As image recognition apps improve, you won’t need to carry around a field guide to be a naturalist. But you still do now. Now that the weather is nice, you may be noticing all of the flowers in bloom ...

You're hiking or working in the garden when you stumble upon a strange-looking plant. Is it safe to set up camp nearby? Can you the interloper out of the flower beds with your bare hands? No need to ...

WASHINGTON — Have you ever walked past a plant and wondered whether it was safe to eat? Or poisonous? Or maybe you just liked the look of it and wondered what it was? Soon, an app might be able to ...

PlantNet (stylized Pl@ntNet) has been around for a little while, having been published to the iOS App Store and Android’s Google Play store last summer. But it’s been continually updated and has ...

When you’re venturing in the woods or your own backyard vegetable garden, it’s likely that you’ll come across plants or flowers that you’re not aware of. While a traditional solution would be to get a ...

If you've ever wondered which plants are growing in your backyard, these apps are for you. Whether you’re a gardener, naturalist or just a lover of wildlife, plant identification can be a wonderful ...

If you’re into agriculture, you would have to know about a few plants and flowers that are commonly found around us, and the best plant identification app comes in handy. This is important because ...

Plant identifier apps are plentiful on iPhone and Android. Many apps, like LeafSnap and PlantSnap, have premium tiers, but iPlant and PlantNet are completely free options. Here are seven of the best ...

Whether it comes from the sky, trees, hiking, birds, plants, or the sun, just a few breaths outside and a moment or two in the great outdoors can bring us back to our center and give us the energy and ...