Plant/Animal Query

Many databases allow you to search from alphabetized lists that sometimes include pictures, but more likely include the taxonomic information only. These are not useful for identifying plant life unless you spend a lot of time clicking links. A database that queries plant/animal characteristics would be a lot more useful to non-scientists trying to identify a plant or animal they found. A sample query, could be something like this: it's a plant, a small plant not taller than your waist, it's a fern, it has frilled leaves, it has hairy roots.

Such a database would also allow an outreach for invasive species management, among other things.