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Not Leucospermum pedunculatum but L. prostratum?

Hi, on 10 August 2018 you uploaded two very good images (Leucospermum pedunculatum 1DS-II 3-8362.jpg and Leucospermum pedunculatum 1DS-II 3-8365.jpg) but you may have made a mistake in their IDs. L. pedunculatum and L. prostratum look like each other. Both have trailing stems, ascending and entire leaves without teeth, perianth lobes that are free and curl back on themselves, straight or somewhat curved styles topped by cylindric pollen-presenters. L. pedunculatum has branches that originate from a crown atop the stout main trunk of up to 30 cm (12 in) high, creamy flowers that age to carmine pink, and a style of 1¾–2 cm (0.7-0.8 in) long. L. prostratum differs in having branches emerge from the ground, yellow flowers that age to orange and styles of 1–1½ cm (0.4–0.6 in) long. So I think you pictured L. pedunculatum. If you agree, you may want to change titles and descriptions of those images. Kind regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 16:53, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Dear Dwergenpaartje, Thank you very much for alerting me to the wrong identification; much appreciated! Fully agree with your suggestion, and will implement the correction. Please feel free to let me know if you spot mistakes in any of my other uploads. Best regards, SAplants (talk) 17:39, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

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Greetings

@SAplants: Hello SAplants,
First: Thanks for your excellent pictures!
....do you think, that the fifth link on genus galleries is required? Already four times links to the accompanying category (most only with text) exist.
Regards. Orchi (talk) 20:12, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

@Orchi: Hi Orchi, Thanks for your message; also for the kind words. In my view a Gallery Page Template on a Gallery Page serves a very useful purpose, namely to ensure that those looking for images on Commons see all potential images (obviously, this must be one of the principal reasons why such a template has been made available in the first instance). For you and me, who are familiar with the workings of Commons, it may seem an overkill to add the template, but not for casual or new users. For some years, I have been such a casual user myself, and it always puzzled me why, following a search for a particular topic, I sometimes land on a page with relatively few images (Gallery Page; apparently the default), whereas at times a page with “Category” before the search term, but one that often contains many more images (Category Page). I can assure you that for new or casual visitors to Commons it is not at all immediately obvious that a dual system of pages is employed (no doubt a potential source of confusion), nor that you can navigate form a Gallery Page to a Category Page by clicking on the generic names. What the template does is to alert such visitors in no uncertain terms as to where they can find more images. Should our principal aim not be to make it as easy as possible for users/visitors to navigate Commons and to easily retrieve all potential images? Personally I would prefer to see such a Gallery Template be added to all Gallery Pages (unless, of course, if what is in the Category Page matches exactly what is in the Gallery Page). You obviously seem to question the merits of such an approach aimed at ensuring greater accessibility, which I respect. Hence if you insist that no Gallery Page Template be used for members of Orchidaceae, I will comply. Alternatively, you may want to tolerate me adding them for the few genera native to southern Africa, from where most of my plant images originate. What do you think? Best regards, SAplants (talk) 10:37, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

@SAplants: Hello SAplants,

Thank you very much for your detailed answer.

I think, we will reach a compromise on this issue.

The genera galleries have usually only one identification image with a link to the corresponding species.

With the „Gallery Page Template“, the introductory part of these genera-pages become even larger.

I can follow your argumentation in many cases in the species galleries.

By the way, the assignment of your good pictures in all wikis has priority for me.

Greetings. Orchi (talk) 19:01, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

@Orchi: Hi Orchi, Thanks for your reply and understanding; much appreciated! Having now spent a little more time on Orchidaceae pages, I am impressed by how well organized they are compared to those of some other plant groups. No doubt this is, in no small measure, due to the care and precision with which you have been editing the various contributions. I really appreciate your time and effort, especially to move some images to Gallery Pages and other wikis. Agree that it would be best to add Gallery Page Templates sparingly and only when really needed, as for instance to some Species Galleries. In any case, I would leave such decisions in your capable hands. Thanks again, and best regards, SAplants (talk) 08:58, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

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.....I suppose, we will work well together.

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With a flower greeting from Europe. Regards. Orchi (talk) 10:24, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

@SAplants:
.....I am glad, that you are here again. Regards. Orchi (talk) 16:02, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

@Orchi: Hi Orchi, Thanks for your welcoming message. Glad to be back; also to see that you are still holding the fort at the orchids. You should see more of me in the coming weeks. Thanks again, and best regards, SAplants (talk) 16:15, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

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