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Be sure to check out this green TabStart page to discover online guides for identifying plants in the U.S. The resources here will help you learn how to identify plants by type, name, appearance, variety, as well as other classifications.
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Guide to Plant Identification - Dave's Garden provides access to PlantFiles, the largest plant database in the world. Plants can be identified by a multitude of features such as common name, family, genus, species, cultivar, hybridizer, and more. If you are interested in improving your plant identification skills or you're simply trying to fdiscover the name of a plant that you like, this is definitely a must-see website.
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Plant Identification Guide - The Iowa Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Center provides this searchable guide to native plants. This site also features other excellent resources for plant identification and education.
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Plant Identification Encyclopedia - You can learn about any type of plant you can think of with this online plant encyclopedia from Better Homes and Gardens. The information here covers annual and perennial flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, roses, and more. You can search by plant name, type, or even by inputting your zip code to find plants based on your hardiness zone.
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Household Plant Identification Guide - This encyclopedia of houseplants from GFlora.com can help you identify and classify most common house plants. This resource includes identification methods as well as an A to Z list of plants.
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Plant Identification Database - The Department of Agricultur's Natural Resources Conservation Service offers a large database in which you can search for plants native to U.S. regions. This guide covers vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens.
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Northwest Native Plant Guide - This native plant guide covers a variety of plant species in Washington state and the American northwest. Plants can be browsed by picture or searched by name at this resource.
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Illinois Plant Guide - This guide offered by the National Resources Conservation Service focuses on plants that can be found in the Illinois area. Plants can be searched by several features, including name and type.