Whatever you’re looking for out there in this big world, it must be on the internet. Even if you don’t even know the thing yourself, and in that case, the chances are you end up on Reddit.
It’s basically an online home of detectives who will use their joint effort to come up with a solid explanation for what is an object that you have no clue about. Known as r/Whatisthisthing, this community has 2M members and they help others with not necessarily the “why” but with the “what.” Read our previous posts about it here, here and here.
And then, there’s this similarly awesome corner of Reddit with a botanical twist of hard-to-identify objects. Welcome to r/Whatsthisplant, a community of people created to identify plants that visitors submit. And let me tell you, this is one hell of a floral encyclopedia you never knew you needed.
#1What’s This Curly Cactus?
Cereus forbesii cv Spiralis
#2What Are These Flowers?
They are salvia but the cat is wildly distracting
#3What Is This Whimsical Little Vine In Atlanta?
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, “porcelain berry” or “Amur peppervine”
#4What Is This Alien Looking Flower?
Puya bromeliad
#5What Kind Of Tree Is This?
Wisteria
#6What Flower Is This? Found On Facebook With No Context
Geum Reptans rose
#7Found This Growing Voluntarily Over My Dog’s Grave
Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)
#8Found In Ventura, Ca. Anyone Know What This Is?
Geraldton Carnationweed, Carnation Spurge (Euphorbia terracina)
#9What’s This Trippy Fella Called?
Cercis canadensis The Rising Sun Eastern Redbud
#10What Is This Satisfying Succulent?
Ice plant (Corpuscularia lehmannii)
#11Beautiful Picture My Friend Sent Me To Identify
Santa Rita prickly pear
#12What A Beautiful…?? What Is This
Caladium
#13What Is This Beautiful Tree?
Rainbow Eucalyptus
#14Found Online But I’m Curious To Know Which Plant Makes These Leaves
Jack’s Giant or Thailand Giant
#15Would Like Know What Plant Makes These Flowers
Camellia japonica ‘pink perfection’
#16Seen In Santa Monica, Ca. I Couldn’t Get Any Closer But It Looks Gorgeous!!
Bougainvillea
#17Very General White Flowers. All Help Is Appreciated!
Saxifraga Arendsii
#18From The Japanese Garden In Singapore
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
#19What’s This Bush?
Cotinus, aka smoke bush
#20My Friends Parents Have A Red Rose Bush Where On One Particular Branch It Blooms These Beauties
Chimera Rose
#21So I Found These Little Fluffballs. Not Sure What They’re Called! Location: Somewhere In Nunavut
Cotton grass, aka tundra cotton
#22What’s This Majestic Tree? (Must Be A Zillion Years Old?!)
Sterculia apetala
#23Found In Holland, Mi. It’s Adorable Whatever It Is!
Chinese lanterns
#24Moved To A New House This Winter And This Beauty Is Welcoming The Spring. Portland, Oregon
Pink Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida var. rubra
#25My Sister’s Boyfriend Gave Her This Flower
Ornamental cabbage
#26This Beautiful Two Toned Rose In My Garden. I Have Never Seen This Before
Rose Joseph’s Coat
#27Found In Florida, Appears To Be From Whoville, What Is This Tree?
Ponytail palm, Beaucarnea recurvata
#28Central Florida
Manihot grahamii (Hardy Tapioca)
#29Anyone Know This One?
Echeveria bloom
#30Translucent Blue And Green Succulent (That I Have Never Seen Before)
Haworthia cooperi, Cooper’s Haworthia
#31Tree In India
Fishtail Palm
#32Saw This Beauty Dropping My Kid Off On The First Day Is School. What Is This Tree Called. She’s Stunning
Golden dewdrop, Duranta erecta
#33What Is This Fruit/Vegetable?
Perfume Wax Apple
#34Can Anyone Tell Me What Is The Name Of This Beautiful Birdlike Plant?
Cyanotis tuberosa, Greater Cat Ears or Dew Grass
#35Random Plant That Has Shown Up In My Garden For The First Time
Crocus
#36Wildflower On A Countryside Trail In Daylesford, Australia
Forget me nots
#37What Is This Plant? My Friend Ate One Of The Red Pods And I’m Concerned
Possibly cycad seed pod. I think your friend should go see a doctor.
#38What Are These Beach Flowers? Ignore The Elephant Seal
Ice plant
#39Apparently It’s A Fern!
Cyrtomium falcatum rochefordianum
#40What Is This Plant Object Found In Commercial Chickpea Can?
Cocklebur (Xanthium), which is toxic.
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