Talk:Grevillea cultivars

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[edit] Reinstated image

I've reinstated the superb image. I hope people don't mind. I did this because images all on one page is a really useful resource for trying to identify a plant from a sample. Once the page has more pictures I would even suggest converting the list into an image gallery (using the <gallery> tag). John Dalton 05:20, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

OK - given there is a lack of photos probably doesn't matter at the moment, but I have found that galleries seem to be discouraged on many pages and that it is better to link to Wikipedia commons. Currently given there is a big long list it does make the page look nice having images down the RHS. Cas Liber 05:39, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I guess it could also be said that identification is potentially a job for wikispecies rather than wikipedia. Unfortunately wikispecies doesn't seem to have a path for identifying something. Maybe it is a gap for wikipedia to fill, even if it is a temporary measure? If you already know what it is you can get more information on it from wikispecies, but it doesn't seem to be good for answering the question "What plant is that?". I've sometimes thought a good application for a wiki would be for a bunch of knowledgeable people to write an expert system whereby you start at the main page of a wiki and each page contains a multiple choice question. Each answer links to another question page and so on until a page is reached which it its wikispecies entry. It might even be an application for a wiki version of the semantic web. Do any plant people here know whether such a thing already exists on the web? John Dalton 07:02, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

There are published books with professional keys in them for flora in various parts of Australia. Part of the Flora of Australia series may have a Key attached to it too. It is a good idea, not sure how it would go with intellectual property etc. Cas Liber 08:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

There's the beginnings of an interactive identification key at wikibooks. An example of a more layman-friendly approach for a limited flora can be seen here . Photographs certainly help.--Melburnian 12:22, 28 December 2006 (UTC)