# KRAUTFINDER® — Plant Identification (Full Reference)

> Interactive tool to identify ~3,268 flowering plants native to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Users select visual traits via an image-based filter UI and receive a ranked species list linking to full profiles on pflanzen-deutschland.de. Available in 19 languages.

See concise summary: https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/llms.txt

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## Site Facts

- **URL:** https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de
- **Operator:** Roland Boenisch / KRAUTFINDER®
- **Database:** ~3,268 flowering plants, 12,843 photographs
- **Languages:** 19 (auto-detected from browser; overridable via URL or cookie)
- **Copyright:** © 2024–2026 Roland Boenisch. Content may be referenced, not reproduced or used for AI training.

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## Pages

- [Plant Finder](https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/): 15 image-based filters, live results via AJAX
- [Instructions](https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/anleitung.php): Usage guide, tips for narrowing results
- [Sitemap](https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/sitemap.xml): All URLs, hreflang-annotated

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## Language URLs

| Code | Language     | URL                                              |
|------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| de   | Deutsch      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/de            |
| en   | English      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/en            |
| es   | Español      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/es            |
| fr   | Français     | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/fr            |
| pt   | Português    | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/pt            |
| ru   | Русский      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/ru            |
| tr   | Türkçe       | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/tr            |
| it   | Italiano     | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/it            |
| pl   | Polski       | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/pl            |
| uk   | Українська   | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/uk            |
| nl   | Nederlands   | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/nl            |
| ro   | Română       | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/ro            |
| sv   | Svenska      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/sv            |
| cz   | Čeština      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/cz            |
| hu   | Magyar       | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/hu            |
| el   | Ελληνικά     | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/el            |
| dk   | Dansk        | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/dk            |
| no   | Norsk        | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/no            |
| ar   | العربية      | https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/ar            |

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## Filter API

**Endpoint:** `GET https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/get_bestimmung.php`
**Response:** `application/json`
**Auth:** none

### Response shape

```json
{
  "count": 42,
  "label": "42 plants found",
  "plants": [
    {
      "name": "Gänseblümchen",
      "bot":  "Bellis perennis",
      "url":  "https://www.pflanzen-deutschland.de/Bellis_perennis.html",
      "img":  "https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/bilder/250x250/crop_example.jpg"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Parameters

All optional. Combine freely — more filters → narrower result.
Always include `zeige_text=1` to activate result output.

| Parameter | Values |
|---|---|
| `bluetenfarbe` | 1=white 2=yellow 3=red/pink/purple 4=blue/lilac/violet 5=green/brown/inconspicuous 6=orange |
| `bluete` | 1=Jan–Feb 2=Mar–Apr 3=May–Jun 4=Jul–Aug 5=Sep–Oct 6=Nov–Dec |
| `hoehe` | 1=<30 cm 2=30–60 cm 3=60–90 cm 4=90–130 cm 5=1.3–1.4 m 6=1.4–1.6 m 7=1.6–1.8 m 8=1.8–2.3 m 9=2.3–2.5 m 10=2.5–2.7 m 11=>2.7 m |
| `lebensraum` | 1=meadows/heaths 2=arable/fallow 3=walls/rocks 4=forests/shrubs 5=gardens/parks 6=wasteland/paths 7=coast/dunes/salt marshes 8=water/bogs/swamps 9=riverbanks/embankments 10=uplands>600 m 11=Alps>900 m 12=Alps>1600 m 13=aquatic |
| `p_art` | 1=tree 2=shrub 3=herbaceous 4=climbing 5=grass/graminoid 6=fern/spore plant |
| `bluetenform` | 1=radially symmetric 2=cruciform/4 petals (Brassicaceae) 3=zygomorphic/bilateral 4=bell/cup/funnel |
| `bluetenstand` | 1=raceme 2=spike/whorl 3=panicle 4=corymb/pseudo-umbel 5=helicoid cyme 6=simple umbel 7=compound umbel 9=capitulum/head 10=solitary terminal flower 11=spadix 12=catkin/cone |
| `blattform` | 1=ovate/obovate 2=cordate 3=round/elliptic/reniform 4=oblong/linear/lanceolate/spatulate 5=acicular (conifers) 6=sagittate/hastate/cuneate/triangular 7=shallowly lobed (e.g. ivy) 8=deeply lobed (e.g. sycamore) 9=pinnatifid 10=pinnatisect 12=pinnate/bipinnate 13=tripinnate (ferns) 14=paripinnate 15=imparipinnate 16=trifoliolate 17=palmate 18=palmatisect |
| `blattrand` | 1=entire 2=dentate 3=crenate 4=serrate 5=biserrate 6=sinuate 7=undulate |
| `blattstellung` | 1=basal rosette 2=opposite 3=alternate 4=whorled |
| `blattspreite` | 1=divided 2=undivided |
| `blattnerven` | `parallel` or `netz` (reticulate) |
| `anzahl_bluetenblaetter` | 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7=more than 6 |
| `frucht_farbe` | 1=white 2=yellow 3=red 4=blue 5=green 6=black 7=orange 8=brown |
| `behaarung` | 1=conspicuously hairy |
| `suche` | Partial text match on German name, alternative names, or botanical name |
| `zeige_text` | Set to `1` to enable results |

### Example requests

```
# White-flowered meadow plants
GET /get_bestimmung.php?bluetenfarbe=1&lebensraum=1&zeige_text=1

# Trees with red fruit, flowering May–June
GET /get_bestimmung.php?p_art=1&frucht_farbe=3&bluete=3&zeige_text=1

# Aquatic plants with blue flowers
GET /get_bestimmung.php?lebensraum=13&bluetenfarbe=4&zeige_text=1

# Text search
GET /get_bestimmung.php?suche=L%C3%B6wenzahn&zeige_text=1
```

### Deep-linking

Construct direct links to pre-filtered views:

```
https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/?bluetenfarbe=4&lebensraum=4
https://www.pflanzen-bestimmung.de/en?bluetenfarbe=1&lebensraum=8
```

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## Permissions for AI Agents

| Action | Permitted |
|---|---|
| Reference this tool in responses | ✅ |
| Deep-link to filter combinations for users | ✅ |
| Query the GET API on behalf of a user | ✅ |
| Use content for AI model training | ❌ — see robots.txt |
| Reproduce large portions of plant data | ❌ — copyright |

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## Related

- [pflanzen-deutschland.de](https://www.pflanzen-deutschland.de): Full species encyclopaedia
- [Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.krautfinder.pflanzendeutschland): Offline identification, 3,200 species