Talk:Castilleja chromosa

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 21:42, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

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Desert paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa

• ... that the desert paintbrush (pictured) does not have red flowers?
  • ALT1: ... that the bright red "petals" of the desert paintbrush (pictured) are not actually petals? Source: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55908749#page/10/mode/1up
  • ALT2: ... that the flowers of the desert paintbrush (pictured) are small, green, and unremarkable?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Happy Feet (penguin)
  • Comment: Will do QPQ shortly.

Converted from a redirect by Cremastra (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Cremastra ‹ u — c › 23:34, 14 December 2024 (UTC).

Article is long enough and new enough; no sourcing, copyright, or content issues were found. Hook has good source and meets length and format criterion. I recommend first hook; ALT1 uses word petals twice...i.e. petals are not petals...interesting perhaps, but also a little confusing. Image is from flickr with only Attribution/ShareAlike restrictions; image attribution is included in upload; rollover tag is good. However, QPQ is not done yet.Orygun (talk) 03:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

To editor Orygun: QPQ completed. Cremastra ‹ u — c › 14:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

I see you’ve added another hook option (i.e. Alt2). All three hook options meet DYK hook and sourcing requirements. I think first and third are better than second for reasons stated above. QPQ is now done, so DKY is ready to go.Orygun (talk) 23:05, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Complement

@Cremastra Gotta say, you write with about three times more style than I do. Love reading your edits. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 01:34, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Haha, thanks. :) Cremastra ‹ u — c › 02:57, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

@MtBotany And thanks for expanding the article well beyond what I started with. Cremastra ‹ u — c › 21:12, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Possible image use

@Cremastra: @MtBotany: Asking because I know literally nothing about botany: do you suppose the last image of this iNaturalist observation with the little green thingy would be useful for this article? There's likewise this one with these little cork-looking things. These seem like plausibly important parts of the plant, and I could upload them to Commons if you'd like to use them since they're suitably licensed. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 00:59, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

I know very little about botany, but I'm guessing those are seedpods, with the last image of the first observation showing one split open – maybe before it is "ripe". So, yes, they'd be useful for the article, probably the first one more than the second since it's a closeup. Cremastra (talk) 01:22, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

I've uploaded it at 'File:Castilleja chromosa seed pod close-up.jpg' on Wikimedia Commons for you and MtBotany to do with as you like. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 02:27, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Correct. That last split open picture is 100% a pod that is unripe. Seeds in this genus are typically brown to black and a rough wrinkled surface .

In the others pictures the close ups of the inflorescence just barely show the flowers peaking out from the sepals and bracts. Oh yes, Steve Matson, he does a lot of good CC pictures on iNat. Love seeing him in the list of observers when searching. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 04:31, 20 January 2025 (UTC)