My Collection

Record your plants and physical specimens, even if you don't know their names.

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Bootstrap token (initial setup only) Only required when provisioning the initial collection owner.

Welcome to Cactistry.com

Set up your personal collection to start recording your plants.

Plants in Collection

No plants in your collection yet

Add your first plant now. You can record unidentified seedlings or unnumbered plants immediately and add numbers or notes later.

Add a plant

Add a plant, even if you don't know its name.

Draft

Plant name or label (optional) If left blank, an unidentified label (Unidentified cactus · …) is assigned automatically.

Collection number

GW001 Automatic

Next expected number. Confirmed when saved.

Automatic numbering (default) Assigns next sequential number on saved record. Enter a specific number Specify an unused number or gap.

Manual number

Leave unnumbered Save without assigning a collection number.

Specimen label (optional) Defaults to Specimen 1 if left blank.

Location (optional) Where this plant is currently kept.

Botanical name, acquisition & notes Optional details

Botanical name (optional) Working botanical identification (unverified) — optional free text.

Acquisition notes (optional)

Private notes & history (optional)

Saved only after server commit

Unnumbered

Plant Details

Saved

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This record was modified after you opened it. Your unsaved draft edits have been preserved in the form below.

Plant details

Plant label (optional)

GW collection number (optional) Previously assigned numbers remain permanently reserved against reuse.

Botanical name (optional) Working botanical identification (unverified). Revising this automatically preserves previous wording in notes.

Physical specimen

Specimen label

Location (optional)

Specimen status

Specimen notes (optional)

Notes & history

Acquisition notes (optional)

Private notes & identification history (optional)

Technical details Identifiers & versions

Plant Record UUID

Fallback Generated Label

Physical Specimen UUID

Parent Record Reference

Versions Entry v1 · Specimen v1 v1 v1

All changes saved on server

Unsaved changes

You have unsaved edits on this plant record. Would you like to stay and save your changes, or discard them?

Collection Settings

Configure collection prefix and numbering settings.

Collection prefix Locked

Used to identify plants in your collection, for example GW001. Can be changed only before your first collection number is allocated.