Jana Wäldchen and her team from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry have played a key role in developing the plant identification app, Flora Incognita. We discussed with her how being able to identify different plants contributes to...
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One third of the plant species in Germany is listed as endangered, tendency increasing. At the same time, the number of people with species knowledge is continuously decreasing. But how can we protect species that we don’t recognize? The Flora...
MoreEvidence instead of intuition: Flora Incognita and the location data
Project goals One question that keeps popping up is why we collect location data. The answer lies in understanding that Flora Incognita is more than just an app. Flora Incognita is a scientific research project of the TU Ilmenau and the Max...
MoreWhy register? Use Flora Incognita as guest or user
Just to get one thing straight: In order to determine plants with Flora Incognita, no registration is necessary. Advantages of a user account Registering an email address with Flora Incognita is a great way to enjoy collecting plants. The reason...
MoreFlora Capture vs. Flora Incognita: The observations
Our project „Flora Incognita“ for many ( and more ) people represents the almost automatic species identification of wild plants. We are grateful for the positive feedback, but of course there are always some uncertainties. For...
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