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Identify plants with the Pl@ntnet app
Pl@ntnet is a plant identification app for both Android and Apple iOS. This app is completely free. Fortunately, you won't be bombarded with ads like some free apps.

You can create an account on Pl@ntnet and indicate your location in the app. By indicating your location, the app can determine from which database the plant can best be identified.

The app is a handy way to keep track of your observations. The app keeps track of your observations along with a date and time stamp. It also has a community that can confirm your observations.

If you want to identify a plant, click on identification. You can then take a photo of the plant or select the plant from your photo gallery. You can then identify a plant by clicking on the leaf, flower, fruit or bark, among other things. The app then shows suggestions as to what the plant is. It is an advantage that you can also view your photos in the app at a later time because the app saves your photos. So that you can find out what a plant is at a later time.

There is also a percentage with the suggestions so that you know what percentage of certainty it is this plant.

In general, the app knows how to identify all plants. The only times that the app cannot identify the plants is when I have taken an unclear or blurry photo myself. Even then the app indicates that it is a bad photo and that I have to take a new photo.

It is therefore important to take a sharp photo that shows enough of the plant so that the app can identify the plant.

For example, I had all the horsetail weeds identified by the app. This is useful to know so that I know how to get rid of these weeds. You can pull out the weeds according to the app, but you can safely leave them on the ground because there are minerals in horsetail that nourish the soil of your garden. To get rid of horsetail it is best to feed your garden with the right nutrients and minerals

I also photographed Campanula, a weeping willow, Cherry Laurel tree, Hydrangea and Skimmia to identify, purely to test the app. I also used the app to test whether the app recognizes the herbs in my garden. The Plantnet app also knows how to identify this.

I also think the app is useful for determining whether a plant or fruit is edible or not when you take a walk. Then you can take some ingredients from nature with you to prepare your food. Of course, you have to be careful with this.

The Pl@ntnet app has all kinds of tabs where you can find sources with background information. Think of specialized plant websites and Wikipedia.

Conclusion

The Pl@ntnet is a handy free app to identify plants. This way you will gain more knowledge about the plants in your garden and in the wild.

The Pl@ntnet app has all kinds of tabs where you can find sources with background information. Think of specialized plant websites and Wikipedia. You can also google the name of the plant.

With the information you find about the plant, you will learn, for example, how to feed a plant and when you can prune the plant. But you can also find out whether the plant is harmful to your garden or your pet. With the Plantnet app you not only learn the name of the plant, but you actually gain much more knowledge that is useful for caring for your garden.