Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 5, 2022 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  14:44, 7 December 2021 (UTC)



Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, calico or starved aster, is a perennial plant in the family Asteraceae from North America. Its flowers are small at about 13 millimeters in diameter when in full bloom. It has 7–15 white ray florets that surround a group of about 8–16 cream to light yellow disk florets. After pollination, the disk florets turn pink, then purple or light brown. Its late-summer and fall appearing flowers are visited by small pollinators and nectar-seeking insects such as sweat bees, miner bees, and hoverflies. The leaves have fine veins and little to no hair except for the key characteristic of hair on the back midrib. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Solidago lateriflora. The Meskwaki and Potawatomi have used the plant medicinally to help with mental illness, fever, and for use in a sweatbath. It was cultivated in Europe by 1758, and modern-day cultivars include 'Bleke Bet', 'Lady in Black', and 'Prince'.
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 * Promoted: 31 October 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: This is my first FA.
 * Support as nominator. Eewilson (talk) 15:06, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Support - it's a fantastic article with attractive images. Comments on the introduction above: I was wondering if "reticulate" could be linked, or re-worded, or even left out entirely? Lastly, you could link hoverflies to Hover fly as that is a great article (IMHO). Otherwise, it looks good. Gricharduk (talk) 06:09, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Thank you! Eewilson (talk) 07:42, 15 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Support always good to have nature on the mainpage Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:11, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Support ducking back into the wiki to say props for an article well done and a blurb well written; this is well-deserved. Fritzmann (message me) 01:56, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Looks good  Draco phyllum  07:10, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Panini! 🥪 17:04, 16 November 2021 (UTC)