Nothia aphylla
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Nothia aphylla is an extinct early land plant known from the Devonian period, notable for its simple leafless axes and preservation in the Rhynie Chert.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nothia aphylla canonical | 1 |
| genus Nothia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5631751 — 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: Nothia aphylla Context triple: [Rhynie Chert fossil locality, containsFossilsOf, Nothia aphylla]
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A.
Alphitonia excelsa
Alphitonia excelsa is an Australian native evergreen tree, commonly known as red ash or soap tree, valued for its hardy growth, glossy foliage, and traditional use of its saponin-rich leaves as a natural soap.
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B.
Hakea
Hakea is a genus of woody shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia, known for their tough, needle-like or broad leaves and distinctive woody seed pods.
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C.
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
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D.
Lozanella enantiophylla
Lozanella enantiophylla is a plant species in the genus Lozanella, a small group of flowering plants in the hemp family (Cannabaceae) native to parts of Central and South America.
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E.
Alphitonia zizyphoides
Alphitonia zizyphoides is a tree species in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), native to Pacific islands and known for its hardwood and traditional medicinal uses.
- 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: Nothia aphylla Target entity description: Nothia aphylla is an extinct early land plant known from the Devonian period, notable for its simple leafless axes and preservation in the Rhynie Chert.
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A.
Alphitonia excelsa
Alphitonia excelsa is an Australian native evergreen tree, commonly known as red ash or soap tree, valued for its hardy growth, glossy foliage, and traditional use of its saponin-rich leaves as a natural soap.
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B.
Hakea
Hakea is a genus of woody shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia, known for their tough, needle-like or broad leaves and distinctive woody seed pods.
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C.
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
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D.
Lozanella enantiophylla
Lozanella enantiophylla is a plant species in the genus Lozanella, a small group of flowering plants in the hemp family (Cannabaceae) native to parts of Central and South America.
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E.
Alphitonia zizyphoides
Alphitonia zizyphoides is a tree species in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), native to Pacific islands and known for its hardwood and traditional medicinal uses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rhynie Chert plant
ⓘ
early land plant ⓘ extinct plant species ⓘ |
| axisDiameter | a few millimetres ⓘ |
| axisLength | several centimetres ⓘ |
| cooccursWith |
Aglaophyton major
ⓘ
linked to:
Aglaophyton
Asteroxylon mackiei ⓘ Horneophyton lignieri ⓘ Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii ⓘ
linked to:
Rhynia
|
| discoveredIn |
Rhynie Chert assemblage
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
|
| division | incertae sedis ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | early land vegetation component ⓘ |
| fossilGroup | early vascular plants sensu lato ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Rhynie Chert
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhynie Chert fossil locality
Rhynie, Aberdeenshire ⓘ
linked to:
Rhynie, Scotland
Scotland ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pragian ⓘ |
| growthForm | small herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
terrestrial
ⓘ
wet soils near hot springs ⓘ |
| hasCuticle | present ⓘ |
| hasLeaves | no ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
aerial axes
ⓘ
rhizome-like axes ⓘ sporangia ⓘ |
| hasRoots | no true roots ⓘ |
| hasStomata | present on aerial axes ⓘ |
| importance | evidence for early land plant evolution ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| knownFrom | permineralized fossils ⓘ |
| morphology |
dichotomously branching axes
ⓘ
leafless axes ⓘ smooth axes surface ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
genus Nothia
ⓘ
linked to:
Nothia aphylla
|
| preservationEnvironment | hot-spring deposit ⓘ |
| preservationType | silicified fossil ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | spore-bearing ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | terminal sporangia ⓘ |
| researchUse |
study of early land plant anatomy
ⓘ
study of early terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| specificEpithetMeaning | without leaves ⓘ |
| sporeType | trilete spores ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Devonian
ⓘ
Early Devonian ⓘ |
| vascularTissue | simple conducting strand ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nothia aphylla Description of subject: Nothia aphylla is an extinct early land plant known from the Devonian period, notable for its simple leafless axes and preservation in the Rhynie Chert.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nothia aphylla