Questions tagged [identification]
Use this tag for questions that ask "what is this thing?" Pictures, geographic location, and descriptive titles are important. Ask only one identification request per question. When you get an answer, consider adding a further tag (for the flower, tree, beetle etc. that has been identified) so your question is cataloged correctly. If the question is about determining the cause of a plant problem (e.g. disease), the diagnosis tag is more appropriate.
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Citrus Tree Identification
My father grew several dwarf limes in Southern California (about 2-3 feet high) that I remember distinctly from my youth. He called them "beer limes" or at least that was the name in my ...
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Chili pepper identification
I've recently picked pepper from plant that suffered from early frost. Plant was in a pot, about 1 meter high, with many branches and a loot of fruit like one from the pictures below. Fruit was ...
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What type of tree is this with the rainbow bark?
Does anyone know what type of tree this is? It is located in South Florida.
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Identification of South Dakota Wildflower
I found this blooming on September 25th in Wind Cave National Park.
It's probably in the Papaveraceae family, and may be native to the area. The leaves are actually bluer than they appear in the ...
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What type of tree is in this image?
This is in South Florida. I was given these pictures and unfortunately do not have any close up of the leaves or bark. When it rains, this area floods.
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What type of tree is this (South Florida)?
This tree was found in South Florida, and I am not sure of its species. This image was sent to me and unfortunately I do not have access to any close up of the barks or leaves.
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Help with desert garden plant identification [closed]
I recently purchased a property in southern NM. Previous owner was an avid gardener that let it go in recent years (maybe decades?) so it's going to take a lot of work to look nice again. I am not ...
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Is this really a Dahlia tuber?
I dug Dahlias today and I was pretty sure this clump that I dug was one of my dahlias. However, what I uncovered does not look like any dahlia tuber I have seen? There were several of these and each ...
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What is this plant with green-pink leaves called?
I was shopping today, when I came across a plant I thought would make a nice small gift (image included).
Unfortunately, besides being listed as a Danish plant on the label, what exactly is it?
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Is this a dahlia?
I salvaged this plant from a dump nearby, because it looked alive. First i thought it was chrysanthemum, but then i noticed the bulbs (don't think chrysanthemums are bulbous). It seems to had been ...
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Indoor Tree Identification (light woody bark, small green leaves)
What is this indoor tree? It was on a recent RH catalog.
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What is this plant my grandma used to give me?
When I was a kid, my grandma would grow this one specific plant. There were two different kinds, one with purple flowers and one with I think white? I remember she would give me these and let me eat ...
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Can anyone identify this unknown plant
I got it free and Have no idea what it is. Grows really fast. single stem, rounded leaves, 2 opposing leaves, spikes on stem below or above leaves
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My Cat Palm Has Dark Brown Streaks , brown leaf tips & worm bugs coming out of the stem
I’ve had this Cat Palm for about 2 months. It was on clearance at Home Depot & wasn’t super healthy looking when I bought it. I thought I’d try to save it.
I have been inconsistent in watering it- ...
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How to challenge a garden nursery on plant identification?
I have ordered a climbing plant "Boston Ivy - Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'" from an online nursery in the UK. However, the nursery sent me a similar looking, but very different ...
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Need help identifying these vine berrys. Please!
Had move in a new house had never seen these vines. They started growing out of nowhere. Grown so fast. Don't know if there edible or not. Need help!
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White Leaf Bromeliad
I have a white leaf bromeliad. I have never seen a mostly all white bromeliad plant. It grew with a green with white stripes bromeliad plant. Does anyone know if it's rare and does it have a name?
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Which hedge is in the behind on the picture?
I see a trimmed and an untrimmed hedge in the back. What type can it be?
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Can you identify this 6' tall plant?
Plant is over 6' tall, 6' wide. Tendrils with seeds and has a slight odor of burnt coffee. Initially ID as peanut, but does not look like a peanut plant.
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Fungus gnats or thrips?
I have installed blue traps for indoor plants, and I suspect they catched fungus gnats. However, I've read that fungus gnats are more attracted to yellow traps rather than blue ones. Blue traps are ...
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Any idea what plant this is?
Have tried multiple apps but still can't get a solid answer. Live in Oahu. Looks like it was damaged earlier due to a lapse in care from a previous owner. Thank you in advance for any help.
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American persimmon - identification
I'm located in Europe and that trees are not very common here. Can you confirm that's really persimon trees? That's how they look after 3 years:
Can you confirm it's really american persimmon trees? ...
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What is this white growth on willow tree
What is this white growth? I found it on the bottom of a willow tree. More importantly, is it damaging the tree and what should be done to mitigate? Might the fungus (if thats what it is) be killed ...
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Plant with orange-red leaves and white-purplish flowers, can anyone help me identify it?
I bought this at an unmanned roadside stall, and there was no name. It was just four or five bright orange leaves big at that time in early May. It has now grown to be at least 75cm high and wide and ...
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Strange orange bug in the garden with long legs
There's these bugs that wander around my garden and I can't really tell what they're up to. I don't see any visible damage to the plants they loiter about on but they're all congregating on some ...
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Can we identify a tree from its roots? Would help a bunch with my sewer problem [closed]
I bought a home and keep having sewer backup problems. I do not have a tree in my yard however the town keeps saying it is on my side. This is costing me piles of money and if I could prove that these ...
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What is this growing in my garden? I planted a bird and butterfly mix and there are several of these. I cannot identify it
Are these the same plant or are they different ones? We live in South Georgia, sandy and fertilized dirt.
There are 50 or more of these growing and some look incredibly similar and then others look ...
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Identify millipede: brown body and yellow spots on the sides
There is this adult and 4-5 small ones in a Snake Plant pot. It looks like yellow spotted millipede
Is it dangerous for humans ?
Is it useful or dangerous for the plant/ soil ?
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Plant identification please. Volunteer shrub growing in yard in Sedona, AZ
This plant is growing in our yard and appeared as a volunteer. Looking to identify the shrub. Currently about two feet tall and splaying outwards with paired leaves.
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Yellow flowers from damp pasture/woodland in SE England
The attached photos show a plant growing in profusion in the Weald of SE England, I don't believe I've seen it elsewhere (specifically, as one moves from the clay Weald up onto the chalk Downs) and ...
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Help! - Difficult weed ID
A friend in Colorado is struggling to control a thorny, bush-like weed in her yard. She reached out to me for help in (1) identifying it and (2) controlling it with a small budget (<$100).
Location:...
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Plant growing in rock bed
What is this plant? Growing well in rock bed with small yellow flowers. The area is Richmond Virginia - in sunny location with good rainfall and temps recently 80 to 92F.
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Can anyone identify this tree with green berries?
Found in mid-Missouri, pictures taken August 12th. What is this tree? Are the berries edible? I can't imagine they are unless they're just not ripe yet. My grandpa wants to know before he cuts it down....
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Unidentified plant or is it a weed?
It’s grown around 3 feet tall in around 6 weeks.
I live in the United Kingdom, we have had a lot of rain recently
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Can you help identify this flowering plant (purple flowers with yellow centre)?
I spotted this plant near the edges of a lawn near Toronto.
It produces small pink flowers about 2cm in diameter which are yellow near the centre, it has spear shaped leaves about 3cm in length.
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Can you help identify this weed which sparrows like?
I live in Ontario, near Toronto and there's this plant which grows as a 'weed' in lawns I'd like to identify.
It usually shows up in lawns or in the cracks between pavements in late summer to autumn. ...
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What is this plant? It’s very fast growing
I need help identifying this plant- can’t seem to find out what it is online.
It’s growing out of a dead stump of another bush. It’s grown really quickly as the stump it’s growing out of was cut down ...
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Dahlia or a weed?
These came up along with my other dahlias this year and I don't know if they are a weed or not. I accidentally dug up a bunch of tubers thinking they were weeds a bit ago and now I'm a bit scared lol. ...
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Help identifying this mint-like plant
I'd like some help identifying a mint-like plant, and was wondering if I could use it in cooking.
I've had a garden for a few years now, and every year a mint-like plant has popped up.
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Orange scaly thing in my Pilea's soil
I've had this pilea for about 6 months, and when I was about to repot it I noticed this large orange scaly growth on one side of the plants soil. So far I have not found anything about what it is. ...
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Help identify what is breaking or eating the branches off my plants?
I have tomato and cucumber plants, and I've observed a few broken branches. Initially, I attributed it to the weather, but it seems that even during a sunny week, more branches have been breaking off. ...
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What are these caterpillars?
I have a bunch of caterpillars in my garden, specifically in my tomato plants. I want to know what type of caterpillar they are, and what can I do to stop them (if they're bad). I live in North ...
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Please identify this flowering Pyrrhocactus
This is a plant I got many years ago as a seedling, and it is labelled "Pyrrhocactus spec." - What species is it?
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What is the name of this plant and its fruits?
An adult plant produces such small fruits.
And I would also like to know the name of these small fruits.
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What is this strange tree?
We recently bought a new house, and it came with various trees scattered around the yard. We've managed to identify all but one of them. At first we thought it looked kind of like a plum tree, but ...
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Can anyone identify this mushroom?
I've had this cactus for over a decade. About a month ago I gave it some more soil. Tonight I noticed this mushroom growing next to it/ almost on it. I plucked it because it doesn't go there. Do I ...
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Why is my bird or paradise producing crinkled leaves?
Can someone help me please?
I bought this bird of paradise last year! I repotted it in March and it’s grown soooooo much! When I repotted it the roots were thick and curled around each other so I knew ...
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Can anyone identify this chrysalis, egg sack, or whatever it is?
Can anyone identify what kind of insect makes this egg sack or chrysalis or whatever it is?
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