Plant Identification - Online Resources

Trees and Shrubs

Cornell University woody plants database

http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/home

Oregon State University woody plants identification system

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/plant_ident/

North Carolina State University plant identification online resources: trees

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/category/trees/

North Carolina State University plant identification online resources: shrubs

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/category/shrubs/

Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society), Go Botany

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/simple/woody-plants/

The Noble Foundation plant image gallery

https://nobleapps.noble.org/plantimagegallery/woodies.aspx

Perennials and Annuals

UMass Extension garden plant identification

http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/

Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society), Go Botany

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/simple/non-monocots/

North Carolina State University plant identification online resources: perennials

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/category/perennials/

North Carolina State University plant identification online resources: annuals

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/category/annuals/

The Noble Foundation plant image gallery

https://nobleapps.noble.org/plantimagegallery/forbs.aspx

Grasses

North Carolina State University plant identification online resources: ornamental grass

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/category/ornamental-grass/

Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society), Go Botany

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/simple/graminoids/

The Noble foundation plant image gallery

https://nobleapps.noble.org/plantimagegallery/grasses.aspx

Weeds

UMass Extension weed herbarium

http://extension.umass.edu/landscape/weed-herbarium

New Jersey weed gallery

https://njaes.rutgers.edu/weeds/

Penn State University Center for Turf Science plant identification

http://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/extension/plant-id

Virginia Tech weed identification guide

http://oak.ppws.vt.edu/~flessner/weedguide/genusindex.htm

Weed Society of America weed identification

http://wssa.net/wssa/weed/weed-identification/

Common weeds of North Central States

http://fieldcrop.msu.edu/uploads/documents/Ncr607.pdf

All types

University of Connecticut plant database

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/search.php

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service plants database

http://plants.usda.gov/java/

North Carolina State University plant identification online resources

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/

Longwood Gardens plant finder

https://plantexplorer.longwoodgardens.org/ecmweb/FindPlant.html

Chicago Botanical Garden plant finder

https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections#plantfinder

National Gardening Association plant finder

https://garden.org/plants/

Missouri Botanical Garden plant finder

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society), Go Botany

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/full/

The Noble foundation plant image gallery

https://nobleapps.noble.org/plantimagegallery/woodies.aspx

HGTV gardens plant finder

Plant finder link