APA Citation Practice
Horticulture 1100
Citation Practice
APA Book Format:
Author(s) or Editor(s) (last name, first initials). (Year of publication). Title of book. City of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Bidlack, J. E. (2013). Stern’s Introductory Plant Biology. New York: Mc-Graw-Hill.
APA Web Citation
http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/peperomia-obtusifolia-variegata/
Format:
Author(s) of article. (Date Published, Copyright Date or Last Revision). Title of document. Name of Website. Retrieved (Date accessed online), from URL of website
Example:
Peperomia Obtusifolia. (n.d.). PlantsRescue.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016 from http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/peperomia-obtusifolia-variegata
Pro Tip: No author? Lead with the page title.
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Citation Parts:
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEOB2
Author_____________________________(skip or no?)
Date of copyright or last revision __________________(n.d.?).
Title of Document____________________________________.
Name of Website
_____________________________________,
Retrieved Date accessed online_______________________________,
From _________________________________.
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Advanced APA Website Citation!
http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Pepeobtu
Write out this citation:
Pro Tip: APA requires that all author’s names are included in the citation unless there’s more than seven names.