Identify a Plant:
Plants are multicellular organisms that produce the majority of their food from sunlight using a process called photosynthesis. In the context of this database they include any non-woody herb or vegetable growth.
CLICK HERE to learn the basic anatomy of a flowering plant.
Which best describes the plant you’re looking at?
Desert Plant; growing in dry, arid climate NOT next to water
/Agave OR Yucca (long, lance-shaped leaves OR spines growing in a rosette pattern,often with one tall central stalk growing upright from center)/
![Agave. Courtesy of Flikr user Juan Ignacio 1976. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/5963651782_0d983a5aaf_o.jpg)
/ Cactus (fleshy body with spines OR needles instead of leaves)/
![Courtesy of Flickr User Jan Miller. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/301601943_0983ef8522_m.jpg)
/ Sage Mint {Salvia} (square-shaped stem, pleasant aromatic smell, leaves facing 4 Directions)/
![Courtesy of Flickr user Jerry Oldenettel. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 license.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/14851247328_ccd5701759_m.jpg)
/ Succulent (fleshy, water-bearing stems &/or leaves w/ “points”, but NO spines)/
![Courtesy of Flickr user di.wineanddine](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/5846069935_49bca57772_m.jpg)
Dryland Meadow Dweller; growing in open sun, NOT necessarily a desert
/Grain-Producing Plant (grains growing on top), Rosette; (rosettes often have a prominent single, unbranched central stem or stalk later in the season)/
![Courtesy of Flickr user naturalflow. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6060000363_151bfb9391_m.jpg)
Wetland Plant; submerged in fresh water OR heavily saturated soil
/Reed {Poales} (tall, grass-like plant with smooth leaves feel “foamy” on the inside when squeezed)/
![Courtesy of Flickr user Phil Roeder. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8072616863_eaea47ffcc_m.jpg)
/ Watercress {Nasturtium officinale}/
![Courtesy of Flickr user Wendell Smith. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/8749749805_93fe0ff38e_m.jpg)
/ Wild Celery {Vallisneria americana} /
![Courtesy of Flickr user Forest and Kim Starr. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/22353318656_f5694719c3_m.jpg)
/ Spotted Water Hemlock {Cicuta maculata}/
![Courtesy of Flickr user NatureServe. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/15527346452_c4edee331e_m-1.jpg)
Woodland Dweller; growing in shaded forest OR next to water
/Fern / (large, feather-shaped, divided leaves called “fronds” arising from the ground) / Rosette (leaves growing in a rosette) / 4-Directions Plant (leaves pointing in *4 Directions* lined all the way up a single central stem or stalk)/
![Courtesy of Flickr user brewbooks. Released under a Creative Commons 2.0 License.](https://wildlivingskills.org//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/14351755769_5ab3cc1dba_m.jpg)
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