Achillea

E221245

plant genus taxon

Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic flowers.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Yarrow	2
Achillea canonical	1
Achillea ageratum	1
Achillea clavennae	1
Achillea clypeolata	1
Achillea filipendulina	1
Achillea millefolium	1
Achillea nobilis	1
Achillea ptarmica	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1982080 — 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: Achillea
Context triple: [Asteraceae, includesGenus, Achillea]

A. Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
B. 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.
C. Senecio
Senecio is a famous 1922 abstract painting by Paul Klee depicting a stylized, mask-like human face composed of geometric shapes and bold colors.
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.
E. Chelidonium
Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional medicinal uses.
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: Achillea
Target entity description: Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic flowers.

A. Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
B. 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.
C. Senecio
Senecio is a famous 1922 abstract painting by Paul Klee depicting a stylized, mask-like human face composed of geometric shapes and bold colors.
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.
E. Chelidonium
Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional medicinal uses.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
attracts	pollinators ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	yarrow ⓘ yarrows ⓘ
cultivatedFor	garden ornamentals ⓘ
family	Asteraceae ⓘ
flowerColor	pink ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
growthForm	herbaceous perennial ⓘ
habitat	grasslands ⓘ meadows ⓘ roadsides ⓘ
hasAroma	strong ⓘ
hasFlowerCharacteristic	often aromatic ⓘ
hasFlowerType	small flowers ⓘ
hasInflorescenceType	flat-topped clusters ⓘ
hasLeafType	feathery leaves ⓘ finely divided leaves ⓘ
hasSpecies	Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea ageratum Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea clavennae Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea clypeolata Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea filipendulina Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea millefolium Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea nobilis Achillea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Achillea ptarmica Achillea tomentosa ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
namedAfter	Achilles ⓘ
nativeRange	temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
nativeToContinent	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
order	Asterales ⓘ
pollinatedBy	insects ⓘ
reproduction	by rhizomes ⓘ by seed ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tolerates	drought ⓘ
tribe	Anthemideae ⓘ
usedAs	herb ⓘ medicinal plant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ
usedFor	wound healing in folk medicine ⓘ
usedIn	traditional medicine ⓘ