r/whatsthisplant is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses plant, identify, flower, weed, and tree, 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
: "Found in Peruvian Amazon. Grows on trees close to the water."
61 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Zone 6b. Friend or foe?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/whatsthisplant
#1
Plant
: "Recently bought a house and this Plant has completely taken over the poorly maintained flower beds along the house"
468 posts
#2
Identify
: "Can any one Identify this?"
191 posts
#3
Flower
: "Purple Flowers spreading in grass"
67 posts
#4
Weed
: "Weed or not?"
66 posts
#5
Tree
: "Found in Peruvian Amazon. Grows on Trees close to the water."
55 posts
#6
Help
: "Could someone please tell me what this is?"
36 posts
#7
Struggling
34 posts
#8
Identifying
29 posts
#9
Yard
: "Northern Virginia, found in my front Yard."
23 posts
#10
Mystery
: "Found this on the ground, it seemed unearthed by wild boars"
19 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 🤷♂️
: "This is a grape right?"
197 posts
#2
Identified ✔
: "What is this plant"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/whatsthisplant
Yearly
+183k members(11.5%)
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Last updated: June 1, 2026