Gardening Questions/Plant ID Submission Form

If you garden in Maine, we welcome your vegetable and fruit gardening questions! Representative questions that relate to timely gardening themes will be posted to the UMaine Extension gardening website.

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Are you seeking assistance with a plant identification?*

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County of residence*

Please identify the state where your garden is located.

Your question:*

City or town where this plant is located.*

Site type where you found this plant.*

Examples: in woods, in lawn, under bird feeders, in hayfield, in landscape, on roadside, etc.

What kind of growing conditions did you find it in?*

Examples: dry sandy soil, full shade, stream bank, seasonally wet site, etc.

How tall is it?*

Please include measurement units with your answer.

How common is this plant?*

Common
Only plant of its type

What type of plant is it?*

Does it have any distinctive traits?*

Examples: fragrance, thorns, fall color, etc.

What is the purpose of the identification?*

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If you have a photo that could help us answer your question, please upload it below.

Photo Requirements

Do not upload more than three photos. Photos must be your own. Do not include images of people in your photos.

By submitting photos you grant University of Maine Cooperative Extension permission to use your photos on a royalty-free basis for public-information purposes at their discretion. If you would like us to include a photo credit when using your photos on our website, please indicate your full name along with your question above.

Photo Requirements

Thank you, in advance, for sending clear photos of as many of the following characteristics as possible. Including an item to help show scale, such as a penny or ruler, is very useful. Keep in mind that blurry or unclear photos are rarely helpful in the identification process.

Please include photos that contain the following items: Up-close flower, fruits or seed heads (as in grasses), leaf arrangement and shape, entire plant, and special characteristics.

Do not upload more than three photos. Photos must be your own. Do not include images of people in your photos.

By submitting photos you grant University of Maine Cooperative Extension permission to use your photos on a royalty-free basis for public-information purposes at their discretion. If you would like us to include a photo credit when using your photos on our website, please indicate your full name along with your question above.

Please follow these special photo instructions for grasses whenever possible.

Carefully remove a leaf from the stem and take a photo of the base of the leaf and a second photo of where that leaf was removed from the stem. We will also have better luck with identification with a clear, close-up image of the reproductive parts, or seed heads, showing how they are arranged on the stalk and images of any very close up parts of the seeds or floral structures themselves.

Estimated date(s) when photos were taken.*

Photo(s)

Three (3) photos maximum. Each photo must be no larger than 1MB. File type may be JPG, PNG or GIF. If you need assistance, please contact extension.customercare@maine.edu.

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Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, Max. file size: 1 MB, Max. files: 3.

Photo(s)*

Three (3) photos maximum. Each photo must be no larger than 1MB. File type may be JPG, PNG or GIF. If you need assistance, please contact extension.customercare@maine.edu.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, Max. file size: 1 MB, Max. files: 3.

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If you have a photo that could help us answer your question, please upload it below.

Photo Requirements

Photo Requirements