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r/PlantIdentification↗

Getting plants identified

Submit photos, location, and any text info that you have... And we ID the plant

282k subscribers1,298 posts / mo in Sep 20261,158 authors / mosince 2012

r/PlantIdentification has 282k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,298 posts a month from 1,158 people. Top topics: SucculentIDHelp, Plant Identification Help and Plant Identification.

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Size and growth

How r/PlantIdentification has grown

r/PlantIdentification

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.7% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026282k
Growing282k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/PlantIdentification

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −38% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.3k
QuieterPeaked at 3.8k in May 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/PlantIdentification

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. SucculentIDHelp1.8%
  2. Plant Identification Help1.7%
  3. Plant Identification1.6%
  4. Plant ID Help1.5%
  5. Plant ID & Care Tips1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. iNaturalist
  2. unc.edu
  3. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  4. Wikimedia
  5. Kew Gardens

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