Oxyria
E273844
Oxyria is a small genus of hardy, often alpine or arctic flowering plants in the knotweed family, known for species like mountain sorrel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oxyria canonical | 2 |
| Oxyria digyna | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2524297 — 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: Oxyria Context triple: [Polygonaceae, includesGenus, Oxyria]
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A.
Eurybia
Eurybia is a primordial Greek goddess associated with the mastery of the sea and maritime forces.
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B.
Phasaelis
Phasaelis was a Nabatean princess, daughter of King Aretas IV, best known as the first wife of Herod Antipas whose repudiation of her led to political and military conflict.
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C.
Phylica
Phylica is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, many of which are native to South Africa and known for their dense foliage and adaptation to fynbos habitats.
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D.
Phalanthos
Phalanthos is a figure from Greek legend, often depicted as a Spartan or Parthenian leader associated with the mythic founding of the city of Tarentum in southern Italy.
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E.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
- 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: Oxyria Target entity description: Oxyria is a small genus of hardy, often alpine or arctic flowering plants in the knotweed family, known for species like mountain sorrel.
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A.
Eurybia
Eurybia is a primordial Greek goddess associated with the mastery of the sea and maritime forces.
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B.
Phasaelis
Phasaelis was a Nabatean princess, daughter of King Aretas IV, best known as the first wife of Herod Antipas whose repudiation of her led to political and military conflict.
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C.
Phylica
Phylica is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, many of which are native to South Africa and known for their dense foliage and adaptation to fynbos habitats.
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D.
Phalanthos
Phalanthos is a figure from Greek legend, often depicted as a Spartan or Parthenian leader associated with the mythic founding of the city of Tarentum in southern Italy.
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E.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Caryophyllales sensu lato ⓘ
linked to:
Caryophyllales
Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to:
Eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | mountain sorrels ⓘ |
| commonNameOfSpecies | Oxyria digyna – mountain sorrel ⓘ |
| contains | oxalic acid (in leaves of some species) ⓘ |
| describedAs | small genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution |
Arctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic region
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ high mountains of temperate regions ⓘ subarctic mountains ⓘ |
| ecologicalCharacteristic |
cold-tolerant
ⓘ
hardy ⓘ often found on rocky slopes ⓘ often found on scree ⓘ |
| family | Polygonaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Philip Miller ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
greenish
ⓘ
reddish ⓘ |
| flowerType | small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine regions
ⓘ
arctic regions ⓘ mountainous regions ⓘ subarctic regions ⓘ |
| inFamilyCommonName | knotweed family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafTaste | sour (in Oxyria digyna) ⓘ |
| leafType | broad-leaved ⓘ |
| namedBy | Philip Miller ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Oxyria digyna
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxyria
Oxyria sinensis ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Polygonum
ⓘ
Rumex ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction by seeds ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | currently accepted genus ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs | edible wild plant (some species) ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1754 ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Oxyria Description of subject: Oxyria is a small genus of hardy, often alpine or arctic flowering plants in the knotweed family, known for species like mountain sorrel.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oxyria
linked to: Oxyria