Clematis
E383063
Clematis is a popular genus of flowering vines and climbers prized in gardens for their showy, often large and colorful blossoms.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clematis canonical | 1 |
| Clematis alpina | 1 |
| Clematis florida | 1 |
| Clematis integrifolia | 1 |
| Clematis jackmanii | 1 |
| Clematis montana | 1 |
| Clematis tangutica | 1 |
| Clematis vitalba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3705152 — 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: Clematis Context triple: [Ranunculaceae, usedInHorticultureGenus, Clematis]
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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.
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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C.
Wistaria vine
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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D.
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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E.
Menispermum
Menispermum is a small genus of twining, woody vines commonly known as moonseeds, noted for their crescent-shaped seeds and often toxic properties.
- 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: Clematis Target entity description: Clematis is a popular genus of flowering vines and climbers prized in gardens for their showy, often large and colorful blossoms.
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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.
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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C.
Wistaria vine
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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D.
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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E.
Menispermum
Menispermum is a small genus of twining, woody vines commonly known as moonseeds, noted for their crescent-shaped seeds and often toxic properties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| breeding | many horticultural hybrids and cultivars exist ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Ranunculales ⓘ |
| commercialImportance | widely cultivated ornamental genus ⓘ |
| commonName |
clematis
ⓘ
leather flower ⓘ |
| cultivationRequirement |
cool, shaded root zone
ⓘ
sunny or partially shaded position ⓘ support for climbing ⓘ well-drained soil ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek "klema" meaning climbing plant or vine ⓘ |
| family | Ranunculaceae ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic |
colorful flowers
ⓘ
large flowers ⓘ showy flowers ⓘ varied flower forms ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
spring ⓘ summer ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| fruitCharacteristic | feathery styles ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing vine
ⓘ
herbaceous perennial ⓘ woody climber ⓘ |
| habitat |
hedgerows
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ scrublands ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
often compound leaves
ⓘ
opposite leaves ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Clematis alpina
ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
Clematis florida ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
Clematis integrifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
Clematis jackmanii ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
Clematis montana ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
Clematis tangutica ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
Clematis vitalba ⓘ
linked to:
Clematis
|
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| pestSusceptibility |
clematis wilt
ⓘ
powdery mildew ⓘ slugs and snails ⓘ |
| petalCharacteristic | petaloid sepals instead of true petals ⓘ |
| plantType |
garden plant
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
layering
ⓘ
seed ⓘ semi-ripe cuttings ⓘ softwood cuttings ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Clematis vitalba ⓘ |
| use |
climbing garden plant
ⓘ
ornamental horticulture ⓘ trellis and arbor covering ⓘ wall and fence covering ⓘ |
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: Clematis Description of subject: Clematis is a popular genus of flowering vines and climbers prized in gardens for their showy, often large and colorful blossoms.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Clematis