Have you ever seen a plant on the street or in someone you know's house and wondered what species it was? Or
have you received one as a gift and not known what care is needed to preserve it? These questions are very common, after all, in Brazil alone, according to
data from IBGE ,
there are more than 46 thousand plant species . Fortunately, today we can count on technology to help us with cultivation and identification. That’s what
species identification apps are offering – a practical and accessible way to help plant lovers discover new species and amazing growing tips. Below, we have selected 7 applications available on
Android and
IOS , check them out!
PlantSnap
PlantSnap has over
600,000 species registered in its database to help you reconnect with nature. It also offers a sharing feature so you can share your discoveries with your contacts on your phone. In addition to technology, PlantSnap offers a feed, like a
social network for nature lovers to share tips, discoveries and rare photos. Another advantage that the app offers is the care for nature. For each person who downloads the app and becomes a registered user, PlantSnap plants a tree.
NatureID
(Divulgação/App Store/CASACOR)
NatureID has more than 10,000 plants registered in its database, and in addition to identifying species, it also offers
several features to support you in cultivation , such as care reminders, treatment tips and a true dossier on different plants. Another feature that makes the app attractive is that it works as a "
plant doctor ". The user can take a photo of the species and quickly find out the ideal treatment from the first symptoms.
Search by iNaturalist
Seek was an app created by the iNaturalist team, an initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society. The goal is
to combine technology and functionality to discover both plant and animal species – and all this by simply opening the camera. cell phone and pointing!
Birds, plants, fungi, insects and other living beings can be identified by the app's technology . Another advantage is that it does not require registration to work by default (unless the user wishes to link their existing iNaturalist account to the app). from Seek).
PictureThis
(Divulgação/App Store/CASACOR)
With more than 10 thousand species registered in the database,
PictureThis offers users the chance to identify new plants with just one click, with
accuracy reaching 98% . Users also have access to a
forum with several garden and floriculture experts to receive cultivation tips or interesting information about a particular plant they have found.
PlantNet
(Divulgação/App Store/CASACOR)
PlantNet was developed by a consortium of scientists from CIRAD, INRA, INRIA, IRD and the Tela Botânica network, funded by the Agropolis Foundation. The system aims to help nature lovers discover species, with a database
of over 3,700 registered species – this list is also available in the application. Just one point of attention: the app does not identify ornamental or horticultural plants.
