About Plant Identifier
Plant Identifier is an iPhone app that names plants and flowers from a photo. It is made by Damien Elledge, an independent app developer, and published on the App Store as AI Plant Identifier Flower App. This page explains how the app works, what it does not do, and how we write the guides on this site.
How the app works
When you take or choose a photo, the app sends it to our server and on to a cloud AI model, which writes the answer: the plant's common and scientific name, origin and growing conditions, or a diagnosis, toxicity notes or care advice, depending on the tool you picked. If you allow location, your approximate location is added for regional context and to place the find on your map. Your history, collection and map stay on your phone; there is no account.
What the app does not do
- It does not work offline: each identification needs an internet connection.
- It does not show a confidence score or a list of look-alike species, and no app is right every time.
- It does not decide whether a plant is safe to eat or touch. Toxicity notes are AI-written and need a professional's check.
- It does not send watering reminders or track a plant's growth over time.
- It is not available on Android, and it does not sync between devices.
Editorial policy
- Who we write for: anyone who wants to put a name to a plant, from first-time houseplant owners to gardeners. Guides are written for readers in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and English-speaking countries, each with local plants and local sources.
- How a guide is made: every page answers one question, and its facts come from primary or recognised sources such as botanical gardens, university extension services, national plant databases and poison control centres. Each page lists its sources with links, and its dates show when it was published and last changed.
- How we use AI: we use AI tools to help research and draft, and every page is checked against the sources it cites before it is published. Illustrations are AI-generated, labelled as such, and meant for orientation only: identify a plant from the plant, not from a drawing.
- What we won't do: invent reviews, ratings, user counts or testimonials, or claim we tested something we didn't. We never tell you a plant is safe to eat, touch or give to animals. Comparison pages say who wrote them and where another app is the better pick.
- Corrections: if you find a mistake, email us. We fix errors and update the page's date.
Contact
Questions, corrections or press: support@aiplantidentifier.com