Plant Identifier 🌿

Overview

Plant Identifier is a web application built with Next.js and React that uses Google's Gemini AI to help users identify plants through image recognition and provide detailed care instructions.

Features

• 📸 Image Upload: Upload a plant image from your device
• 📷 Camera Capture: Take a photo directly in the browser
• 🤖 AI-Powered Identification: Instantly identify plant species
• 🌱 Comprehensive Plant Information:
  • Common and scientific names
  • Care instructions (water, sunlight, soil)
  • Interesting plant facts

Screenshots

How It Works

Image Upload

Camera Capture

Plant Identification Result

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• npm or yarn
• Google Gemini API Key

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/plant-identifier.git
   cd plant-identifier

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env.local file and add your Gemini API key

   NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

4. Run the development server

   npm run dev

Technologies Used

• Next.js 14
• React
• Google Gemini AI
• Tailwind CSS
• TypeScript

Environment Variables

• NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY: Required for plant identification

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.