The ultimate goal of Project BudBurst is to have you observe the first day of the appropriate phenophase for your plant (e.g. First Flower). There are 8 basic phenophases for Project BudBurst. View a general description of these basic phenophases.
The Project BudBurst plants have been categorized into 5 broad plant groups.The phenophase observations of interest for Project BudBurst are slightly different for each plant group. View specific descriptions of each phenophase for specific plants (with photographs!) in the Phenophase Field Guides on the resources section.
For a general description of the phenophase observations of interest, select a plant group below:














