Whatever you’re looking for out there in this big world, it must be on the internet. Even if you don’t even know the thing yourself, and in that case, the chances are you end up on Reddit.
It’s basically an online home of detectives who will use their joint effort to come up with a solid explanation for what is an object that you have no clue about. Known as r/Whatisthisthing, this community has 2M members and they help others with not necessarily the “why” but with the “what.” Read our previous posts about it here, here and here.
And then, there’s this similarly awesome corner of Reddit with a botanical twist of hard-to-identify objects. Welcome to r/Whatsthisplant, a community of people created to identify plants that visitors submit. And let me tell you, this is one hell of a floral encyclopedia you never knew you needed. Scroll down through the best posts of mysterious plants explained and be sure to hit upvote on your favorite ones!
#1 What’s This Curly Cactus?
Cereus forbesii cv Spiralis
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#2 What Are These Flowers?
They are salvia but the cat is wildly distracting
Image credits: sadrice
#3 What Is This Whimsical Little Vine In Atlanta?
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, “porcelain berry” or “Amur peppervine”
Image credits: moops04
#4 What Is This Alien Looking Flower?
Puya bromeliad
Image credits: Luckydog12
#5 What Kind Of Tree Is This?
Wisteria
Image credits: thephatangel
#6 What Flower Is This? Found On Facebook With No Context
Geum Reptans rose
Image credits: Raz1230
#7 Found This Growing Voluntarily Over My Dog’s Grave
Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Image credits: JoRHawke
#8 Found In Ventura, Ca. Anyone Know What This Is?
Geraldton Carnationweed, Carnation Spurge (Euphorbia terracina)
Image credits: Wilmoire
#9 What’s This Trippy Fella Called?
Cercis canadensis The Rising Sun Eastern Redbud
Image credits: Release1975
#10 What Is This Satisfying Succulent?
Ice plant (Corpuscularia lehmannii)
Image credits: EffectiveEggplant1
#11 Beautiful Picture My Friend Sent Me To Identify
Santa Rita prickly pear
Image credits: mixed-episodes
#12 What A Beautiful…?? What Is This
Caladium
Image credits: RoseRoss186
#13 What Is This Beautiful Tree?
Rainbow Eucalyptus
Image credits: crispychickenadhd
#14 Found Online But I’m Curious To Know Which Plant Makes These Leaves
Jack’s Giant or Thailand Giant
Image credits: Contrenox
#15 Would Like Know What Plant Makes These Flowers
Camellia japonica ‘pink perfection’
Image credits: Magporca
#16 Seen In Santa Monica, Ca. I Couldn’t Get Any Closer But It Looks Gorgeous!!
Bougainvillea
Image credits: arkwl
#17 Very General White Flowers. All Help Is Appreciated!
Saxifraga Arendsii
Image credits: distinct–shuffle
#18 From The Japanese Garden In Singapore
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Image credits: blabgasm
#19 What’s This Bush?
Cotinus, aka smoke bush
Image credits: ColourMeCrazyDoctor
#20 My Friends Parents Have A Red Rose Bush Where On One Particular Branch It Blooms These Beauties
Chimera Rose
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#21 So I Found These Little Fluffballs. Not Sure What They’re Called! Location: Somewhere In Nunavut
Cotton grass, aka tundra cotton
Image credits: clarifrench
#22 What’s This Majestic Tree? (Must Be A Zillion Years Old?!)
Sterculia apetala
Image credits: canihavesome
#23 Found In Holland, Mi. It’s Adorable Whatever It Is!
Chinese lanterns
Image credits: donja77
#24 Moved To A New House This Winter And This Beauty Is Welcoming The Spring. Portland, Oregon
Pink Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida var. rubra
Image credits: serafino23
#25 My Sister’s Boyfriend Gave Her This Flower
Ornamental cabbage
Image credits: Saturnoz87
#26 This Beautiful Two Toned Rose In My Garden. I Have Never Seen This Before
Rose Joseph’s Coat
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#27 Found In Florida, Appears To Be From Whoville, What Is This Tree?
Ponytail palm, Beaucarnea recurvata
Image credits: runningfox3
#28 Central Florida
Manihot grahamii (Hardy Tapioca)
Image credits: The_karma4ya
#29 Anyone Know This One?
Echeveria bloom
Image credits: harleylover2106
#30 Translucent Blue And Green Succulent (That I Have Never Seen Before)
Haworthia cooperi, Cooper’s Haworthia
Image credits: devi1duck
#31 Tree In India
Fishtail Palm
Image credits: indicamon
#32 Saw This Beauty Dropping My Kid Off On The First Day Is School. What Is This Tree Called. She’s Stunning
Golden dewdrop, Duranta erecta
Image credits: hp5al
#33 What Is This Fruit/Vegetable?
Perfume Wax Apple
Image credits: gangoat
#34 Can Anyone Tell Me What Is The Name Of This Beautiful Birdlike Plant?
Cyanotis tuberosa, Greater Cat Ears or Dew Grass
Image credits: palatino007
#35 Random Plant That Has Shown Up In My Garden For The First Time
Crocus
Image credits: L4N3Y
#36 Wildflower On A Countryside Trail In Daylesford, Australia
Forget me nots
Image credits: manlikerealities
#37 What Is This Plant? My Friend Ate One Of The Red Pods And I’m Concerned
Possibly cycad seed pod. I think your friend should go see a doctor.
Image credits: dldaniel123
#38 What Are These Beach Flowers? Ignore The Elephant Seal
Ice plant
Image credits: VacuousVoid
#39 Apparently It’s A Fern!
Cyrtomium falcatum rochefordianum
Image credits: thestrible
#40 What Is This Plant Object Found In Commercial Chickpea Can?
Cocklebur (Xanthium), which is toxic.
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