What kind of tree is that? What kind of cactus is that? For the last 5 years I have been trying to find the answer for things growing in my own backyard.

The answer to these questions in Colorado just got a whole lot easier to find out. A group at Colorado State University has created a free mobile app to help identify shrubs, trees, cacti and woody plants. The app is called CO Woody Plants.

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This app could also come in very handy for identifying things along hiking trails and such.

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