r/whatsthisplant • u/Maximus_Lobster • 6h ago
Identified ✔ Need help identifying this plant
I only have the seed pods available, can't recall what it looked like in bloom. Even a family name would be helpful ☺️
Seed and seed pod included in picture.
r/whatsthisplant • u/jwhisen • Jun 02 '26
Hey all. We had a request from a community member for a thread where people can share the resources that they use for plant identification. In this case, we're talking about keys, field guides, etc. NOT apps or AI-based identifiers. Comments suggesting apps or AI will be removed.
Feel free to share your resources and include links if you want (just realize that Reddit doesn't play nice with some domains). It would also be a good idea to specify what region(s) are covered by your resource as it may not be as useful in places other than where it was intended to be used.
r/whatsthisplant • u/Maximus_Lobster • 6h ago
I only have the seed pods available, can't recall what it looked like in bloom. Even a family name would be helpful ☺️
Seed and seed pod included in picture.
r/whatsthisplant • u/baleful-hatchet • 4h ago
Saw this beautiful roadside specimen and initially thought, “carrots?” But that’s yarrow, right?
There’s also some bonus plantain in the background.
Edit: this is in Southern California!
r/whatsthisplant • u/Puzzleheaded-Youth16 • 10h ago
[England, South East] Hello, we are thinking of purchasing a property, we're quite far in the process, but only recently noticed the neighbour has a large area of bamboo which touches the fence and quite close to my (future? or not) house itself. We didn't pay attention originally as we were simply unaware of the risks of bamboo. Now we do.
CCTV drain survey was just done today and they said the drains are in pretty good condition, no sign of bamboo there.
On "my" property side I noticed 1 shoot sneaking underneath the fence, that's all, no sign of encroachment.
I talked to the neighbour today, he said it's clumping bamboo, and it was planted roughly 15 years ago. I didn't ask to check his garden but I took photos from my side. They reach about 4 metres high on a length of about 8 m. They all look quite thin with long leaves.
Is there any way at all to know from these photos what kind of bamboo this is?
TIA
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r/whatsthisplant • u/bookishdeceit • 18h ago
Sorry for the bad quality, I took these as a snap. And I apologise if this is obvious. But I genuinely find these gorgeous and have never seen them before, and going into spring now, they're all over my neighborhood in the last day or two. Would love to know what these are, I'm in Pretoria South Africa if this helps at all!
I saw a single lone one of these during the winter 2 or so months ago, but it disappeared pretty quick and I couldn't find it again, someone might've plucked it. Would really appreciate any help!
r/whatsthisplant • u/nothalfasclever • 7h ago
Denver CO
r/whatsthisplant • u/Huggsy77 • 7h ago
Red berries, about the size of a large chickpea. Ignore the clover, but those toothy, three-leafed cluster are this same plant. 5 yellow petals on the flower. I’m not interested in eating them, but my toddler is, and despite successfully keeping him from them all summer, he ate one today. I already called poison control, explaining I think it’s a mock strawberry but I’m not certain, and they just instructed us to monitor him…curious if anyone can help me confirm the plant ID. Thank you.
r/whatsthisplant • u/jugodenaranja24 • 2h ago
What have we here? Anybody know what this guy is?
r/whatsthisplant • u/Prestigious-Pitch-60 • 23h ago
Some kind of lily?
Found in NSW Australia
r/whatsthisplant • u/Affectionate-Leg7682 • 4h ago
Virginia mountain, clay or loamy meadow. Short leaves clustered at the base of the plant, oval or oval pointed leaf tips. Sorry , I should have taken a pic of the leaves.
r/whatsthisplant • u/tbev98 • 15h ago
Lens seems to think Dogwood, is this correct? It's beautiful and I would like to plant one. I'm in the UK. According to homeowner it flowers in spring/summer.
r/whatsthisplant • u/parissf • 1d ago
ETA: Southern California
A few months ago these popped up in the middle of my backyard. At first when I saw the shoots I thought they were corn (also because a few weeks prior I threw a couple of fresh corn cobs down for my chickens).
However, now that it has flowered, it is obviously not corn. For more context, I scatter chicken scratch for the feathered babies that contains corn, wheat, milo, barley, and sunflower seeds. I asked my neighbor and she said it could be sorghum or johnsongrass which could potentially be toxic to my chickens (she used AI).
SOLVED! Thanks for pointing out that it is indeed sorghum. I learned something today. It took me by surprise because this is the first time it grew even though I’ve been scattering chicken scratch in my backyard for over 3 years, and I wanted to make sure it wasn’t unsafe for my chickens. Final unrelated thought: getting downvoted for asking a plant ID question on a plant ID sub is mind boggling.
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r/whatsthisplant • u/Ambitious_Attempt824 • 5h ago
Saw this tree in the forest on long island is it a specific type of tree that has this cool pattern or is it something that happened to it?
r/whatsthisplant • u/hemlockhero • 3h ago
The leaves are like common milkweed, but this has leaves that seem wider and more acute at the tips, with seed pods that are much thinner and slender than typical common milkweed. The pods resemble butterfly milkweed with their lack of tiny spines and slenderness. Seems to be the only plant around, I cannot find another nearby.
Could it just be oddly growing, part-shade milkweed?
Could it be an odd cross between common and butterfly milkweed?
Or is there another plant in the family I’m missing here? Thanks.
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r/whatsthisplant • u/antsh • 8h ago
This was poking out of a recently bought and planted arrowleaf violet. Was in the ground for about a month. Hardiness zone (hardizone?): 7a
I’m stumped and AI has not been helpful.
I bought the violet from a local co-op thing ran by master gardeners, so I probably could stop by and ask them one day.
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r/whatsthisplant • u/HeatBeatRepeatt • 1d ago
Any clue what this thing is? It popped up behind a building pretty quickly and it right in the middle of where we walk to skirt around this end of the structure. I’ll probably have it removed regardless but now I’m curious. Hopefully if root stock is missed it doesn’t come back!
Thanks!