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[edit] Welwitschia `(`edit`|`talk`|`history`|`links`|`watch`|`logs`)`

2 votes, Nominated November 6, 2009; needs at least 4 votes by November 13, 2009 Overdue
Support

Columbiabotany (talk) 03:27, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Cabbagetreeeater (talk) 06:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Comments

This plant is of general interest because of its peculiar growth habit and biology. It is evolutionarily very distinct and is a foremost example of a living fossil. The page needs nearly a complete rewrite, as much of the poorly written information is either incorrect, not cited, or both.--Columbiabotany (talk) 03:27, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Agreed. Welwitschia is often brought up in the classroom as a strange but important basal gymnosperm, and so this page is probably visited frequently. The very curious facts about Welwitschia that are listed on this page could be checked and properly cited very easily with a little help! Cabbagetreeeater (talk) 06:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

The current WikiProject Plants collaboration article is Ginkgo biloba.
Last month's winner was: none.
Feel free to cast your vote for next month's article

The monthly Plant collaboration is a coordinated effort by WikiProject Plants to improve Wikipedia's plant-related content. Being a member of WikiProject Plants is not a prerequisite for participation in this collaboration (nor, conversely, is participation here a requirement for membership in the WikiProject). All Wikipedians, regardless of their level of expertise in the subject area, are welcome to contribute. There are many plant articles in particular that have very large articles because of their complexity. These may be better worked on in a collaborative manner, rather than by a single editor, in attempting to reach Featured status.

Aside from the main benefit of creating better plant articles on Wikipedia, it is hoped that a successful initiative will: a) Attract new editors to work on the Project; b) Improve the writing skills of existing editors; and c) Demonstrate the value of collaboration on Wikipedia. The ultimate goal of the Plant Collaboration is to get at least one plant or botanical article featured every couple of months. This is currently a draft to see how well it can work.

[edit] Nomination procedure

Any user may nominate an article to be collaborated upon. Nominees should:

Be about any plant or directly plant-related topic (including prehistoric ones).
Need a significant amount of work in terms of content, organization, prose, etc.
Not be in any edit conflict or be under protection.

If you would like to nominate an article, please add it at the bottom of the list of nominees along with a short note describing why you think it should be chosen.

For Nominators:
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[edit] Nominations...

A list of past collaborations can be viewed here.

Please list nominees below using the code laid out in the above section. Newer nominees should be placed on the bottom of the list. Feel free to vote for as many nominees as you wish, but only once per nomination. Please only vote to indicate support, do not vote in the negative. If you like, add a comment in the comment's section under nomination, or on the collaboration talk page. Articles will remain on the list for 3 months, after which time the list will be blanked/refreshed and voting started anew. For the current collaboration, see the template at the top of the page.

The next Plant collaboration will be chosen on July 25th.

[edit] Avocado

Nominated July 10, 2008; Support:

EncycloPetey (talk) 03:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:12, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

There is already a lot of good information in the article. To become a good article, it needs a little polishing and a few references. A bit more work could make this an FA. --EncycloPetey (talk) 03:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, a less ambitious project may be worthwhile...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:12, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Seedling

Nominated July 10, 2008; Support:

EncycloPetey (talk) 03:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

This is a very basic article, but is still at a "start" level of material. There's a lot of room for contributions in terms of development, genetics, classification, and horticulture. --EncycloPetey (talk) 03:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)