Identify from a photo
Snap or upload a photo of a houseplant, garden plant, tree, succulent, cactus or wildflower. The AI recognises more than 100,000 species.
PlantoScan plant identifier
Identify any plant from a photo
Point your phone at a leaf, flower or tree and PlantoScan names it, shows how sure the match is and lists the next most likely species. Then add it to My Plants and get its care guide and water and fertilizer reminders.
- More than 100,000 species
- Results with alternatives
- Add to My Plants with one tap
Free on iPhone and Android · New 2.0 design in light and dark mode
From “what is this?” to a plant you know how to care for
Results with alternatives
Every result shows how sure the match is, plus the next most likely species, so you can compare and confirm the right one.
Add to My Plants
One tap adds the plant to your collection, with water and fertilizer reminders set up from its care needs.
Complete care guide
Watering, light, humidity, temperature, soil, propagation and pet toxicity for the plant you just identified, in °C or °F.
AR Live cardsiPhone only
Scan a plant and a 3D info card stays anchored beside it in the room. Tap it to open the plant's passport or add it to My Plants.
Scan history
Every identification is saved, so you can come back to a plant you scanned on a walk or at the garden centre.
Looking for everything else? See all PlantoScan features.
How to identify a plant with the PlantoScan app
- 1Open PlantoScan and tap Scan, or pick a photo you already took from your gallery.
- 2Frame one flower or one sharp leaf in daylight. For trees, add the whole tree and its bark.
- 3Read the best match and how sure it is, then compare it with the next most likely species.
- 4Open the care guide, or tap Add to My Plants to save it with water and fertilizer reminders.
Plant identifier app or the web scanner?
Both use the same identification engine. The web scanner is the quickest way to try it on a computer or without installing anything; the app is built for identifying plants regularly, outdoors and at home.
| Web scanner | PlantoScan app | |
|---|---|---|
| Scans | 3 free scans | Unlimited scans |
| Results | Best match, confidence and other possibilities | Best match, confidence and alternatives to compare |
| After the scan | Link to the plant's care guide | Care guide, My Plants, scan history |
| Reminders | No | Water and fertilizer reminders |
| Sick plants | Symptom checker on the web | Plant doctor health check from a photo |
What the plant identification app recognises
PlantoScan covers more than 100,000 species: houseplants and succulents, garden flowers and vegetables, shrubs and trees, cacti, ferns and wildflowers. Each result links to a care guide with watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, propagation and pet toxicity.
A photo identification is a starting point, not a guarantee. Never eat a wild plant or mushroom based on any app, and if your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
Questions
- How many plants can PlantoScan identify?
- PlantoScan recognises more than 100,000 species, including houseplants, garden plants, trees, succulents, cacti and wildflowers.
- What if the first result isn't right?
- Every result shows how confident the match is and lists the next most likely species, so you can compare them and pick the one that fits. Photographing a flower or a single, sharp leaf in daylight gives the clearest results.
- Can I identify a plant from a photo I already took?
- Yes. Besides scanning with the camera, you can pick a photo from your gallery, for example one you took on a walk or at a garden centre.
- Does the app show whether a plant is toxic to pets?
- Yes, each plant's care guide includes its pet toxicity where we have data, based on the ASPCA's lists where available. It's a caution, not veterinary advice: if your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
- Can I identify a plant without installing the app?
- Yes. The plant scanner on plantoscan.com uses the same identification engine and gives you a few free scans in the browser. The app adds scan history, My Plants, care guides and water and fertilizer reminders.
- Is PlantoScan free?
- Yes, PlantoScan is free to download on iPhone and Android. PlantoScan Premium unlocks the premium features as a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy.
Name the next plant you see
Download PlantoScan for free and identify plants from a photo on iPhone and Android.
Free
to download
100,000+
species
iPhone & Android
one account, synced
Light & dark
new 2.0 design