Wikipedia:WikiProject Plants/Template

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Note that this template is only a suggestion and not all plant articles will contain information regarding these sections.

For species, the taxobox template might be: Taxobox template

1 Description
2 Taxonomy
3 Distribution
4 Ecology
5 Cultivation
6 Uses
7 History
8 References

[edit] Description

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Ecology

Describe myco-heterotrophy or parasitism if present. Describe the native habitat(s) (what kind of soil? what other plants live there? do we have an article such as pine barren or mangrove swamp to link to?). Discuss pollinators and herbivores.

[edit] Cultivation

This section typically would list the general purpose/location of cultivation (farms, gardens, landscaping, etc), and something about different cultivated varieties. Say what part of the plant it is grown for (roots, flowers, leaves, etc). Give a general idea of the growing conditions (mediterranean climate, hot weather, cold weather, long season, etc), but not so much as to make the article a WP:NOT#HOWTO.

For food plants or other crops grown on a large scale, potential content includes:

total annual production/harvest worldwide
top ten country production figures
annual consumption per capita in various countries
import/export flows
wholesale and retail prices
production per acre
inputs: labor, water, fertilizer, weed killer, insecticide per acre and per kilo of food production
environmental/sustainability aspects
history of domestication; current split between formal vs. subsistence production/consumption

One possible source of information is the FAO.

[edit] Cultivation history

[edit] Propagation and pests

[edit] Diseases

[edit] Harvest

[edit] Uses

[edit] Medicine

[edit] Food

[edit] Fiber

[edit] Fuel

[edit] Timber

[edit] History

[edit] References

Categories should be defined near the end of the article.

Please include a direct parent category in the taxonomy whenever possible; for a species, the family is likely an available category. For a family, the order is probably available.

There are some additional subcategories that may be helpful, such as Category:Herbs, Category:Legumes, Category:Edible plants, and so on. See the subcategories under Category:Plants); most of the subcategories listed there have lower-level subcategories that may fit better. Multiple categories may be relevant.