User:Melisejones/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Spiraea lucida

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen to evaluate Spiraea lucida because this plant species grows nearby to where I live (the Pacific Northwest), so the topic is relevant and interesting to me, and I would like for more plant species from my home region to be discussed. This article is labeled a stub, so it is important for more information to be added, as so much is missing at the moment. As of now, there is only a brief introduction of the plant, with two accompanying photographs, so I would like to add more information along the lines of description, distribution, taxonomy and history.

Evaluate the article
Relevance: Due to the brevity of the article, there is little that initially stands out as either relevant or irrelevant, but if each section already covered in the existing article could be fleshed out further, the transition from a general overview of the plant to a mention of its history will not feel so abrupt. Information regarding the plant's geographical distribution, taxonomy, and more information regarding the plant's history is necessary to make the article more well-rounded and comprehensive, especially considering how this particular species is common in North America and has many medicinal uses that can be discussed. Including sources from reputable sources is necessary to be added as well.

Tone: The article is neutral, again due to how brief the article is and its limited topics. Because of this I would like to include more information regarding both popularly represented and underrepresented topics.

Sources: There are few mentions of scholarly sources used to support the information in the article, so finding and including more reliable and relevant sources is necessary to improve this article. The links do work.

Talk Page: There are no conversations currently in the talk page for this article. This article is, however, part of WikiProject Plants, with a rating of 135.