Presented by UNC Herbarium's Flora of the Southeastern US team. Identify 5,900+ plants offline with expert keys, 40,000 photos & detailed descriptions for NC, SC & GA.
Identify 5,900+ plants instantly with FloraQuest™: Carolinas & Georgia! Created by the University of North Carolina's Southeastern Flora Team.
Perfect for botanists, hikers, and nature lovers exploring North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Identify wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses using our advanced plant identification tools—all offline!
KEY FEATURES:
• Plant Identifier: ID plants using photos and interactive keys
• 5,900+ Species: Wildflowers, trees, shrubs, grasses, and vascular plants native to NC, SC & GA
• Works Offline: No internet needed in the field
• 40,000 Photos: Twice the diagnostic images for accurate identification
• 3-State Coverage: Complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
• Dichotomous Keys: Advanced botanical identification tools for experts
• Graphic Keys: Easy-to-use visual identification for beginners
• Great Places to Botanize: Curated list of the best botanical sites throughout the region
• Built-in Glossary: Tap any botanical term for instant definitions
• Habitat & Range Maps: Learn where species naturally occur
• Physiographic Filtering: Customize results by state and geographic region
PERFECT FOR:
• Field botanists and plant taxonomists
• Hikers and outdoor explorers in the Southeast
• Gardeners seeking native Carolinas & Georgia plants
• Students learning plant identification
• Master Naturalists and naturalist groups
• Anyone curious about southeastern flora
REGIONAL COVERAGE:
Complete coverage of all native and naturalized vascular plants in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Filter by state and physiographic province to see only relevant species for your location.
WILDFLOWERS & MORE:
From mountain wildflowers in the Blue Ridge to coastal plants along the Atlantic, FloraQuest covers the incredible botanical diversity of the Carolinas and Georgia, including:
• Ferns and fern allies
• Grasses, sedges, and rushes
• Orchids and other monocots
• Composites and other dicots
• Palms & cycads
• Cacti & stem succulents
• Conifers & other gymnosperms
• Woody angiosperms
DEVELOPED BY EXPERTS:
Created by the University of North Carolina Herbarium's Southeastern Flora Team with over 40 years of botanical expertise and field research throughout the region.
ADVANCED FEATURES:
• Multiple identification pathways (graphic keys, dichotomous keys, search)
• High-resolution diagnostic photographs
• Detailed species descriptions
• Distribution maps for each species
• Habitat and ecological information
• Flowering time data
• Conservation status
EXPLORE WITH CONFIDENCE:
Whether you're hiking the Appalachian Trail, exploring the Piedmont, or botanizing along the coastal plain, FloraQuest: Carolinas & Georgia is your trusted field companion. No cell service? No problem—the entire app works offline!
WHY FLORAQUEST?
Unlike generic plant ID apps that use AI and may misidentify plants, FloraQuest is built by professional botanists with deep regional expertise. Every plant, photo, and identification key has been vetted by experts who know southeastern flora inside and out.
Download FloraQuest: Carolinas & Georgia today and start identifying plants like a pro!
Stay tuned: More FloraQuest apps are available now and coming soon for all 25 Eastern U.S. states as we complete our comprehensive Flora of the Southeastern United States project.
Best app purchase I’ve made in a long time: Useful, trustworthy information with full citations and reputable sourcing (without being overwhelming to a newbie like me)Straightforward interface that informs, not distractsFull capability and access with or without internet connection (!!)No ads, no data mining, and NO SUBSCRIPTION (!!!)This has already been useful as we transition our yard to native plants. Seeing a new native plant for sale? Before, I had to spend 5-10 minutes of screen time Googling and comparing info from various websites to verify a plant’s native bona fides, figure out its ideal growing conditions, and picture its mature form. All that information is right here, immediately, powered by scholarly sources rather than crowdsourcing and/or ad revenue. 30 seconds to a confident decision: less screen time, less distraction, less decision fatigue.I can go on hikes and make new discoveries without connecting to the internet and navigating through ads, distracting rabbit holes, and dubious information.And in an environment where every little thing is a subscription, I pay just once for all this utility! Big fan.
Developer Response
Thanks for your kind words and positive feedback!
Handy App - great for ID
Anne Marie Talbott
This app is by far the best plant identification tool I’ve come across. Intuitive, easy to use, excellent keys and information etc. it’s like Merlin, but for flowers!I will sing it’s praises to anyone who will listen. It might seem a little pricey, but it’s a onetime investment that will continue to serve you, and personally I want to support the creators so they can continue to make such excellent resources!
Amazing implementation of the FSUS
micah_lee
Carrying around the Radford manual is great. But you always have your phone!Up to date taxonomy, really easy to search cor taxa, PHOTOS, explanation of random botanical terms in the keys, and filtering by region. It makes this app a great tool to learn plants, key plants, remember plants, teach plants, and so on and so forth! Thanks to Scott Ward and all of the collaborators for putting the many hours in. And to Dr. Weakley for FSUS in general!
Love of my life
bibotanist
As a professional botanist, this app is one of the many loves of my life. It is so user friendly that I often recommend it to the landowners I work with. It is so thorough, and I love that it provides definitions to the highly specific words used in botany to ensure all have access to plant IDs. A perfect app
Updated with the 2026 Flora of the Southeastern US.
Updated for accessibility.
Updated with new SwiftUI user interface and iOS 26.
Fix a bug with dual selections in Graphic Key.
Fix a bug where a passed in value from Graphic Key Intro needs to be cleared when group selection changes.
Version 3.30
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Supported Features
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Information
Seller
High Country Apps, LLC
Size
838.8 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
