Correcting/reporting an identification error
If you spot an error in the identification of an observation, several options are available to you:
1. Suggest another determination
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Propose a new identification by indicating the species you believe to be correct.
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Depending on your experience and therefore your weight in the application, your suggestion may or may not replace the author’s initial identification.
2. Report a misidentified species
- If you are certain that the identification is incorrect but you don’t know the correct species, use the option to report the error. This alerts the community while allowing others to propose a correction.
3. Relaunch an identification with Pl@ntNet
- You can resubmit the images to the identification tool to explore other potential suggestions.
4. Communicate with the author or the community
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Send a message to the author of the observation to share your doubts or discuss the identification. These discussions are often very enriching and allow you to learn together.
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Contact all contributors to the observation using
@allin your message. This may include the author, validators, and anyone who has voted or contributed to the identification.
Why correcting or reporting is important?
Each correction helps improve the quality of the data and strengthens the reliability of Pl@ntNet. Your actions help build a more robust and collaborative botanical knowledge base.