Talk:Symphyotrichum molle

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 19:12, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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Symphyotrichum molle

• ... that Symphyotrichum molle, the soft aster, is a vulnerable species and can be found only in the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming? Source: NatureServe Vulnerable species (G3). Endemic to Big Horn Mountains – in Montana: "Montana Field Guide: Soft Aster — Symphyotrichum molle"; – in Wyoming: Flora of North America Symphyotrichum molle.
  • ALT1: ... that the stems and leaves of the soft aster, Symphyotrichum molle, are covered in downy or woolly hairs? Source: Flora of North America Symphyotrichum molle: jargon "puber­ulent" and "lanate" in the source mean "downy" and "woolly". Note: The downy/woolly stems and leaves are somewhat visible in the photo. Photos of this species are hard to come by, likely because of its elevated habitat and rarity. There is only one on iNaturalist (CC with NC qualifier) as well as the original of the one I'm using (which is a derivative) by an employee of the US Forest Service.
  • ALT2: ... that Symphyotrichum molle, the soft aster, can be found only in the Bighorn Mountains of Montana and Wyoming? Source: Endemic to Big Horn Mountains – in Montana: "Montana Field Guide: Soft Aster — Symphyotrichum molle"; – in Wyoming: Flora of North America Symphyotrichum molle. Note: This is similar to the first without the vulnerable species qualifier.

• Comment: This is my third DYK. I expanded it within my sandbox 2 (revision history) from 28 October–1 November (5 days) before moving it to Mainspace.

5x expanded by Eewilson (talk). Self-nominated at 09:28, 1 November 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you for this article - clearly needed for a vulnerable plant. You do not yet have 5 DYKs, so no QPQ is required. All the hooks are fine, but I prefer ALT0 and ALT2 because rarity and risk of loss is hooky. One small point which does not affect DYK: you have started the first two sentences in the Leaves section with "The leaves are", which sounds repetitious. Perhaps the second sentence could begin with "They"? Anyway, this is good to go. Storye book (talk) 10:57, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Storye book, Thank you for doing this review. I prefer ALT2 (a last-minute change), but it can be whatever is best. I have taken your suggestion about the repetitiveness in the Leaves area and adjusted accordingly. Thanks! Eewilson (talk) 14:19, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Update Good to go, with ALT2. (Thank you, Eewilson. I have struck out ALTs 0 and 1 to clarify things for admin, but they would still be fine for DYK, and you are welcome to unstrike them if you change your mind). Storye book (talk) 15:18, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

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