Plant identifier app: how to name the flower, leaf or tree in front of you

How to film a plant for a good answer

• Show the parts that tell species apart. Flowers, the shape and edge of a leaf, how leaves sit on the stem and, for a tree, the bark. A single blurred leaf gives a weak answer.
• Get close, then step back. Start on a flower or leaf, then let the frame take in more of the plant during the movement challenge.
• Steady light. Avoid strong backlight. Nature GO checks four frames from the eight seconds, so a steady shot from slightly different angles says more than one photo.
• Check the suggestion. An identification is a hypothesis you confirm. When the picture is not clear enough, the app says so instead of guessing.

What we measured

On 24 October 2026 we ran the Nature GO identification engine on ten reference images of common plants from Wikimedia Commons, nine photos and one botanical illustration. It named all ten to the exact species: common dandelion, common daisy, red clover, common ivy, English oak, ginkgo, common poppy, sugar maple, purple coneflower and the monstera house plant. This was a test on still images, while the app works from live video, so it shows how the engine reasons, not a guaranteed accuracy.

What happens to your find

The nature dex of 151 widespread species has 45 plants, among them the common dandelion, white and red clover, English oak, silver birch and ginkgo. Plants outside the list, such as a sugar maple or a monstera, go to Beyond the 151.

What it never tells you

Nature GO never says whether a plant is edible, medicinal, toxic or safe to touch, and it gives no foraging, medical or pet safety advice. Do not eat or handle a wild plant based on an app answer. The app does not accept gallery photos or imported files, only video filmed live in the app, and identification needs an internet connection.