Plantago
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Plantago is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as plantains, many species of which are widespread weeds and traditional medicinal herbs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plantago canonical | 1 |
| Plantago lanceolata | 1 |
| Plantago major | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12570264 — 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: Plantago Context triple: [Plantaginaceae, typeGenus, Plantago]
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A.
Peganum
Peganum is a small genus of flowering plants best known for species like Peganum harmala, a hardy desert shrub valued in traditional medicine and rituals for its psychoactive and dye-producing seeds.
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B.
Agrimonia
Agrimonia is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the rose family known for their small yellow flowers and traditional medicinal uses.
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C.
Taraxacum
Taraxacum is a genus of flowering plants best known for the common dandelions, widespread weeds with yellow flower heads and distinctive wind-dispersed seed heads.
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D.
Halogeton
Halogeton is a genus of salt-tolerant, often toxic flowering plants in the amaranth family, known for inhabiting arid, saline soils and including invasive weed species.
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E.
Polygala
Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as milkworts, recognized for their often showy, irregular blossoms and wide distribution across temperate and tropical regions.
- 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: Plantago Target entity description: Plantago is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as plantains, many species of which are widespread weeds and traditional medicinal herbs.
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A.
Peganum
Peganum is a small genus of flowering plants best known for species like Peganum harmala, a hardy desert shrub valued in traditional medicine and rituals for its psychoactive and dye-producing seeds.
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B.
Agrimonia
Agrimonia is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the rose family known for their small yellow flowers and traditional medicinal uses.
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C.
Taraxacum
Taraxacum is a genus of flowering plants best known for the common dandelions, widespread weeds with yellow flower heads and distinctive wind-dispersed seed heads.
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D.
Halogeton
Halogeton is a genus of salt-tolerant, often toxic flowering plants in the amaranth family, known for inhabiting arid, saline soils and including invasive weed species.
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E.
Polygala
Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as milkworts, recognized for their often showy, irregular blossoms and wide distribution across temperate and tropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Plantago
linked to: Plantago