r/whatsthisplant is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses plant, identify, help, tree, and flower, and they frequently recommend/review indoor plant, ground cover, and plant app.
A community of plant enthusiasts where anyone can upload photos of plant(s) they would like identified. Everyone is encouraged to help each other identify plants.
Popular Themes in r/whatsthisplant
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is this alien bloom"
15 posts
Popular Topics in r/whatsthisplant
#1
Plant
: "What is this funky lookin’ butternut ?"
500 posts
#2
Identify
: "Shown up all over my front yard. Please say it ain't so"
109 posts
#3
Help
: "Showed up this year."
81 posts
#4
Tree
74 posts
#5
Flower
: "What Flower is this"
66 posts
#6
Identification
63 posts
#7
Struggling
59 posts
#8
Id
50 posts
#9
Weed
: "What is this immortal Weed network from hell?"
45 posts
#10
Worst
35 posts
Products Discussed in r/whatsthisplant
Indoor Plant
6 reviews
#1
Crown of Thorns
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dracaena
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Peperomia
4.0★ from 1 review
Ground Cover
4 reviews
#1
Asarum
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Hostas
2.0★ from 1 review
#3
Aegopodium variegatum
5.0★ from 1 review
Plant App
4 reviews
#1
INaturalist
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Seek
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Plantnet
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/whatsthisplant
#1
Unidentified 🤷♂️
: "can I eat this bitch? it looks good"
199 posts
#2
Identified ✔
: "What is this fruit? Found it in a jungle in north Goa, India"
1 post
Member Growth in r/whatsthisplant
Yearly
+117k members(7.0%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026