diff --git a/app/views/alternate_names/show.html.haml b/app/views/alternate_names/show.html.haml
index 67dfc9a37..06012457b 100644
--- a/app/views/alternate_names/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/alternate_names/show.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 %p#notice= notice
 
+= render :partial => 'crops/approval_status_message', :locals => { :crop => @alternate_name.crop }
+
 %p
   %b Alternate name:
   = @alternate_name.name
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fffb822f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/crops/_approval_status_message.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- if crop.pending?
+  .alert.alert-danger
+    %b This crop is currently pending approval.
+    %p This crop was requested by #{crop.requester} #{time_ago_in_words(crop.created_at)} ago.
+    - unless crop.request_notes.blank?
+      %p
+        Request notes: #{crop.request_notes}
+
+- if crop.rejected?
+  .alert.alert-danger
+    %b This crop was rejected for the following reason: #{crop.reason_for_rejection == "other" ? crop.rejection_notes : crop.reason_for_rejection}.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/crops/show.html.haml b/app/views/crops/show.html.haml
index bda1804d2..57efa60a5 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/show.html.haml
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 - content_for :title, @crop.name
 - content_for :subtitle, @crop.default_scientific_name
 
-- if @crop.pending?
-  .alert.alert-danger
-    %b This crop is currently pending approval.
-    %p This crop was requested by #{@crop.requester} #{time_ago_in_words(@crop.created_at)} ago.
-    - unless @crop.request_notes.blank?
-      %p
-        Request notes: #{@crop.request_notes}
-
-- if @crop.rejected?
-  .alert.alert-danger
-    %b This crop was rejected for the following reason: #{@crop.reason_for_rejection == "other" ? @crop.rejection_notes : @crop.reason_for_rejection}.
+= render :partial => 'approval_status_message', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
 
 - if @crop.approved?
   - content_for :buttonbar do
diff --git a/app/views/scientific_names/show.html.haml b/app/views/scientific_names/show.html.haml
index a3efe2d6f..1c0a76357 100644
--- a/app/views/scientific_names/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/scientific_names/show.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 %p#notice= notice
 
+= render :partial => 'crops/approval_status_message', :locals => { :crop => @scientific_name.crop }
+
 %p
   %b Scientific name:
   = @scientific_name.scientific_name