Thalictrum
E383054
Thalictrum is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as meadow-rues, characterized by delicate foliage and airy clusters of small flowers.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thalictrum thalictroides | 2 |
| Thalictrum canonical | 1 |
| Thalictrum aquilegiifolium | 1 |
| Thalictrum dioicum | 1 |
| Thalictrum flavum | 1 |
| Thalictrum rochebrunianum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3705105 — 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: Thalictrum Context triple: [Ranunculaceae, containsGenus, Thalictrum]
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A.
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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B.
Trillium
Trillium is a white three-petaled wildflower native to Ontario and widely recognized as a provincial emblem and symbol of the region.
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C.
Claytonia
Claytonia is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as spring beauties, valued for their delicate early-season blooms in temperate regions.
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D.
Lychnis
Lychnis is a small genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, known for their brightly colored, often ornamental garden species.
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E.
Lythrum
Lythrum is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as loosestrifes, which includes several wetland species such as the invasive purple loosestrife.
- 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: Thalictrum Target entity description: Thalictrum is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as meadow-rues, characterized by delicate foliage and airy clusters of small flowers.
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A.
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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B.
Trillium
Trillium is a white three-petaled wildflower native to Ontario and widely recognized as a provincial emblem and symbol of the region.
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C.
Claytonia
Claytonia is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as spring beauties, valued for their delicate early-season blooms in temperate regions.
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D.
Lychnis
Lychnis is a small genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, known for their brightly colored, often ornamental garden species.
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E.
Lythrum
Lythrum is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as loosestrifes, which includes several wetland species such as the invasive purple loosestrife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | meadow-rue ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| family | Ranunculaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
greenish
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| flowerType | flowering plant ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| growthForm | clump-forming ⓘ |
| habitat |
damp grasslands
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
airy flower clusters
ⓘ
delicate foliage ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | flowers often lack showy petals and display prominent stamens ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
ⓘ
linked to:
Thalictrum
Thalictrum delavayi ⓘ Thalictrum dioicum ⓘ
linked to:
Thalictrum
Thalictrum flavum ⓘ
linked to:
Thalictrum
Thalictrum rochebrunianum ⓘ
linked to:
Thalictrum
Thalictrum thalictroides ⓘ
linked to:
Thalictrum
|
| hasUse |
border plant
ⓘ
cut flower ⓘ |
| heightRange | from 20 cm to over 2 m depending on species ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType |
panicle
ⓘ
raceme ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | buttercup family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | compound leaves ⓘ |
| lifeForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo | temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
division
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| reproductiveFeature | numerous stamens ⓘ |
| soilPreference | moist well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
full sun with adequate moisture
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| usedFor | ornamental gardening ⓘ |
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: Thalictrum Description of subject: Thalictrum is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as meadow-rues, characterized by delicate foliage and airy clusters of small flowers.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thalictrum
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linked to: Thalictrum