A better input
Start with the whole plant, then add useful detail
A single leaf can look like dozens of other leaves. Sprignote lets one identification request include as many as five photos so you can show the whole plant and the parts that distinguish it.
Add a clear view of a leaf, flower, fruit, or bark when those features are present. Use photos of the same plant, taken in good light, and keep the subject large enough to inspect. Better evidence gives the recognition service more context; it does not guarantee a correct answer.
- Use sharp, well-lit photos
- Keep one plant as the subject
- Include different plant parts when available
- Avoid filters and heavy digital zoom
Compare, do not obey
A ranked shortlist instead of false certainty
Sprignote returns candidate species in ranked order and displays confidence information. That score describes the recognition result; it is not proof that the first candidate is correct. Similar species, incomplete photos, cultivated varieties, and plants outside the recognition model can all complicate a match.
Compare the candidates with details you can observe. Check leaf arrangement, veins, edges, stem structure, flowers, fruit, bark, and growing context. If the decision matters for safety, confirm it with a qualified local expert.
Keep the trail
Save the match—and correct it later
Once a candidate fits, save it to the garden with a nickname, common name, and scientific name. The identification becomes part of the plant’s record instead of disappearing into a camera roll or browser tab.
Plants change with the season, and new flowers or fruit may make an earlier guess easier to evaluate. Sprignote keeps past scans available so you can revisit the evidence and correct the selected match rather than building a journal on an unchangeable label.
Clear limits
Identification is informational, not safety advice
Image recognition can be helpful for narrowing possibilities, but it can also be wrong—even when a score appears high. Do not use Sprignote alone to decide whether a plant is edible, toxic, medicinal, safe for a child or pet, or suitable for treatment.
Free access includes three identification requests per calendar month. Premium raises that allowance to 1,000 per calendar month. Your local garden and journal remain useful even when identification needs a network connection.
Ambiguous results
Know what to do when the shortlist does not agree
Sometimes several candidates share the same leaf shape, or the best-looking candidate conflicts with the stem, flower, or growth habit in your photos. Treat that disagreement as useful information. Keep the record provisional, note which feature does not fit, and avoid forcing a species-level label just because the app returned one.
A young, dormant, damaged, pruned, or highly cultivated plant may not show the traits that separate close relatives. Wait for a new leaf, flower, fruit, or less-stressed growth when that is practical. Retake the same individual in natural-looking light and add the missing view instead of mixing photos from several plants into one request.
If no candidate fits, saving an uncertain genus or an unresolved nickname can be more honest than selecting a confident-looking mismatch. The journal can still hold observations while the identity remains open, and a qualified local expert can use the preserved photos and notes if the decision becomes important.
- Write down the strongest contradiction
- Retake the missing plant part
- Keep one individual in every scan
- Leave the species unresolved when evidence is weak