Narcissus
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Narcissus is a genus of bulbous flowering plants best known for daffodils, featuring trumpet-shaped blooms that are popular in gardens and ornamental horticulture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narcissus canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10249268 — 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: Narcissus Context triple: [Asparagales, includesGenus, Narcissus]
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A.
Narcissus
Narcissus is a figure from Greek mythology known for falling in love with his own reflection, symbolizing self-obsession and vanity.
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B.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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C.
Adonis
Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
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D.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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E.
Phayllus
Phayllus was a 4th-century BCE Phocian military leader who succeeded his brother Onomarchus and continued commanding Phocian forces during the Third Sacred War against Thebes and its allies.
- 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: Narcissus Target entity description: Narcissus is a genus of bulbous flowering plants best known for daffodils, featuring trumpet-shaped blooms that are popular in gardens and ornamental horticulture.
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A.
Narcissus
Narcissus is a figure from Greek mythology known for falling in love with his own reflection, symbolizing self-obsession and vanity.
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B.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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C.
Adonis
Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
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D.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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E.
Phayllus
Phayllus was a 4th-century BCE Phocian military leader who succeeded his brother Onomarchus and continued commanding Phocian forces during the Third Sacred War against Thebes and its allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Monocots ⓘ
linked to:
Liliopsida
|
| commonName |
daffodil
ⓘ
jonquil ⓘ narcissus ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Narcissus jonquilla
ⓘ
Narcissus poeticus ⓘ Narcissus pseudonarcissus ⓘ
linked to:
Narcissus pseudonarcissus (wild daffodil)
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| corona | central trumpet or cup ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
associated with rebirth
ⓘ
national flower of Wales (as daffodil) ⓘ symbol of spring ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| family | Amaryllidaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
late winter
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| flowerShape | trumpet-shaped bloom ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| growthForm | bulbous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
meadows
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| hardiness | temperate climates ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafType | linear leaves ⓘ |
| lightPreference |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Europe
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ Western Asia ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales ⓘ |
| perianthSegments | six tepals ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagation |
bulb division
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Amaryllis
ⓘ
linked to:
Hippeastrum
Galanthus ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| toxicCompound | lycorine ⓘ |
| toxicity |
poisonous to humans
ⓘ
poisonous to pets ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
ⓘ
linked to:
Narcissus pseudonarcissus (wild daffodil)
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| use |
cut flower
ⓘ
garden plant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Narcissus Description of subject: Narcissus is a genus of bulbous flowering plants best known for daffodils, featuring trumpet-shaped blooms that are popular in gardens and ornamental horticulture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.