User talk:IceCreamAntisocial/DYK
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Victuallers in topic DYK for Panicum abscissum
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DYK for Wolffia arrhiza
 | On 8 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wolffia arrhiza, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Wolffia arrhiza (pictured) is the smallest vascular plant on earth? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Boltonia decurrens
| | On 31 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Boltonia decurrens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that claspingleaf doll's daisy can grow underwater, produce an inflorescence above the surface, bloom and produce seeds, and thus propagate during floods? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:03, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Campanula robinsiae
| | On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Campanula robinsiae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when they were listed as endangered in the United States in 1989, there were only three small populations of Brooksville bellflower and only four tiny populations of small-anthered bittercress known to exist? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:04, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Cardamine micranthera
| | On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cardamine micranthera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when they were listed as endangered in the United States in 1989, there were only three small populations of Brooksville bellflower and only four tiny populations of small-anthered bittercress known to exist? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:05, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Harrisia fragrans
| | On 5 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harrisia fragrans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there are currently only ten confirmed populations of fragrant prickly apple (pictured), a rare species of cactus endemic to Florida? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Calyptranthes thomasiana
| | On 5 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Calyptranthes thomasiana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there are, at most, 250 Thomas' Lidflowers left growing in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:02, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Euphorbia garberi
| | On 6 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Euphorbia garberi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the endangered Garber's spurge, endemic to Florida, is known from only seventeen locations, one of which, on Cudjoe Key, consists of a single plant? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Schenkia sebaeoides
| | On 7 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Schenkia sebaeoides, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Cercocarpus traskiae
| | On 7 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cercocarpus traskiae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there are only seven mature plants of Catalina mahogany remaining on Santa Catalina Island in California, making the species "one of the rarest trees in North America"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thank you for your new article Victuallers (talk) 12:05, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Catesbaea melanocarpa
| | On 7 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catesbaea melanocarpa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the original specimen of the rare Caribbean plant tropical lilythorn was destroyed when Berlin was bombed during World War II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:03, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Castilleja levisecta
| | On 7 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castilleja levisecta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that golden paintbrushes in the Pacific Northwest grow better as a result of periodic wildfires? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:05, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Carex specuicola
| | On 8 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carex specuicola, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the habitat of the rare Navajo sedge is limited to the shady side of steep, often vertical, cliffs of red Navajo Sandstone of the Colorado Plateau at elevations between 5700 and 6000 feet? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Carex lutea
| | On 8 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carex lutea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Carex lutea, an endangered species of sedge that is endemic to North Carolina, is threatened by fire suppression efforts? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
- the reviewer, female from the start, will look four more articles from you, love your poppies! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:37, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks! -IceCreamAntisocial (talk) 17:46, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Zeltnera namophila
| | On 10 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zeltnera namophila, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the spring-loving centaury (pictured) and other rare plants at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge are declining because of groundwater pumping? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
rʨanaɢ (talk) 20:52, 9 February 2011 (UTC) 06:02, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Clematis morefieldii
| | On 19 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Clematis morefieldii, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Cladonia perforata
| | On 20 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cladonia perforata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Florida perforate cladonia was the first lichen to be added to the United States' endangered species list? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Cornutia obovata
| | On 28 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cornutia obovata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when the Puerto Rican mint tree Cornutia obovata was listed as endangered in 1988, there were only seven growing in the wild? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for helping with Did you know Victuallers (talk) 06:03, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Escobaria minima
| | On 1 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Escobaria minima, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the petite endangered cactus Escobaria minima bears 1.5-cm long flowers that may be larger than the cactus body itself, and fruits no more than 6 mm in length? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Conradina verticillata
| | On 1 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Conradina verticillata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cumberland false rosemary has three sets of chromosomes in its cells, one set more than other plants in the same genus? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Crotalaria avonensis
| | On 2 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Crotalaria avonensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that though the rare Central Florida legume Crotalaria avonensis was first collected in 1950, it took another 39 years to be recognized and named as a distinct species? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Coryphantha ramillosa
| | On 3 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coryphantha ramillosa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that cactus enthusiasts and collectors are major threats to the rare cacti Coryphantha ramillosa (pictured) and Escobaria sneedii? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Escobaria sneedii
| | On 3 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Escobaria sneedii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that cactus enthusiasts and collectors are major threats to the rare cacti Coryphantha ramillosa (pictured) and Escobaria sneedii? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Cryptantha crassipes
| | On 3 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cryptantha crassipes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare borage Terlingua Creek cat's-eye grows only on gypsum-rich limestone near Big Bend National Park in Texas? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Cyanea remyi
| | On 9 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyanea remyi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare and endangered bellflower Cyanea remyi is found only on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, and as of 2010, an estimated 24 individuals are known to be growing in the wild? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 02:52, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Cyanea superba
| | On 11 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyanea superba, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the rare and endangered flowers Cyanea superba and Cyanea truncata are threatened by feral pigs and rats, while feral goats are threats to Cyperus trachysanthos? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:54, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Cyanea truncata
| | On 11 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyanea truncata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the rare and endangered flowers Cyanea superba and Cyanea truncata are threatened by feral pigs and rats, while feral goats are threats to Cyperus trachysanthos? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:54, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Cyperus trachysanthos
| | On 11 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyperus trachysanthos, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the rare and endangered flowers Cyanea superba and Cyanea truncata are threatened by feral pigs and rats, while feral goats are threats to Cyperus trachysanthos? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:55, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Daphnopsis hellerana
| | On 12 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daphnopsis hellerana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the endangered Puerto Rican plant Daphnopsis hellerana is dioecious, with male plants bearing tubular flowers and females bearing bell-shaped flowers? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:23, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Deeringothamnus pulchellus
| | On 14 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Deeringothamnus pulchellus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite their names, white squirrel banana and yellow squirrel banana are not bananas, but rare custard apples in Florida, and their fruits are berries? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Deeringothamnus rugelii
| | On 14 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Deeringothamnus rugelii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite their names, white squirrel banana and yellow squirrel banana are not bananas, but rare custard apples in Florida, and their fruits are berries? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Dicerandra christmanii
| | On 16 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dicerandra christmanii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare Floridian flowers Robin's mint and Garrett's mint used to be in the same species as the scrub balm (pictured) until they were re-classified as separate species in 1981 and 1989, respectively? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:03, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Dicerandra cornutissima
| | On 16 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dicerandra cornutissima, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare Floridian flowers Robin's mint and Garrett's mint used to be in the same species as the scrub balm (pictured) until they were re-classified as separate species in 1981 and 1989, respectively? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:03, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Dicerandra frutescens
| | On 16 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dicerandra frutescens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare Floridian flowers Robin's mint and Garrett's mint used to be in the same species as the scrub balm (pictured) until they were re-classified as separate species in 1981 and 1989, respectively? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:04, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Dicerandra immaculata
| | On 17 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dicerandra immaculata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that tiny spurs on the anthers of the aromatic perennial shrub Olga's mint act as triggers to cause the flower to release pollen when an insect arrives? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Diplazium molokaiense
| | On 18 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Diplazium molokaiense, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there are only 70 individual plants of Molokai twinsorus fern (herbarium specimen pictured) remaining in the wild and they are all on Maui? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
| Fine work! You have created more than 25 new articles for "Did you know", substantially adding to the value of the online encyclopedia. Thank you for adding those valuable articles about species. Binksternet (talk) 18:04, 28 March 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks!! IceCreamAntisocial (talk) 19:23, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lysimachia asperulifolia
| | On 31 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lysimachia asperulifolia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the endangered rough-leaved loosestrife of the Carolinas is threatened by the U.S. military? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lysimachia iniki
| | On 2 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lysimachia iniki, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare Hawaiian plant Lysimachia iniki (pictured) was named for Hurricane Iniki after the cyclone aided in its 1992 discovery? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus
| | On 12 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Holy Ghost ipomopsis, a rare flower found in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico, is predicted to become extinct within 50 years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Mimulus michiganensis
| | On 13 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mimulus michiganensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a biologist discovered a population of the rare and endangered Michigan monkeyflower after he found a specimen used as a garnish on his plate at a restaurant? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Pediocactus knowltonii
| | On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pediocactus knowltonii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare and endangered Knowlton's miniature cactus (pictured) is considered to be an adult when it exceeds 10 millimetres (0.39 in) in diameter? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Phacelia argillacea
| | On 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Phacelia argillacea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the American wildflower clay phacelia (pictured) is one of Utah's most endangered species and one of the nation's rarest plants? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Platanthera holochila
| | On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Platanthera holochila, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the endangered Hawaii bog orchid is the rarest orchid species native to Hawaii? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Polygala lewtonii
| | On 17 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Polygala lewtonii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare and endangered Lewton's polygala (pictured) produces three kinds of flowers, including one that remains underground? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for the article Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Remya kauaiensis
| | On 21 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Remya kauaiensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Kauai remya is threatened by the banana poka? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thank you Victuallers (talk) 08:04, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Scirpus ancistrochaetus
| | On 31 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Scirpus ancistrochaetus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the northeastern bulrush is not in Quebec, but is in a sinkhole? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Sidalcea nelsoniana
| | On 2 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sidalcea nelsoniana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that wildfires are beneficial to the herb Nelson's checkerbloom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Sidalcea nelsoniana.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Sisyrinchium dichotomum
| | On 4 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sisyrinchium dichotomum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the habitat of the wishbone blue-eyed grass is being seized by "the vine that ate the South"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Sisyrinchium dichotomum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Scutellaria floridana
| | On 5 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Scutellaria floridana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rare and threatened Florida skullcap does not bloom unless it burns at least every three years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Scutellaria floridana.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Spigelia gentianoides
| | On 7 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spigelia gentianoides, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Alabama variety of the purpleflower pinkroot is found exclusively in Bibb County? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Spigelia gentianoides.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Packera franciscana
| | On 7 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Packera franciscana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the San Francisco Peaks ragwort (pictured) is found only around the peaks in Coconino County, Arizona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Packera franciscana.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Spiraea virginiana
| | On 8 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spiraea virginiana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Virginia spiraea may have become extinct in Pennsylvania due to damming of the Yough? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Spiraea virginiana.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Spiranthes diluvialis
| | On 10 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spiranthes diluvialis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ute lady's tresses are threatened by saltcedar and peppergrass? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Spiranthes diluvialis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Thlaspi californicum
| | On 19 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thlaspi californicum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Kneeland Prairie penny-cress is a mustard flower with spoon-shaped petals and spatula-shaped leaves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thlaspi californicum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Ipomopsis polyantha
| | On 24 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ipomopsis polyantha, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that tips of the stamens of the Pagosa skyrocket (pictured) are covered with blue pollen that turns yellow as the flower ages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ipomopsis polyantha.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Xyris tennesseensis
| | On 1 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xyris tennesseensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that buds of Tennessee yellow-eyed grass are forced open by the bee Lasioglossum zephyrum, seeking first access to the flowers' pollen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xyris tennesseensis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Zizania texana
| | On 4 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zizania texana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the pollen of Texas wild rice becomes non-functional within one hour after it is released? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zizania texana.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Empetrichthys latos
| | On 5 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Empetrichthys latos, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Empetrichthys latos.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Owens pupfish
| | On 6 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Owens pupfish, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Owens pupfish.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Lost River sucker
| | On 19 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lost River sucker, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "gill rot" in the Lost River sucker (pictured) may be associated with ammonia contamination? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lost River sucker.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me for this article and hook Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lomatium erythrocarpum
| | On 23 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lomatium erythrocarpum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the redfruit desertparsley is a wild carrot found only on the Blue Mountains of Oregon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lomatium erythrocarpum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Calochortus umpquaensis
| | On 24 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Calochortus umpquaensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although the Umpqua Mariposa lily is rare, up to 800,000 grow on Ace Williams Mountain in Oregon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calochortus umpquaensis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me Victuallers (talk) 00:04, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Kalmiopsis fragrans
| | On 25 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kalmiopsis fragrans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the North Umpqua kalmiopsis (pictured) was, for over 50 years, thought to be a form of the floral species Kalmiopsis leachiana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kalmiopsis fragrans.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Erigeron maguirei
| | On 4 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Erigeron maguirei, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the two endangered varieties of the Maguire daisy were combined into the one species due to genetic indistinction, it was no longer considered endangered? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erigeron maguirei.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Castilleja christii
| | On 5 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castilleja christii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Christ's Indian paintbrush is one of Idaho's rarest plants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Castilleja christii.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks for this article Victuallers (talk) 12:03, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Mimulus gemmiparus
| | On 16 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mimulus gemmiparus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Rocky Mountain monkeyflower (pictured) rarely produces flowers outside of a greenhouse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mimulus gemmiparus.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Opuntia polyacantha
| | On 20 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Opuntia polyacantha, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the starvation pricklypear (pictured) is eaten by pronghorn and the black-tailed prairie dog? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Opuntia polyacantha.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Lygodium japonicum
| | On 23 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lygodium japonicum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during controlled burns of wooded areas, the Japanese climbing fern can inadvertently become a fuel ladder that brings flames into the canopy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lygodium japonicum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 08:03, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Dalea purpurea
| | On 25 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dalea purpurea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Native Americans used various parts of the purple prairie clover (pictured) for food and to make tea, medicine, and brooms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dalea purpurea.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:02, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Arctostaphylos rubra
| | On 28 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arctostaphylos rubra, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Artemisia norvegica
| | On 28 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Artemisia norvegica, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Cypripedium passerinum
| | On 30 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cypripedium passerinum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper (pictured) is a lady's slipper orchid that resembles a sparrow's egg? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cypripedium passerinum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 18:41, 29 November 2011 (UTC) 08:01, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Liatris punctata
| | On 3 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Liatris punctata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the dotted gayfeather (pictured) is a source of nectar for the rare Pawnee montane skipper butterfly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liatris punctata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Geocaulon
| | On 4 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Geocaulon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the false toadflax has an orange drupe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geocaulon.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thank you from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lupinus sericeus
| | On 5 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lupinus sericeus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that if eaten by a pregnant cow, the silky lupine (pictured) can cause the unborn calf to be deformed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lupinus sericeus.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 22:23, 4 December 2011 (UTC) 08:01, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lespedeza bicolor
| | On 5 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lespedeza bicolor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bicolor lespedeza and Chinese bushclover are invasive species that can suppress growth of native plants in some areas of the United States? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 22:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC) 16:04, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lespedeza cuneata
| | On 5 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lespedeza cuneata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bicolor lespedeza and Chinese bushclover are invasive species that can suppress growth of native plants in some areas of the United States? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 22:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC) 16:04, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Hedysarum alpinum
| | On 7 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hedysarum alpinum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the roots of the bean flower alpine sweetvetch are edible and taste like young carrots? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hedysarum alpinum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:02, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Linanthus pungens
| | On 8 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Linanthus pungens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the granite gilia can grow in lava-based soils? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Linanthus pungens.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Nolina microcarpa
| | On 10 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nolina microcarpa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that eating seeds of the asparagus flower sacahuista can cause a chukar partridge to have diarrhea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nolina microcarpa.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Oxalis montana
| | On 11 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oxalis montana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the coloration of the veins on flower petals of the wood shamrock (pictured) is intensified at lower elevations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oxalis montana.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Oxytropis sericea
| | On 16 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oxytropis sericea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that livestock eating white locoweed develop a neurological syndrome known as locoism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oxytropis sericea.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Solidago missouriensis
| | On 16 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Solidago missouriensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the prairie goldenrod can flourish during drought conditions where native plants and grasses have died out? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Solidago missouriensis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Bouteloua barbata
| | On 19 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bouteloua barbata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the seeds of six-weeks grama grass are eaten by desert kangaroo rats? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bouteloua barbata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Arundinaria gigantea
| | On 20 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arundinaria gigantea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Cherokee and other Native American tribes used river cane (pictured) to make items including blowguns, spears, flutes and candles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arundinaria gigantea.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Carex inops
| | On 20 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carex inops, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite its name, the long-stolon sedge does not form stolons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carex inops.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 05:39, 20 December 2011 (UTC) 08:03, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Carex bigelowii
| | On 21 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carex bigelowii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the seeds of Bigelow's sedge can remain viable for two centuries? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carex bigelowii.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Calamovilfa longifolia
| | On 22 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Calamovilfa longifolia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sand reedgrass (pictured) is a food source for pocket gophers and California quail? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calamovilfa longifolia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Danthonia spicata
| | On 23 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Danthonia spicata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the seeds of poverty grass can remain in the soil for decades before they germinate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Danthonia spicata.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Elymus lanceolatus
| | On 27 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Elymus lanceolatus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the growth of thickspike wheatgrass in an area can inhibit the spread of weeds including Russian and diffuse knapweed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elymus lanceolatus.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Eragrostis curvula
| | On 28 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eragrostis curvula, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that weeping lovegrass is used for funeral rituals in Lesotho, and sometimes hybridizes with Lehmann's lovegrass? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Eragrostis lehmanniana
| | On 28 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eragrostis lehmanniana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that weeping lovegrass is used for funeral rituals in Lesotho, and sometimes hybridizes with Lehmann's lovegrass? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Artemisia filifolia
| | On 29 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Artemisia filifolia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Navajo tribe used sand sagebrush (pictured) as toilet paper? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Artemisia filifolia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 20:02, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Hesperostipa spartea
| | On 31 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hesperostipa spartea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the awns of porcupine grass drill its seeds into the soil? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hesperostipa spartea.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Juncus roemerianus
| | On 5 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Juncus roemerianus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fungi Aquamarina speciosa, Keissleriella rara, Massarina carolinensis and Paraphaeosphaeria pilleata were discovered growing on stems of dead black needlerush plants (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Artemisia frigida
| | On 6 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Artemisia frigida, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Blackfoot have used crushed leaves of the fringed sagebrush to "revive gophers after children clubbed them while playing a game"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Artemisia frigida.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Atriplex gardneri
| | On 8 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Atriplex gardneri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the leaves of Gardner's saltbush (pictured) are an important source of nutrients for pregnant ewes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atriplex gardneri.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Flourensia cernua
| | On 12 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Flourensia cernua, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Mexico, tea prepared using tarbush, a shrub native to the Chihuahuan Desert, is consumed to treat indigestion and diarrhea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flourensia cernua.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Elaeagnus pungens
| | On 16 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Elaeagnus pungens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that between March and April of 2011, 298 cedar waxwings were killed trying to get fruits from thorny-olive shrubs (pictured) growing along a highway in Brazos County, Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elaeagnus pungens.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Panicum hemitomon
| | On 17 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Panicum hemitomon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that maidencane is a keystone species of many wetlands, including the Everglades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panicum hemitomon.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Pleuraphis mutica
| | On 21 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pleuraphis mutica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that cattle can experience ergotism if they eat tobosa infected with the fungus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pleuraphis mutica.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Panicum repens
| | On 22 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Panicum repens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that torpedograss has been called "one of the world's worst weeds"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panicum repens.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:01, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Holodiscus dumosus
| | On 23 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Holodiscus dumosus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that explorers in the American West used wood from the bush oceanspray to make nails? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holodiscus dumosus.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Lonicera fragrantissima
| | On 23 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lonicera fragrantissima, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although winter honeysuckle is used as a decorative plant in cultivation, it can become an invasive weed in the wild? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lonicera fragrantissima.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Psathyrostachys juncea
| | On 28 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Psathyrostachys juncea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Russian wildrye is "one of the most versatile forage grasses available for dryland pastures"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Psathyrostachys juncea.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Urochloa mutica
| | On 29 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Urochloa mutica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite its common name, California grass is not naturally found in California? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Urochloa mutica.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Ribes americanum
| | On 1 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ribes americanum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that wild black currants are commonly made into jam and jelly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ribes americanum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Salix alaxensis
| | On 4 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix alaxensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in some areas of northern Alaska, the willow species Salix alaxensis (twig pictured) constitutes over 95% of winter food for moose? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salix alaxensis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Symphoricarpos oreophilus
| | On 6 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Symphoricarpos oreophilus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fruit of mountain snowberry honeysuckle is eaten by the yellow-billed magpie? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Symphoricarpos oreophilus.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:05, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Smilax laurifolia
| | On 6 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Smilax laurifolia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the stems of blaspheme vine are "viciously armed" with prickles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Smilax laurifolia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Lycium berlandieri
| | On 7 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lycium berlandieri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the desert plants pale wolfberry (pictured) and Berlandier's wolfberry were both used by native Americans for medicinal purposes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Lycium pallidum
| | On 7 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lycium pallidum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the desert plants pale wolfberry (pictured) and Berlandier's wolfberry were both used by native Americans for medicinal purposes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Smilax bona-nox
| | On 9 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Smilax bona-nox, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Muscogee people rubbed moistened tramp's trouble on their faces to enhance their youthfulness? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Smilax bona-nox.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Vaccinium myrsinites
| | On 10 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vaccinium myrsinites, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while the Blue Ridge blueberry can be used for pies and jelly, the shiny blueberry (pictured) was used by the Seminole to treat "hog sickness"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Vaccinium pallidum
| | On 10 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vaccinium pallidum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while the Blue Ridge blueberry can be used for pies and jelly, the shiny blueberry (pictured) was used by the Seminole to treat "hog sickness"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Salix arbusculoides
| | On 14 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix arbusculoides, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salix arbusculoides.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Calochortus coxii
| | On 20 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Calochortus coxii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the crinite mariposa lily is found only on serpentine soils of the Klamath Mountains in Douglas County, Oregon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calochortus coxii.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Chrysosplenium iowense
| | On 26 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chrysosplenium iowense, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Iowa golden-saxifrage is sometimes considered to be a variety of Chrysosplenium alternifolium? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chrysosplenium iowense.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Salix richardsonii
| | On 27 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix richardsonii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that broth prepared with the bark of woolly willow is used in Native American medicine to treat sore throats? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 18:39, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Conradina grandiflora
| | On 1 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Conradina grandiflora, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the mint plant largeflower false rosemary has the largest flowers of the genus Conradina? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Conradina grandiflora.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Corema conradii
| | On 1 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Corema conradii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that patches of broom crowberry in New Jersey began to sprout seedlings again after an F-16 set them on fire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Corema conradii.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Salix glauca
| | On 3 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix glauca, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the gray-leaf willow (pictured) is a rich source of calcium and phosphorus for its browsers? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
100 DYK C/E Medal
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The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
| Congratulations are in order! You have surpassed the milestone of having 100 of your new articles mentioned on the Main page in the DYK section. The wiki is a better place because you have added so many fine botanical articles. Fantastic work! Binksternet (talk) 19:10, 27 March 2012 (UTC) |
DYK for Salix pulchra
| | On 29 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix pulchra, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Eskimos harvested the leaves of diamondleaf willow in the spring and stored them in seal oil for later eating? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Salix hastata & Salix brachycarpa
| | On 29 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix hastata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that low-growing willows, such as Salix hastata (pictured) and S. brachycarpa, were found to have recolonized riparian habitats destroyed during the construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline within four years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
| | On 29 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salix brachycarpa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that low-growing willows, such as Salix hastata (pictured) and S. brachycarpa, were found to have recolonized riparian habitats destroyed during the construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline within four years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Silene regia
| | On 16 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Silene regia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the royal catchfly is pollinated by the ruby-throated hummingbird? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Silene regia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Solidago villosicarpa
| | On 22 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Solidago villosicarpa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the coastal goldenrod (pictured) grows well after a hurricane has blown down the trees surrounding it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Solidago villosicarpa.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Eragrostis variabilis
| | On 20 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eragrostis variabilis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that kalamalo (pictured) provides the main nesting habitat for the Laysan Finch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eragrostis variabilis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Eriogonum niveum
| | On 21 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eriogonum niveum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that snow buckwheat and parsnipflower buckwheat were used by Native Americans to treat diarrhea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eriogonum niveum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Hedysarum boreale
| | On 27 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hedysarum boreale, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while the legume flower Utah sweetvetch provides habitat for the Sage Grouse, the seeds of legume roundhead bushclover (pictured) are a food source for the Bobwhite Quail? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Lespedeza capitata
| | On 27 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lespedeza capitata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while the legume flower Utah sweetvetch provides habitat for the Sage Grouse, the seeds of legume roundhead bushclover (pictured) are a food source for the Bobwhite Quail? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Panicum abscissum
| | On 5 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Panicum abscissum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that cutthroat grass is primarily found in only two counties in central Florida? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panicum abscissum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 08:02, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
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