Haloragaceae
E427296
Haloragaceae is a family of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering plants, including water milfoils and related genera, found in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haloragaceae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4272807 — 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: Haloragaceae Context triple: [Cucurbitales, includesFamily, Haloragaceae]
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A.
Nitrariaceae
Nitrariaceae is a small family of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and small trees, known for their adaptation to arid and saline environments and for including genera such as Nitraria and Peganum.
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B.
Picramniaceae
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
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C.
Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratiaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Myrtales, best known for mangrove-associated trees such as Sonneratia found in tropical coastal regions.
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D.
Circaeasteraceae
Circaeasteraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, known for its few herbaceous species with limited geographic distribution in Asia.
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E.
Rhynchocalycaceae
Rhynchocalycaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Myrtales, comprising tropical trees or shrubs native to regions such as South America and Africa.
- 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: Haloragaceae Target entity description: Haloragaceae is a family of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering plants, including water milfoils and related genera, found in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
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A.
Nitrariaceae
Nitrariaceae is a small family of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and small trees, known for their adaptation to arid and saline environments and for including genera such as Nitraria and Peganum.
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B.
Picramniaceae
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
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C.
Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratiaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Myrtales, best known for mangrove-associated trees such as Sonneratia found in tropical coastal regions.
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D.
Circaeasteraceae
Circaeasteraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, known for its few herbaceous species with limited geographic distribution in Asia.
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E.
Rhynchocalycaceae
Rhynchocalycaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Myrtales, comprising tropical trees or shrubs native to regions such as South America and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
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taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
many species are aquatic or semi-aquatic
ⓘ
mostly herbaceous plants ⓘ often have finely divided submerged leaves ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
water-milfoil family
ⓘ
linked to:
Hydrocharitaceae
|
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aquarium plants
ⓘ
ornamental aquatic plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | schizocarp ⓘ |
| growthForm |
emergent marsh herbs
ⓘ
submerged aquatic herbs ⓘ terrestrial herbs in some genera ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
freshwater habitats ⓘ marshes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Gonocarpus
ⓘ
Haloragis ⓘ Laurembergia ⓘ Meziella ⓘ Myriophyllum ⓘ Proserpinaca ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate leaves in many species
ⓘ
whorled leaves in many aquatic species ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Myriophyllum aquaticum
ⓘ
linked to:
Myriophyllum
Myriophyllum spicatum ⓘ
linked to:
Myriophyllum
|
| order | Saxifragales ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | inferior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
primarily wind-pollinated
ⓘ
water-assisted pollination in some aquatic species ⓘ |
| previouslyPlacedIn | order Haloragales ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by flowers and seeds
ⓘ
vegetative reproduction in some species ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water dispersal ⓘ |
| someSpeciesAre | invasive aquatic weeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Haloragis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haloragaceae Description of subject: Haloragaceae is a family of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering plants, including water milfoils and related genera, found in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.