User:MCbio2022/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Caswell Memorial State Park


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is written neutrally but lacks a significant amount of information about the park. It lacks a lot of information about plats and animals. There is a small blurb of the historical significance of the park but lacks any information about the region-specific species that live there. The sources listed on the original article are limited. It would be difficult to find much research on this topic from credible sources.


 * Sources
 * https://esrp.csustan.edu/publications/abs.php?abs=caswell_sum.html
 * https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=557

Option 2

 * Article title
 * California Tree Frog


 * Article Evaluation
 * The only descriptions of this species are the appearance and habitat. There are only four sources listed under the references section. It does not seem to be up to date since the links to some sources do not work. The quality of writing is poor, repetitive, and not concise.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/nature/californiatreefrog.htm
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/3892719#metadata_info_tab_contents

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Phacelia californica, California scorpionweed


 * Article Evaluation
 * The information on this species is extremely limited: only a 2 sentence description. It is out of date with only one source. It lacks information about uses, history, and other specific details. There is also no short table of what content is in the article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=6293
 * https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=37426
 * https://home.nps.gov/prsf/learn/nature/california-phacelia.htm

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Penstemon centranthifolius, scarlet bugler


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is not necessarily concise but it lacks many session. There is only one source and it is no longer active; the link does not go to anywhere. It does not seem to be up to date because of this. The Hybrids section of this page appears to not be directly related to the topic and could be edited. The content is limited and not through.


 * Sources
 * https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=6146
 * https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=pece2
 * https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=36894

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Trifolium willdenovii, tomcat clover


 * Article Evaluation
 * There is basically no information on this species besides one description sentence. There is only one sentence that briefly mentions location, with no other historical information. It is written concisely but features as permanently dead link as a source. This could use a significantly greater amount of more trustworthy sources.


 * Sources
 * https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/plants/Fabaceae/Trifolium%20willdenovii.htm
 * https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=6654
 * https://www.fws.gov/species/tomcat-clover-trifolium-willdenovii