iPlantFile Pro vs NSW WeedWise

iPlantFile PRO is an easy-to-use plant database with over 3800 species and over 6000 cultivars and varieties of commonly used ornamental and native plants, together with over 14,000 photographs. iPlantFile Pro covers common pests & diseases, and their control methods. iPlantFile Pro is a functional, real-time resource for anyone with an interest in plants – from gardening enthusiasts to professional horticulturalists and landscape designers. iPlantFile Pro is based on the principal PlantFile.com database, which is networked through Horticultural Colleges. Key Features include: -The option to view the plants online or download all of the plants to your iPhone/iPad -Visual browser allows you to scroll through the plants pictorially, and sort them by botanic or common names. -Detailed photos for each plant, highlighting growth habit of the mature plant, along with botanic features. -42 categories of essential information covering all cultivation requirements and botanic features. -TALK feature for all species, with voice pronunciation and phonetic spelling of botanic names. -Pest & disease information linked to each plant species. -Name search function is available within three separate screens – search using common, botanic, family and syn. names. -Simple search function allows plants to be selected based on practical, landscape-use. -Advanced search capability, including multiple nested search functions on all botanic features, with glossaries. -Professionals, students and home gardeners can create & save unlimited selected plant lists that can be exported to e-mail, Facebook or Twitter, or to another iPlantFile Pro app. -E-mail reports are PDFs for professional presentation.

The NSW WeedWise app helps people protect our health, environment, animals, farms and waterways from the impacts of weeds in New South Wales. The app has information about over 335 weeds. It is used by farmers, land managers, gardeners and weeds professionals. You can search or browse weed names alphabetically by common or scientific name. The app is divided into 3 sections: profile, biosecurity section and control section. The profile section includes weed photos, descriptions, and information about where they grows, how they spreads and how the weeds could affect you. The biosecurity section includes details about which weeds must be reported, restrictions on sales, and management requirements at the state and regional levels. This information is from the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015, its subordinate legislation, and the Regional Strategic Weed Management Plans (published by each Local Land Services region in NSW). The control section includes both herbicide and herbicide free options. The herbicide section details rates, methods and conditions of use for herbicides registered by the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority. It also includes details of minor use permits. You can easily share the weed profiles with friends and colleagues and save weeds to a favourites list.