Wisconsin Plants

TEXT DESCRIPTION FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL APPS:Easy, quick identification of the vascular plants of your state or larger regions.99+% of all vascular native and naturalized plants known to grow wild in the state or region, including flowering plants, graminoids, conifers, and pteridophytes.An average of three color photos per plant species. Used by farmers, nature lovers, conservationists, hikers, botanists, students, teachers, wildflower enthusiasts, gardeners, nursery owners, and those curious about the natural world. All photos are in the app; no need for an outside connection.Built on over 25 years of experience creating interactive plant identification software.One of our professional apps, which together cover 18 western and central states and 4 SW Canadian provinces.HOW IT WORKS:Select plant characteristics, in any order, from over 50 lists of characteristics that match the plant to be identified. Plant characteristics are defined and illustrated.With each selection the number of possible plants shrinks, often narrowing it down to one species after choosing as few as 3 to 6 characteristics. At any point in the process, the app can be asked to list the best menus of characteristics to choose from, based on ease of use, effectiveness, and the list of plant species not yet eliminated from consideration. You can confirm the accuracy of the plant identified by comparing it with photos and/or descriptive information about that plant, or by checking it against references listed in the program.ADDITIONAL FEATURES:Menus of characteristics with descriptions and illustrations provide an interactive botanical glossary.Book references with page numbers are provided for each species.All data for each species is available.The species list is alphabetized by common or scientific names, or you can do a search by entering a common or scientific name, or even part of a name.In-app help is available by tapping Menu > Help, or by calling it up at http://flora-id.orgNote: If you wish to try out one of our apps, we suggest our free demo app titled “California Lilies.”Our apps are based on our comprehensive interactive keys for PCs, which are subsets of the largest and most extensive database of plant characteristics produced anywhere. We sincerely appreciate the individuals, agencies, and institutions over the years that have graciously allowed us to include their copyrighted plant photos in our programs. Even with over 250 sources of photos, not all are of the highest quality. They are the best available and are included here for the help they provide for correct identifications.Our apps run in software by XID Services. If you are interested in our plant identification tools for PC, please contact us at [email protected], 541-377-2634Flora ID is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationIllustrations and design by Yuna Wu and Amy RogersProgramming by Jeremy ScottIf you like our apps and our mission, please consider a donation to support botanical research and education. All donations and all net proceeds from the sale of our products go to support botanical education and research, and development of plant identification tools.