Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions

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botanical reference work flora multi-volume work

Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions is a comprehensive multi-volume botanical reference work by Nathaniel Lord Britton that systematically documents and illustrates the vascular plants of northeastern North America.

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Label	Occurrences
An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada	2
Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions canonical	2
Britton & Brown, Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11389367 — 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.

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Target entity: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions
Context triple: [Nathaniel Lord Britton, notableWork, Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions]

A. Manual of Botany for the Northern States
Manual of Botany for the Northern States is an early 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the plant species of the northern United States.
B. Flora of Canada
Flora of Canada encompasses the diverse native and naturalized plant species found across Canada's varied ecosystems, from boreal forests and tundra to prairies and coastal regions.
C. Wild Flowers of America
Wild Flowers of America is an illustrated botanical work showcasing and describing the native wildflower species found across the United States.
D. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien
Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien is a foundational multi-volume botanical reference work that systematically classified plant families and greatly influenced modern plant taxonomy.
E. Manual of Botany
Manual of Botany is a foundational botanical textbook by John Merle Coulter that systematically describes and classifies North American plant species for scientific and educational use.
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: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions
Target entity description: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions is a comprehensive multi-volume botanical reference work by Nathaniel Lord Britton that systematically documents and illustrates the vascular plants of northeastern North America.

A. Manual of Botany for the Northern States
Manual of Botany for the Northern States is an early 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the plant species of the northern United States.
B. Flora of Canada
Flora of Canada encompasses the diverse native and naturalized plant species found across Canada's varied ecosystems, from boreal forests and tundra to prairies and coastal regions.
C. Wild Flowers of America
Wild Flowers of America is an illustrated botanical work showcasing and describing the native wildflower species found across the United States.
D. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien
Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien is a foundational multi-volume botanical reference work that systematically classified plant families and greatly influenced modern plant taxonomy.
E. Manual of Botany
Manual of Botany is a foundational botanical textbook by John Merle Coulter that systematically describes and classifies North American plant species for scientific and educational use.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	botanical reference work ⓘ flora ⓘ multi-volume work ⓘ
associatedInstitution	New York Botanical Garden ⓘ
author	Addison Brown ⓘ Nathaniel Lord Britton ⓘ
catalogCode	Britton & Brown flora ⓘ
citationForm	Britton & Brown, Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions ⓘ linked to: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions
classificationSystem	natural system of plant classification ⓘ
contains	line drawings of plants ⓘ species descriptions ⓘ
era	pre-modern plant taxonomy ⓘ
feature	botanical illustrations ⓘ identification keys ⓘ systematic descriptions of plant species ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	1896 ⓘ
focus	vascular plants of northeastern North America ⓘ
geographicCoverage	British possessions in North America ⓘ Canada ⓘ northeastern North America ⓘ northern United States ⓘ linked to: Northern United States
hasFormat	digitized scans ⓘ printed book ⓘ
influenced	subsequent North American floras ⓘ
intendedAudience	botanists ⓘ naturalists ⓘ students of botany ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	comprehensive coverage of northeastern North American vascular plants ⓘ detailed botanical illustrations ⓘ
publicationPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
publisher	Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ
relatedWork	An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada ⓘ linked to: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions
subject	botany ⓘ flora of North America ⓘ vascular plants ⓘ
timeCoverage	contemporary flora of its publication period ⓘ
usedFor	plant identification ⓘ taxonomic reference ⓘ
volumeCount	3 ⓘ

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Nathaniel Lord Britton → notableWork → Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions ⓘ

Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions → relatedWork → An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada ⓘ

linked to: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions

Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions → citationForm → Britton & Brown, Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions ⓘ

linked to: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions

Addison Brown → notableWork → Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions ⓘ

Lucien Marcus Underwood → notableWork → An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada ⓘ

linked to: Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions

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