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The source I chose is “Plants of Coastal British Columbia including Washington, Oregon and Alaska” which was compiled and edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon. I would classify this source as academic, peer-reviewed review material.
It is an academic source because it was written by experts from universities such as the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, and the B.C. Forest Service. It includes in-text citations and a bibliography on pages 511 and 512. This source has been “technically reviewed by George Douglas and Chris Marchant” (p. 7), showing that it is peer-reviewed. Finally, this source does not include results from a study so it is review material.
Works cited:
MacKinnon, A., & Pojar, J. (1994). Plants of Coastal British Columbia including Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Lone Pine Publishing.
This is a tough source to evaluate because it is written by experts, has citations and a reference section and does indicate that others have reviewed the content. However, be careful in using sources like this in your paper, this is a book and really a field guide for identifying plants. So it is a source you may use for your methods but not likely for your introduction or discussion.