Wistaria vine
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The Wistaria vine in Sierra Madre, California is a famous, century-old wisteria plant renowned for its enormous size and spectacular spring blooms, often cited as one of the largest flowering plants in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wisteria | 3 |
| Wistaria vine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3097902 — 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: Wistaria vine Context triple: [Sierra Madre, knownFor, Wistaria vine]
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A.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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B.
Yellow jessamine
Yellow jessamine is a fragrant, yellow-flowering vine native to the southeastern United States, commonly grown as an ornamental plant despite its toxic properties.
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C.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a vibrant, flowering ornamental plant genus known for its colorful papery bracts that surround its small, inconspicuous flowers.
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D.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
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E.
Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
- 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: Wistaria vine Target entity description: The Wistaria vine in Sierra Madre, California is a famous, century-old wisteria plant renowned for its enormous size and spectacular spring blooms, often cited as one of the largest flowering plants in the world.
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A.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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B.
Yellow jessamine
Yellow jessamine is a fragrant, yellow-flowering vine native to the southeastern United States, commonly grown as an ornamental plant despite its toxic properties.
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C.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a vibrant, flowering ornamental plant genus known for its colorful papery bracts that surround its small, inconspicuous flowers.
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D.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
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E.
Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic plant
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ wisteria plant ⓘ |
| ageClassification | century-old ⓘ |
| approximatePlantingYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| approximateWeight | many tons when in full bloom ⓘ |
| attracts |
garden enthusiasts
ⓘ
photographers ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| bloomingMonth |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
| city | Sierra Madre ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate of Southern California ⓘ |
| colorOfFlowers | lavender ⓘ |
| commonName |
Sierra Madre Wistaria Vine
ⓘ
Sierra Madre Wisteria Vine ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Madre Wistaria Vine
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coveredArea |
about 0.4 hectares
ⓘ
approximately one acre ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Sierra Madre ⓘ |
| eventAssociated |
Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Wistaria Festival
|
| featuredIn |
local tourism promotions
ⓘ
regional garden literature ⓘ |
| festivalFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| festivalSeason | spring ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| growthForm | climbing vine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Madre, California
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintenanceBy |
local volunteers during festival
ⓘ
property owners ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
San Gabriel Mountains foothills
|
| notableFor |
being one of the largest flowering plants in the world
ⓘ
enormous size ⓘ spectacular spring blooms ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned ⓘ |
| plantedBy | Williamina P. Jenkins ⓘ |
| plantFamily | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| plantGenus |
Wisteria
ⓘ
linked to:
Wistaria vine
|
| plantType | deciduous vine ⓘ |
| publicAccess | limited ⓘ |
| publicAccessEvent | open to the public during the annual Wistaria Festival ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Guinness World Records ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| streetAddress | 535 North Hermosa Avenue ⓘ |
| supportStructures |
arbors
ⓘ
trellises ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | once listed as the largest blossoming plant in the world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wistaria vine Description of subject: The Wistaria vine in Sierra Madre, California is a famous, century-old wisteria plant renowned for its enormous size and spectacular spring blooms, often cited as one of the largest flowering plants in the world.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wistaria vine
linked to: Wistaria vine
linked to: Wistaria vine