Achillea
E221245
Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic flowers.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achillea canonical | 3 |
| Yarrow | 2 |
| Achillea ageratum | 1 |
| Achillea clavennae | 1 |
| Achillea clypeolata | 1 |
| Achillea filipendulina | 1 |
| Achillea millefolium | 1 |
| Achillea nobilis | 1 |
| Achillea ptarmica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1982080 — 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: Achillea Context triple: [Asteraceae, includesGenus, Achillea]
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A.
Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
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B.
Potentilla
Potentilla is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as cinquefoils, characterized by their typically five-petaled flowers and widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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C.
Senecio
Senecio is a famous 1922 abstract painting by Paul Klee depicting a stylized, mask-like human face composed of geometric shapes and bold colors.
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D.
Hedysarum
Hedysarum is a genus of flowering legumes in the pea family known for its herbaceous species often found in temperate and arctic regions.
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E.
Chelidonium
Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional medicinal uses.
- 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: Achillea Target entity description: Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic flowers.
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A.
Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
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B.
Potentilla
Potentilla is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as cinquefoils, characterized by their typically five-petaled flowers and widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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C.
Senecio
Senecio is a famous 1922 abstract painting by Paul Klee depicting a stylized, mask-like human face composed of geometric shapes and bold colors.
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D.
Hedysarum
Hedysarum is a genus of flowering legumes in the pea family known for its herbaceous species often found in temperate and arctic regions.
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E.
Chelidonium
Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional medicinal uses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| attracts | pollinators ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
yarrow
ⓘ
yarrows ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | garden ornamentals ⓘ |
| family | Asteraceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ roadsides ⓘ |
| hasAroma | strong ⓘ |
| hasFlowerCharacteristic | often aromatic ⓘ |
| hasFlowerType | small flowers ⓘ |
| hasInflorescenceType | flat-topped clusters ⓘ |
| hasLeafType |
feathery leaves
ⓘ
finely divided leaves ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Achillea ageratum
ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea clavennae ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea clypeolata ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea filipendulina ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea millefolium ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea nobilis ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea ptarmica ⓘ
linked to:
Achillea
Achillea tomentosa ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Achilles ⓘ |
| nativeRange | temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| order | Asterales ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy | insects ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by rhizomes
ⓘ
by seed ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates | drought ⓘ |
| tribe | Anthemideae ⓘ |
| usedAs |
herb
ⓘ
medicinal plant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ |
| usedFor | wound healing in folk medicine ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional medicine ⓘ |
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: Achillea Description of subject: Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic flowers.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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