Has anyone ever seen an online “plant identifier” into which one can feed a picture of a leaf, and maybe a little other info., and the app will attempt to identify the plant?
I’d like to know what these almost tree-like weeds that can grow up to 15 ft. tall in 3 months in lousy soil are. The leaves look almost like a large hand with 3 fat fingers— not quite like exaggerated tulip poplar leaves, but, along that line. The stalks and leaves are somewhat fuzzy. Our chickens will eat the leaves if those are the 1st thing fed to them in the morning, but seem to quickly get their fill (possibly because they know I’ll eventually give them better food, or they can go out later and free range!) I’ve not tried the leaves myself, as I’m not sure they are safe for humans to eat. (If they tasted any good, I’d think they’d be one of the most successful “greens” crop on the planet!!)
I’ve tried all sorts of web searching to no avail, as no image matches. However, these are pretty common in the mid-south USA.
I might look to see if our local Ag Extension Service has an e-mail address to which I can send an image. I have no image hosting web service myself.
Oh, to add to the description of my monster weeds:
The tips of all 3 leaf lobes(?) are pointed. The edges of the3 leaves are pretty evenly “serrated”. Maybe 14 TPI on medium size leaves? Deep green color leaves when growing in the sun.
I use the “Picture This” app to identify plants. There’s a free version. Once you open the app, look in the top right corner, and you’ll see a very, very, VERY faint “Cancel” . Press that and it takes you to the free version. Use the camera feature on your leaf or plant. It’s not 100%, but it usually points me in the right direction.
I use “Seek” for trees, insects, etc, but it often only gets me to the genus and not the species.
I use Picture This almost every day.