Template:Did you know nominations/Hesperostipa spartea

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 18:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Hesperostipa spartea

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... that the awns of porcupine grass (pictured) spread the seeds by drilling them into the soil?

Reviewed: Wongsonegoro

Created/expanded by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 07:06, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Length, date, content and sourcing are fine. I don't like the hook however. If the awns are being drilled into the soil beside the parent plant, they are not being dispersed. How about:

ALT1 ... that the awns of porcupine grass (pictured) were used by Native Americans to make hairbrushes?
Thx for rev! I removed the wikilink, so lets go with the original hook. The drilling is the cool thing! ;) Rcej (Robert) – talk 08:00, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

How about rewording the first hook to remove the part about spreading the seeds? --Avenue (talk) 01:01, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

ALT2 ... that the awns of porcupine grass (pictured) drill its seeds into the soil?
I'll go with ALT2. Rcej (Robert) – talk 04:26, 28 December 2011 (UTC)