OK, garden detectives. Plants offer lots of clues to help identify them and their various characteristics. “All plants have unique parts that can be used to identify them,” says botanist Karen Clary.

Thanks to Lady Bird Johnson and the 1965 Highway Beautification Act, road-tripping in spring and summer can feel like driving through a dappled landscape painting of wildflowers in every shade. In ...

There are three ways to identify a wild plant: books, websites and apps. Identification depends upon looking closely at it. Does it have long thin leaves like grass? Or broader leaves like a shrub?

A: I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply ...

Sometimes Mother Nature gives gifts in the garden or yard, though we perhaps don’t know what they are. That entails the tricky job of plant identification. Fortunately, curious gardeners have many ...

Our ancestors knew how to find edible, nutritious plants in the wild — a survival skill that's been all but forgotten, says Charles Allen. The botanist, author and plant taxonomist presents a workshop ...

Wildflowers are starting to pop up along the trails at local parks and wooded areas, and many of those parks, along with other organizations, are planning hikes and hunts to find them during the ...

Technology now makes plant identification effortless, benefiting gardeners, travelers, and photographers. Apps like iNaturalist, PlantNet, LeafSnap, PlantSnap, and PictureThis offer quick ...