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Lilith Hudson

Your iPhone has a free built-in plant identifier you probably didn't know about – it might be Apple's best secret feature

A person holding an iphone and taking photos of a flower on a bush

Now spring is here and we're venturing into our backyards once more, you might be looking to try your hand at some gardening. For seasoned horticulturists, stepping out into the wilderness of an overgrown winter garden is a walk in the park, but for anyone less familiar with botany, this unknown territory can be a challenge, especially if you don't know what plants you're dealing with. 

If this situation sounds familiar and you have an iPhone, you're in luck. What you probably didn't know is that the hand-held device you use every day has a nifty built-in feature that helps you to identify plants (as well as birds and insects) with just the touch of a button. No more guessing what that bush at the end of your backyard might be or writing a description of that mysterious flower in a search engine, now you can let your phone do it all for you. Here's how. 

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