Andrea B. Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 First read through our guidelines here:Publishing Guidelines: Formal Botanical PresentationPublishing Guidelines: Formatting ReferencesPublishing Guidelines: Multiple Posts of the Same BotanicalTo make a botanical post easier, you might like to copy/paste/edit the Template below to make it easier to get your post underway. Following this Template are the changes needed for secondary posts.There is an alternate Template: Template 2 for Botanical Post There are minor variations which will be needed for some posts. For example, addition of a cultivar or subspecies name. Another example, addition of infrared photos and their mention in the initial Post ID String. I've provided 4 sample Post ID Strings. Minor variations are of course permitted. Minor variations in listing details of equipment are of course acceptable as long as the basic data is given clearly. For more detail about listing your References please see: Formatting References. ************** Name, Initials 2014. Genus species Author (Family_name) Common_name. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. LINKName, Initials 2014. Genus species Author (Family_name) Common_name. Flowers photographed in visible, ultraviolet and infrared light. Name, Initials 2014. Genus species Author (Family_name) Common_name. UV-induced visible fluorescence photographs of flowers. LINKName, Initials 2014. Genus species Author (Family_name) Common_name. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. UV-induced visible fluorescence photographs included. LINK LocationDateWildflower, Wildflower in botanical garden, Wildflower in home garden, Cultivar in botanical garden, Cultivar in home garden, Cultivar from florist, Cultivar from grocery store, Appropriate_phrase_of_your_choice SynonymsList other scientific genus/species names in use for this plant. Other Common NamesList other common names in use for this plant. Non-english names are encouraged. Comment Visible Light: Camera, Lens, Illumination, Exposure_details, Filter.Caption_optionalVisible_photograph_goes_hereImage_reference_string Ultraviolet Light: Camera, Lens, Illumination, Exposure_details, Filter.Caption_optionalVisible_photograph_goes_hereImage_reference_string UV-Induced Visible Fluorescence: Camera, Lens, Illumination, Exposure_details, Filter, In_darkness_or_not.Caption_optionalFluorescence_photograph_goes_hereImage_reference_string References1.2.3. My_References_LINK Published DateUpdated Date ************** Make the following 4 changes when your posts adds a flower which has already been published by someone else. Feel free to vary the phrasing as needed while keeping to the Template form.For more details see here: Publishing Guidelines: Multiple Posts of the Same Botanical For example, in place of 'Another Example' in the Post Title and Post ID String, you might want to use phrases like 'More Material', 'An Unusual Example', 'Another Look' or whatever best describes your secondary post of a previously published botanical. Change Post Title:Genus species [Common_name]: Another Example Change Post ID String:Name, Initials 2014. Another Example of Genus species Author (Family_name) Common_name. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. LINK Add Appropriate Phrase to Comment:Name (Date) first showed taxonName in ultraviolet(1). Here is another example which also exhibits the same characteristics in UV. Add the Post ID String of the Previously Published Botanical to the References:Name, Initials 2014. Genus species Author (Family_name) Common_name. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. LINK Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Kindly notify me of any typos or errors.Questions or comments always welcome but do strictly stick to topic in this thread. Link to comment
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