Hassan Javed1, Labiba Gillani Fahad1, Syed Fahad Tahir2,*, Mehdi Hassan2, Hani Alquhayz3
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.85, No.2, pp. 3981-3996, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.064359
- 23 September 2025
Abstract Accurate plant species classification is essential for many applications, such as biodiversity conservation, ecological research, and sustainable agricultural practices. Traditional morphological classification methods are inherently slow, labour-intensive, and prone to inaccuracies, especially when distinguishing between species exhibiting visual similarities or high intra-species variability. To address these limitations and to overcome the constraints of image-only approaches, we introduce a novel Artificial Intelligence-driven framework. This approach integrates robust Vision Transformer (ViT) models for advanced visual analysis with a multi-modal data fusion strategy, incorporating contextual metadata such as precise environmental conditions, geographic location, and phenological traits. This combination… More >