Plants

• What is this plant I saw in California? photos of plants that CalPhotos is asked about frequently.
• California Wildflowers, by color An identification tool at the California Academy of Sciences.
• The California Native Plant Society has many local chapters whose volunteers may be able to help you identify a plant you found growing in the wild.
• MEKA keys For California plants, if you know the genus (some botanical expertise needed)

Insects & Spiders

• UC Berkeley BioKeys A simple key for identifying an insect.
• BugGuide A volunteer-run resource that allows registered users to upload a photo of a North American insect for identification
• Common Spiders in California A page of photos and text maintained by UC Berkeley grad student Steve Lew.

Further Identification Questions

You can also email identification questions to naturalist_questions@lists.berkeley.edu where Naturalist Center staff at the California Academy of Sciences will help answer your questions.