- Go to Google Images: http://images.google.ca/
- Describe some outstanding characteristic
Example: yellow berries
http://images.google.ca/images?m=1&hl=en&q=yellow+berries&start=18&sa=N&ndsp=18 - Flip through the images till you see something similar and click on the image.
Example:
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/garden/archives/pyracantha.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/garden/archives/009004.html&h=2209&w=1937&sz=846&hl=en&start=26&sig2=j_YSQ6kxCwlwFCaZHaj4Ww&um=1&tbnid=tpC_qgwTWG1cRM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=132&ei=HJCjSNuUA5iieqiH6LEP&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dyellow%2Bberries%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN - The web page associated with the image will appear below, if you are lucky, the text will describe the plant in some detail and provide some name.
COPY the name:
Example:
Pyracantha - You can then PASTE the name to the USDA website for details:
Example: (The search box is at the top left)
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PYCO2 - Choose some at random and see if they match your plant:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PYCO2&photoID=pyco2_003_avp.jpg
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Identifying a plant using google images
Friend or foe? I often find plants growing I would like to identify.
