Florida Plant ID

This Plant Identification Learning Module is an online tool for learning about plants. It is useful to plant enthusiasts as well as Florida Master Gardener Volunteers and Florida 4-H Youth preparing for state contests. Images and information on 200 vegetables, fruits, flowers and landscape plants are included.

How to Use the Learning Module

The module is broken into four plant categories: fruits and nuts, vegetables, flowers and indoor plants, and ornamentals. After choosing a category, you’ll find a list of plants that are included in the competition. Each of these links will take you to a page going into more detail about that plant.

• Fruits and Nuts
• Vegetables
• Flowers and Foliage
• Ornamentals

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• Glossary of terms used in the module
• Thanks and acknowledgments to those who made the module possible

Competition Forms

• Flowers and Foliage List (PDF)
• Fruits and Nuts List (PDF)
• Ornamentals List (PDF)
• Vegetables List (PDF)

Participant Instructions

• County teams can have 3 or 4 members. The low score from the team of 4 will be dropped. You can also participate as an individual.
• Do your own work — no talking during or after.
• 20 minutes per station with a 5 minute warning.
• If you finish early, stand against the wall in your group. No talking.
• If you need clarification of the sample or the sample moved, raise your hand.
• Gentle touching of ID samples is okay. Do not move samples from the plate.
• On the judging samples, do not move or touch. The judging section has new scoresheets.
• No tasting of samples.
• After the contest is over, we will do a sample review with tags out that you can take pictures of.

4-H Contest Resources

The Florida 4-H website also has plant identification resources and study materials that MGVs and plant enthusiasts may find helpful.

Another resource is Judging Horticulture Products (Google Docs) written by Robert L. Renner, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County agent (retired).