Quercus shumardii
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Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall foliage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quercus shumardii canonical | 1 |
| Shumard oak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13396851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quercus shumardii Context triple: [Quercus, hasSpecies, Quercus shumardii]
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A.
Quercus velutina
Quercus velutina, commonly known as black oak, is a North American deciduous tree species valued for its hard, durable wood and distinctive dark, furrowed bark.
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B.
Quercus glauca
Quercus glauca is an evergreen oak tree species native to East and Southeast Asia, known for its glossy dark-green leaves and use as an ornamental and timber tree.
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C.
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus macrocarpa, commonly known as bur oak, is a large, long-lived North American oak tree species noted for its thick, fire-resistant bark and distinctive fringed acorns.
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D.
Quercus wislizeni
Quercus wislizeni is an evergreen oak tree species native to California, commonly found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and surrounding regions.
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E.
Quercus alba
Quercus alba is the white oak, a long-lived North American hardwood tree valued for its strong, durable timber and ecological importance in eastern forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quercus shumardii Target entity description: Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall foliage.
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A.
Quercus velutina
Quercus velutina, commonly known as black oak, is a North American deciduous tree species valued for its hard, durable wood and distinctive dark, furrowed bark.
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B.
Quercus glauca
Quercus glauca is an evergreen oak tree species native to East and Southeast Asia, known for its glossy dark-green leaves and use as an ornamental and timber tree.
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C.
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus macrocarpa, commonly known as bur oak, is a large, long-lived North American oak tree species noted for its thick, fire-resistant bark and distinctive fringed acorns.
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D.
Quercus wislizeni
Quercus wislizeni is an evergreen oak tree species native to California, commonly found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and surrounding regions.
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E.
Quercus alba
Quercus alba is the white oak, a long-lived North American hardwood tree valued for its strong, durable timber and ecological importance in eastern forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
species of oak ⓘ |
| acornMaturationTime | two growing seasons ⓘ |
| authority | Buckley ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
Shumard oak
ⓘ
linked to:
Quercus shumardii
Shumard red oak ⓘ |
| fallFoliageColor |
red
ⓘ
scarlet ⓘ |
| family |
Fagaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
oak family (Fagaceae)
|
| flowerSex | monoecious ⓘ |
| foundInHabitat |
bottomland forests
ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ stream terraces ⓘ |
| genus | Quercus ⓘ |
| growthRate | fast-growing ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafShape | deeply lobed ⓘ |
| leafType | simple ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
Ontario, Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Ontario
eastern United States ⓘ south‑central United States ⓘ |
| order | Fagales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | acorn ⓘ |
| section | Lobatae ⓘ |
| shadeTolerance | intolerant to moderately tolerant ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Quercus rubra
ⓘ
Quercus texana ⓘ |
| subgenus | Quercus subg. Lobatae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
periodic flooding
ⓘ
poorly drained soils ⓘ |
| typicalHeight |
24–35 meters
ⓘ
80–115 feet ⓘ |
| typicalTrunkDiameter |
2–4 feet
ⓘ
60–120 centimeters ⓘ |
| usedIn |
reforestation projects
ⓘ
urban landscaping ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
brilliant red fall foliage
ⓘ
ornamental shade tree ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
hard
ⓘ
strong ⓘ |
| woodUse |
flooring
ⓘ
furniture ⓘ interior trim ⓘ lumber ⓘ millwork ⓘ pallets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Quercus shumardii Description of subject: Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall foliage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Quercus shumardii