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The following is a repository of resources to aid participants. Always use reliable sources in writing articles, and remember to cite them. Wikipedia policies and the Manual of Style should be consulted when in doubt.

Article structure

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See also: Plant article template

Use the format of any one of our featured articles for inspiration on how to write a good plant-related article.

Useful templates

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Infoboxes

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  • {{Taxonbar}} bar at the bottom of taxon pages, displays shorthand links to biological and taxonomic databases based on the taxon's corresponding Wikidata entry
  • Generic citation templates including website, book, journal, thesis & dissertation, conferences reports, encyclopedia, and more
  • Plants (see also Category:Botany external link templates)

Barnstar

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Other

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Wiki Resources

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Websites

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Classification

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For angiosperm taxoboxes, we generally prefer APG IV, although exceptions may be made if more recent information is available.

Likewise, the following sites can help find taxonomic authors and abbreviations:

Pteridophyte classification

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Wikipedia articles generally follow the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) system for ferns and lycophytes. As of March 2020, this is the 2016 PPG I system, supported by a very large number of pteridophyte researchers.

  • The orginal paper can be used down to genera (see PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229), although there have been some changes since that appear to have good support.
  • The only database that uses PPG and goes down to species appears to be World Ferns. It's regularly updated and the author has responded well to queries.
  • Unfortunately, Kew has decided to use the 2019 GLOVAP system for ferns. This is an extreme lumping system; for example the whole of PPG's subfamily Grammitidoideae with 33 genera and some 900 species is sunk into one huge genus Grammitis. Hence Plants of the World Online should not be used for lists of species, taxoboxes or article titles for ferns and lycophytes, although its position must, of course, be mentioned in the text. For a discussion of the "lumping" approach, see Schuettpelz, Eric; Rouhan, Germinal; Pryer, Kathleen M.; Rothfels, Carl J.; Prado, Jefferson; Sundue, Michael A.; Windham, Michael D.; Moran, Robbin C.; Smith, Alan R. (2018), "Are there too many fern genera?", Taxon, 67 (3): 473–480, doi:10.12705/673.1, ISSN 1996-8175, and sources referenced there.

Non-paywalled journals

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See the caveats on primary sources at WP:PRIMARY (although these journals sometimes run review articles, which are secondary sources, or an article starts by summarizing previous research).

Online searchable flora databases by country or region

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Africa

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Australia

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Brazil

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British Isles

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Canada

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Chile

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China

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Ecuador

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Europe

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Madagascar

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Marquesas Islands

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Nepal

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New Caledonia

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New Zealand

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Nicaragua

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Pacific islands

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  • Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Lists many/most invasive non-natives including where they are found (includes Indian ocean islands but I don't think continental Australia, Japan, Korea, etc.)

Pakistan

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Papua New Guinea

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Peru

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Poland

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United States

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Zimbabwe

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Glossaries

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Stubs

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