to produce a substantial crop, we're ...
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What are the teeny tiny white bugs on my tomatoes?
The bugs are exceptionally small. I've included a video here.
It may be related to the stretched and disfigured appearance of my tomatoes.
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Beetle on apricot tree - is it a pest?
My apricot tree is infested with black and white beetles on the branches. They are 2-3 cm / 1 inch long. I can't find an identification on the web. There is no visible damage to the tree. Is this ...
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What kind of chili turns brown and shrivels when ripening on the plant?
I have a few of these chili plants growing and they produce a longish (approx 4", sometimes curled chili that turns brown and begins to shrivel (slightly) when it ripens. It does not transition to a ...
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What is this plant with red, green and yellow colored leaves and little white flowers?
I'd like to get a hint to identify the beautiful plant with red, green and yellow leafs in the picture below. The color of the leaves has been like that since the plant has been there (at least since ...
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What's the name of this plant that has large, broad leaves with white spots?
I have this plant at home and I need to know its name so I can better take care of it. Here is a picture of the plant.
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What is this weed in my lawn and how do I control it?
I have this stuff growing throughout my yard. I live in Southern NJ, USA. It seems to only appear Mid/Late July - August. It grows in patches and if I don't pull, can spread pretty rapidly across ...
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Are both of these patches crabgrass?
I have what appears to be, two types of crabgrass growing. One with thicker, longer, higher blades. Another with skinnier, shorter blades.
I have seen the "real crabgrass video", but still not able ...
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Can someone identify this Bonsai tree?
I was hoping someone would be kind enough to identify this tree for me. I want to properly care for it and I think identifying it would be a good first step. Any help on this would be appreciated, ...
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What is the medium-leaved, thick-stemmed plant?
This plant was at the end of driveway, getting tossed by a previous owner. I'd like to care of it but I have zero idea what it is.
Does any one know a likely candidate?
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What is this tropical-style houseplant?
I am not at all trained in identifying plants. I've tried the tips from the question: How do you identify a plant?, but I have no idea what kind of group or family this plant belongs to, so starting a ...
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What is this flying insect?
I found another strange insect flying around in my garden today that I'm hoping to get identification on. This website: ...
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What is the Identification of this robust bulb-plant?
Original Post (as suggested by jmusser I reverted my edits and put them into an answer)
In my garden there is a bulb plant growing since the beginning of last autumn. The thin leaves have grown out ...
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Are these baobab or acacia trees?
I have some questions about some trees present in my study areas. I think there must be acacias trees and baobabs, but it's hard for me to distinguish them.
Maybe there are also some additional trees ...
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Received a plant; need help identifying it [duplicate]
I recently inherited this plant, and am not sure of what type of plant it is or what its needs are (as far as watering, light, temp, etc.). Any help in either respect would be greatly appreciated.
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