Spiraea
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Spiraea is a genus of flowering shrubs known for their clusters of small, showy blossoms and common use in ornamental landscaping.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spiraea canonical | 2 |
| Spiraea betulifolia | 1 |
| Spiraea japonica | 1 |
| Spiraea × vanhouttei | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T442932 — 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: Spiraea Context triple: [Rosaceae, hasMemberGenus, Spiraea]
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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.
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, commonly known as rowans or whitebeams, valued for their ornamental foliage, flowers, and berry-like fruits.
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C.
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus is a hardy flowering shrub, commonly known as the rose of Sharon, celebrated for its showy blooms and cultural significance, particularly in East Asia.
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D.
Crataegus
Crataegus is a genus of shrubs and small trees commonly known as hawthorns, valued for their white or pink blossoms, red fruits, and use in ornamental planting and traditional medicine.
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E.
Rubus
Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family that includes raspberries, blackberries, and many related bramble fruits.
- 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: Spiraea Target entity description: Spiraea is a genus of flowering shrubs known for their clusters of small, showy blossoms and common use in ornamental landscaping.
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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.
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, commonly known as rowans or whitebeams, valued for their ornamental foliage, flowers, and berry-like fruits.
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C.
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus is a hardy flowering shrub, commonly known as the rose of Sharon, celebrated for its showy blooms and cultural significance, particularly in East Asia.
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D.
Crataegus
Crataegus is a genus of shrubs and small trees commonly known as hawthorns, valued for their white or pink blossoms, red fruits, and use in ornamental planting and traditional medicine.
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E.
Rubus
Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family that includes raspberries, blackberries, and many related bramble fruits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName |
meadowsweet
ⓘ
spirea ⓘ |
| cultivationRequirement |
full sun
ⓘ
moderate water ⓘ tolerant of a range of soil types ⓘ well-drained soil ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of flowering shrubs ⓘ |
| family | Rosaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| flowerType | perfect flowers ⓘ |
| growthHabit | 1–2 meters tall in many species ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arching branches
ⓘ
cold-tolerant ⓘ deciduous shrub ⓘ hardy shrub ⓘ multi-stemmed growth ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ simple leaves ⓘ small leaves ⓘ woody plant ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesCount | over 70 accepted species ⓘ |
| hasUse |
attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies
ⓘ
low-maintenance landscape plant ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Spiraea betulifolia
ⓘ
linked to:
Spiraea
Spiraea cantoniensis ⓘ Spiraea japonica ⓘ
linked to:
Spiraea
Spiraea thunbergii ⓘ Spiraea × vanhouttei ⓘ
linked to:
Spiraea
|
| inflorescenceType |
clusters
ⓘ
corymbs ⓘ panicles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abundant flowering
ⓘ
clusters of small showy blossoms ⓘ long blooming period in many species ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
division
ⓘ
hardwood cuttings ⓘ seed ⓘ softwood cuttings ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
erosion control on slopes
ⓘ
foundation plantings ⓘ garden borders ⓘ hedges ⓘ mass plantings ⓘ ornamental landscaping ⓘ |
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: Spiraea Description of subject: Spiraea is a genus of flowering shrubs known for their clusters of small, showy blossoms and common use in ornamental landscaping.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spiraea
linked to: Spiraea
linked to: Spiraea