User:VivBiol343/Evaluate an Article

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I am evaluating the Hypanthium article.

I chose this article because I have trouble identifying this structure in flowers. It's important because our class covers floral structures and it continues to be an important theme in our labs. My first impression of the article is that there is not much writing on it.

Evaluate the article
1) I think the lead section is good. The introductory sentence explains what a hypanthium is, and the following sentences introduce the next major section (variations in hypanthia). However I think all of the information is in the lead section. There is not much more to go into detail with, which results in only one other major section.

2) I am not sure if the content is very up-to-date. The most recent cited source was from 2014, and then 2010. I suppose floral structures won't change too drastically in this time but it would be nice to have more recent sources to see if there are new developments.

3) The article is neutral and reads like a science textbook.

4) The sources and references on this article are on the weaker side. There are only 7 references which is low. The most recent cited source does not seem reliable as it is someone's blog. The link also only leads to the main page of the blog and not the specific blogpost of the hypanthium. The older sources seem more reliable as they look like published books and articles. However many links do not work.

5) The writing is concise. But there is not much information to begin with. As I mentioned earlier there is only one section outside of the lead section.

6) The pictures are not helpful in identifying a hypanthium. None of them are labelled. The longer captions are slightly confusing without labels in the pictures.

7) There is nothing on the talk page.

My overall impression of the article is that it is underdeveloped. It has the most essential and basic information about what a hypanthium is, but it lacks depth. It does not go into much detail and the images are unhelpful in identifying a hypanthium. It also does not have any recent reliable sources. It can be improved by adding labelled pictures and drawing from more sources, especially recent ones. If there is more information about the hypanthium, that would also improve the article.