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Single Joshua tree in a wide desert landscape under a clear blue sky.
A western Joshua tree stands along a desert stretch of Interstate 40. The Seek app can be used to help identify plants on the go.

ESSENTIAL OVERLAND APP: Seeking plant identification

Free iNaturalist-powered Seek app uses image recognition to help motorists and hikers name cacti, wildflowers and more

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A treelike cactus breaks the monotony of the desert, its branches like a candelabra reaching for the sky.

At 65 mph along Interstate 40, just past Mojave National Monument in California and hundreds of miles north of Joshua Tree National Park, the scenery is a bit of a 鈥淗orse with No Name鈥 blur. 

Smartphone screen showing the Seek app identifying a Western Joshua Tree from a desert photo.
The Seek app confirms a roadside Western Joshua Tree sighting for travelers cruising the desert along I-40.

Our adventure crew wondered what this mystery plant could be.

After snapping a picture and uploading it to the Seek app, we had our answer: 鈥淵ou observed a new species! Western Joshua Tree.鈥

鈥淪eek uses the power of image recognition technology to identify the plants and animals all around you,鈥 . Users can earn badges for spotting different types of plants, birds, fungi and more.

Seek is to flora and fauna what Merlin is to birds.

Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, plants and amphibians from millions of wildlife observations vetted by human botanists and experts, according to the app description.

鈥淥ur image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community,鈥 according to the app description.

Seek is part of iNaturalist, a not-for-profit organization. Seek is free for download and use, but iNaturalist accepts donations.

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