Talk:Lambertia formosa/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 15:09, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to give this a look-over. Review to follow soon. J Milburn (talk) 15:09, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"It gains its common name from the woody follicles." How so?

added to lead now Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:13, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"is resistant to dieback (Phytophthora cinnamomi)," Did you want to say something else here? Comma instead of fullstop.

oops, missed that. full stopped Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:03, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"as Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub" as the Eastern...?

Yeah, although the official government page lacks the definite article...each mention uses it, so added it is.. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:06, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"(less than 1% flowerheads have six or eight flowers)" I may be wrong here, but shouldn't there be an "of" there? And would that be less, or fewer?

99% have 7, and <1% have either 6 or 8.... Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:03, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"of (2–3 cm x 1–2 cm) fruit which have two (1–1.5 cm) sharp" What's going on here?

ambitious sentence - split into two more modest ones... Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:03, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"mallee shrubland" Jargon?

Linked now. It has a page - Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands - essentiually scrub with mallee (stunted multitrunked eucalypts) as scattered dominant plants. I was walking in some...actually in the Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub last weekend Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:07, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Flowering of plants growing back from fire peaks two or three years afterwards." Not a full sentence, I think

reworded Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:00, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"The red/pink colour, length of the tube and properties of the nectar indicate the flower is pollinated by honeyeaters," - that the flower...?

See, to my ears it sounds better without the "that", but I am often guilty of dropping words a bit too zealously.... Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Australian moth species Xylorycta strigata eat the leaves and make burrows in the wood.[11] The plant also hosts caterpillars of the cup moth species Mecytha fasciata.[11]" Is "Australian moth" a common name for a particular taxon? A quick search revealed nothing. Possibly link cup moth?

I was trying to think of some descriptor for a lepidopteran which lacked a common name. cup moth is an improvement... Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"to the west of London." Hammersmith's in west London, not to the west of London

fixed by Melburnian Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:03, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Its flowers attract birds, especially important as some flowers are present year-round." I'm not sure I understand this sentence. What's important?

year-round flowers means a year-round food supply. reworded to illustrate this. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:56, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"The species was the subject of an illustration by Sydney Parkinson, artist on HM Bark Endeavour's voyage to the Pacific from 1769 to 1771. A colour botanical engraving based on Parkinson's work is part of Banks' Florilegium.[23] First Fleet midshipman and artist George Raper depicted the species in two works; an untitled watercolour study (c. 1788) and Bird Of Point Jackson (1789).[24][25] Writer and illustrator George Collingridge incorporated the flower in several of his designs and unsuccessfully championed it as the floral emblem of Australia.[26]" Do we have any of these pictures? At least some will be PD, and may make a pleasant addition to the article?

the H.C. image is nicest of all I think. Added now Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:12, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You don't really need the accessdates to courtesy links to journal articles/published books. If you are going to provide them, provide them for all?

removed Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:12, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You've got a bit of inconsistency with capitalisation in references- I'd be too picky if I demanded that be resolved for GA status, but I thought I'd mention it. Some book titles capitalised, some not; some article titles capitalised, some not.

title case for names of books and articles - no accessdates for books... Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:47, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Check pagerange on the George Barrington source?

fixed by Melburnian Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:58, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Australian Women's Weekly source formatting is a little odd. Could you not just cite it like a journal article?

fixed by Melburnian Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:58, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No issue with the images (which are very nice) or stability. The sources all seem appropriate, even if I can be picky with formatting here and there. Overall, a very strong article, as ever. I'll be happy to promote once these various fixes are made. J Milburn (talk) 15:41, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great; promoting now. Sorry for the delay! J Milburn (talk) 19:50, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]