2.2
2023-09-18
- Add three new plants and 38 new photos. The app now contains a total of 1010 plants with photos, showcased by 7,523 pictures.
- Add a new feature 'Swipe To Next Of Series'.
- The 'Botanist Mode' setting now switches certain links from the plant common names to their scientific names.
- Apply a modest number of minor page format changes. The most significant was to minimize an infrequent page distortion possible on certain devices when using the app's text size setting of 'Largest'.
2.1
2023-03-05
- Numerous small formatting changes, mostly to improve the ease of use and accessibility of the app, but many were made simply to improve the look and feel of the app.
- Reorganize the Search Results for easier comparison of the plant thumbnails.
- Incorporate recent taxonomic changes affecting the Scientific Names of the plants.
2.0
2022-03-10
- Primarily an update to improve accessibility:
- Includes many small cosmetic improvements, especially to the text layout.
- Added additional viewing options.
- Simplified the Toolbar.
- Flower content remains almost unchanged:
- Added one new flower.
- Incorporated recent revisions of the Scientific Names.
- Rewrote much of the internal workings to take advantage of recent advances in phone technology. Overall performance has been significantly improved.
1.5.1
2020-03-11
- Update to minimize issues on some recent devices.
- The "Flower Log" feature has been removed.
- No change to the flower content.
1.5.0
2016-03-02
- Updated for iOS 9.
- Restore the appearance styles broken under iOS 8.
- Added a view scaling feature.
- Added or updated about sixty pictures.
- Added one new species.
- Miscellaneous usability improvements.
1.4.0
2014-03-25
- Added eleven new plants and about 200 pictures.
- Added additional ANF content: now has essentially the full text of ANF, including the Keys.
- Added a simple Text Search feature similar to that available in most web browsers.
- The Toolbar buttons now can be double-tapped for additional navigation aids.
- Tweaks to improve operation under iOS 7.
1.3.1
2013-02-28
- iPhone 5 ready.
- Added about 40 new plants.
- Added or updated about 800 photos.
- Now includes the text descriptions from ANF.
Note: This update significantly increases the size of the app (now about 630MB.) The large size means the download can take quite a while.
1.3.0
2012-04-05
- Added a simple log to allow saving notes within the app.
Content update:
- Added about 50 new plants.
- Added or updated about 1000 photos.
Note: This update significantly increases the size of the app (now about 600MB.) The large size means the download can take quite a while.
1.2.0
2011-08-15
- Added over 200 new flowers.
- Added internet links to detailed text descriptions available on the web.
Note: This update significantly increases the size of the app (now about 500MB.)
1.1.0
2010-12-16
- Now an iPhone/iPad "Universal" app.
- The screen colors can be changed for better visibility in bright light.
- Added and updated many plant names.
- Improved performance of the Common Names page.
- Several minor improvements to the user interface.
1.0.1
2010-09-26
Version 1.0.1 updates the web site snapshot to Sept 16, 2010.