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... that Aquilegia gracillima, Aquilegia maimanica, and Aquilegia microcentra were first described as new species all related to Aquilegia moorcroftiana?

Source: Nold, Robert (2003). Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 0881925888.

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Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 16:16, 24 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Can a better hook be proposed here? The hook as currently written doesn't seem very interesting to broad audiences, as merely being described as being related to a species that most readers have never heard of doesn't seem hooky. If it would be too difficult to do a multi-article hook, maybe just propose separate hooks for some or all of them? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First, thanks for these articles. Wikipedia is still woefully short on articles about plant and animal species. The articles are new, long enough, well sourced, and carefully paraphrased. I should note that much of the content between them is identical or nearly identical, but separate pages are nevertheless needed. I too believe that a better hook can be produced from these articles. Nold's reference to the "political circumstances in the United States" seems interesting. Can this be clarified? It could lead to a very good hook. --Surtsicna (talk) 13:50, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5 and Surtsicna: Thanks for the reviews! I'm traveling today but expect a proper response soonish. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @Narutolovehinata5 and Surtsicna: How do the two of you feel about this ALT1:
  - ALT1 ... that the limited study of the Afghani plants Aquilegia gracillima, A. maimanica, and A. microcentra has been blamed on political circumstances?
- Happy new year! ~ Pbritti (talk) 19:27, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That could certainly work. Thanks, Pbritti. We might get an even better hook if we learn what the political circumstances are/were. In any case, only the first listed species should be named in full; for the other two the genus should be abbreviated (Aquilegia gracillima, A. maimanica, and A. microcentra). --Surtsicna (talk) 23:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 sounds good! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:34, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]