Illinois Wildflowers 4+

Name: Illinois Wildflowers
Rating: 4.8 (12 reviews)
Author: Wildflower Search

Wildflower Search

Designed for iPad

- 4.8 • 12 Ratings

- Free

Description

This App, which operates without an internet connection, helps find and identify plants. When you give the App information about a plant, such as its location, flower color and the time of year, the App will quickly show you which plants match your selections.

The App includes 3,116 species of plants found in Illinois. Overall, 1,604 are "Wildflowers", 258 are shrubs, 224 are broadleaf trees, 33 are conifers, 78 are vines, 495 are grass-like, 71 are fern-like, 251 are moss-like, and 213 are lichen.

Apr 5, 2023

Version 9.1

Added tree and shrub descriptions from Virginia Tech FREC.

4.8 out of 5

12 Ratings

Excellent source of good information

I have been using the Illinois Wildflowers app for most of a year to help me maintain my yard, which is planted with many IL plants native to the tallgrass prairie, and many plants opportunistically planted by birds and wildlife bringing seeds into the yard and leaving them to germinate. Some are great for the garden and the environment, some are invasive in this region and can quickly cause problems if not identified. This app along with one of the photo-based plant ID apps have been helping me in my quest to keep my yard as natural as I can. The photo taking app lets me quickly get a name for something, which I can then use to search in the IL wildflowers app to find out if it’s something I want to encourage or discourage in my garden. There are tons of additional links, great information available on each plant’s listing, and I’ve learned so much just looking things up and reading the info. I highly recommend this app, particularly for anyone looking to support the local flora and fauna.

The developer, Wildflower Search, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.