Kerria japonica
E330629
Kerria japonica is a deciduous flowering shrub in the rose family, valued in gardens for its bright yellow, pom-pom-like spring blossoms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerria japonica canonical | 2 |
| Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea' | 1 |
| Kerria japonica 'Picta' | 1 |
| Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3134593 — 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: Kerria japonica Context triple: [Kerria, typeSpecies, Kerria japonica]
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A.
Camellia
Camellia is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs and trees known for their showy, rose-like blooms and glossy leaves, widely cultivated as ornamental plants.
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B.
Hovenia
Hovenia is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs, best known for the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis), valued for its sweet, edible fruit stalks and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
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D.
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus calleryana, commonly known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a widely planted ornamental tree valued for its showy white spring blossoms but often criticized as an invasive species in many regions.
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E.
Pyrus betulifolia
Pyrus betulifolia is a species of pear tree native to East Asia, commonly used as a hardy rootstock for cultivated pear varieties.
- 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: Kerria japonica Target entity description: Kerria japonica is a deciduous flowering shrub in the rose family, valued in gardens for its bright yellow, pom-pom-like spring blossoms.
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A.
Camellia
Camellia is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs and trees known for their showy, rose-like blooms and glossy leaves, widely cultivated as ornamental plants.
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B.
Hovenia
Hovenia is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs, best known for the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis), valued for its sweet, edible fruit stalks and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
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D.
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus calleryana, commonly known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a widely planted ornamental tree valued for its showy white spring blossoms but often criticized as an invasive species in many regions.
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E.
Pyrus betulifolia
Pyrus betulifolia is a species of pear tree native to East Asia, commonly used as a hardy rootstock for cultivated pear varieties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous shrub
ⓘ
flowering shrub ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| attracts | pollinating insects ⓘ |
| branchCharacteristic | slender green stems ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
Easter rose
ⓘ
Japanese kerria ⓘ Japanese rose ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| family | Rosaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| flowerShape | pom-pom-like ⓘ |
| flowerType |
double-flowered
ⓘ
single-flowered ⓘ |
| genus | Kerria ⓘ |
| growthForm | shrub ⓘ |
| hardiness | frost hardy ⓘ |
| hasCultivar |
Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'
ⓘ
linked to:
Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica 'Picta' ⓘ
linked to:
Kerria japonica
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' ⓘ
linked to:
Kerria japonica
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic | serrated margins ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
division of suckers
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layering ⓘ softwood cuttings ⓘ |
| pruningTime | after flowering ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
moderately fertile soil
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
shade
ⓘ
urban conditions ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 1–3 m ⓘ |
| typicalSpread | 1–2.5 m ⓘ |
| usedIn |
garden landscaping
ⓘ
informal hedges ⓘ shrub borders ⓘ |
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: Kerria japonica Description of subject: Kerria japonica is a deciduous flowering shrub in the rose family, valued in gardens for its bright yellow, pom-pom-like spring blossoms.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kerria japonica
linked to: Kerria japonica
linked to: Kerria japonica