Viola sect. Viola (horned violets)
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Viola sect. Viola (horned violets) is a group of small, often fragrant flowering plants in the violet family known for their distinctive horned flower spurs and ornamental use in gardens.
All labels observed (1)
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| Viola sect. Viola (horned violets) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15444503 — 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: Viola sect. Viola (horned violets) Context triple: [Violaceae, containsGenus, Viola sect. Viola (horned violets)]
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A.
Viola sororia
Viola sororia is a common North American violet species known for its heart-shaped leaves and purple, white, or bicolored spring flowers that often naturalize in lawns and woodlands.
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B.
Teide violet (Viola cheiranthifolia)
The Teide violet (Viola cheiranthifolia) is a rare, high-altitude violet species endemic to the slopes of Mount Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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Viola odorata
Viola odorata, commonly known as sweet violet, is a fragrant flowering plant native to Europe and Asia, often cultivated for its scented purple or white blossoms and traditional medicinal and culinary uses.
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D.
Hedysarum
Hedysarum is a genus of flowering legumes in the pea family known for its herbaceous species often found in temperate and arctic regions.
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Silene
Silene is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly known as campions or catchflies, found mainly in temperate regions and noted for their showy, often pink or white, five-petaled flowers.
- 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: Viola sect. Viola (horned violets) Target entity description: Viola sect. Viola (horned violets) is a group of small, often fragrant flowering plants in the violet family known for their distinctive horned flower spurs and ornamental use in gardens.
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A.
Viola sororia
Viola sororia is a common North American violet species known for its heart-shaped leaves and purple, white, or bicolored spring flowers that often naturalize in lawns and woodlands.
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B.
Teide violet (Viola cheiranthifolia)
The Teide violet (Viola cheiranthifolia) is a rare, high-altitude violet species endemic to the slopes of Mount Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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C.
Viola odorata
Viola odorata, commonly known as sweet violet, is a fragrant flowering plant native to Europe and Asia, often cultivated for its scented purple or white blossoms and traditional medicinal and culinary uses.
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D.
Hedysarum
Hedysarum is a genus of flowering legumes in the pea family known for its herbaceous species often found in temperate and arctic regions.
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E.
Silene
Silene is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly known as campions or catchflies, found mainly in temperate regions and noted for their showy, often pink or white, five-petaled flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.