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Hi Wiki Authors,

I am a university student that is currently working on the Atriplex semibaccata article as part of a unit that I am studying. All feedback will be appreciated. Thank you Hippocrates1354 (talk) 12:40, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

What I would do

@Hippocrates1354: The lead contains a lot of description that would be best moved to "Description", i.e. " Leaves small, olive to grey-green. Insignificant flowers, in small clusters in leaf axil. Flowers during summer. Fruit is flattened, diamond-shaped, orange to red.[2]"

"Australia's native range is centred on fruiting bracteoles, which includes two forms of A. semibaccata." This sentence is unclear, I think you are trying to say that with the native range in Australia there is differentiation within the species on the basis for fruiting bracteoles. What's a bracteole? WP is an encyclopaedia and we the editors should try to explain thinks simply, sometimes this means explicitly explaining what a bracteole, but we can also cheap and put in a link "Bract#Bracteole|bracteole" bracteole.

I'd stick names in a separate section personally, again the range of this species includes many areas where Aboriginal languages are still very strong, have I advised you to look at ethnobotany, particularly the works co-authored by Glenn Wightman?

In distribution you should give native distribution first and then comment on areas where it has been introduced/naturalized. When you raise uses why not create a use section and discuss them there as well.

Ecology looks good.

Back to lead paragraph: summarize description, native range, introduced range, taxonomy, ecology, and use, then include a "teaser", some weird and wonderful fact about the plant, or how some cute or not so cute animal eats it or how it is (and I'm making this up as an example) it is an important mining rehabilitation plant or something.

Overall it is good piece of work for your beginning of editing, I think you have done well. Good luck with your studies, get vaccinated asap, and please if you wish, contribute more to WP. Brunswicknic (talk) 12:15, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank You

As my university unit comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone who made recommendations and suggestions to me, so that I could improve the Atriplex semibaccata article. Best Regards Hippocrates1354 (talk) 7:39, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Well done to you Hippocrates1354! Expanding an article about a plant species from "stub" to "B" class as a first effort in Wikipedia, all the time being watched by experienced editors of plant pages, is a huge achievement. You have accepted the suggestions and the changes made by me and others with grace, knowing that you are a "newbie". I commend the effort you have put into this and hope you get the best grades from your tutor. Gderrin (talk) 08:24, 31 May 2021 (UTC)