Rocky Mountain columbine
E223875
Rocky Mountain columbine is a distinctive blue-and-white wildflower native to the Rocky Mountains, celebrated for its delicate, spurred blossoms and alpine habitat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado state flower, the Rocky Mountain columbine | 1 |
| Rocky Mountain columbine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1972704 — 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: Rocky Mountain columbine Context triple: [Colorado, hasOfficialFlower, Rocky Mountain columbine]
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A.
Larkspur
Larkspur is a small, affluent city in Marin County, California, known for its charming historic downtown and role as a commuter hub to San Francisco via nearby ferry services.
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B.
Wild prairie rose
The wild prairie rose is a hardy, pink-flowered native rose species of the North American prairies and the official state flower of North Dakota.
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C.
Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush is a film production company known for backing acclaimed independent and auteur-driven movies, including several works by director Wes Anderson.
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D.
American pasqueflower
The American pasqueflower is a spring-blooming wildflower native to North America, known for its showy, pale purple, bell-shaped blossoms and silky seed heads.
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E.
California poppy
The California poppy is a brightly colored, orange-gold wildflower native to western North America, widely recognized for its silky petals and drought tolerance.
- 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: Rocky Mountain columbine Target entity description: Rocky Mountain columbine is a distinctive blue-and-white wildflower native to the Rocky Mountains, celebrated for its delicate, spurred blossoms and alpine habitat.
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A.
Larkspur
Larkspur is a small, affluent city in Marin County, California, known for its charming historic downtown and role as a commuter hub to San Francisco via nearby ferry services.
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B.
Wild prairie rose
The wild prairie rose is a hardy, pink-flowered native rose species of the North American prairies and the official state flower of North Dakota.
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C.
Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush is a film production company known for backing acclaimed independent and auteur-driven movies, including several works by director Wes Anderson.
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D.
American pasqueflower
The American pasqueflower is a spring-blooming wildflower native to North America, known for its showy, pale purple, bell-shaped blossoms and silky seed heads.
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E.
California poppy
The California poppy is a brightly colored, orange-gold wildflower native to western North America, widely recognized for its silky petals and drought tolerance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
perennial plant ⓘ wildflower ⓘ |
| attracts | pollinators ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Aquilegia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aquilegia caerulea
|
| commonName |
Colorado blue columbine
ⓘ
Rocky Mountain columbine ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| designation | state flower of Colorado ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Thomas Nuttall ⓘ |
| distribution |
Montana
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| elevationRange | 1,800–3,700 m ⓘ |
| family | Ranunculaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue and white
ⓘ
pale blue ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
late spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| flowerShape | spurred blossoms ⓘ |
| genus | Aquilegia ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
montane woodlands ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ |
| introducedTo | ornamental gardens worldwide ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
basal leaves
ⓘ
compound leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFeature | long nectar spurs ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| petalCount | 5 ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bumblebees
ⓘ
hawkmoths ⓘ hummingbirds ⓘ |
| prefersLight | partial shade ⓘ |
| prefersSoil | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| reproduction |
seeds
ⓘ
self-seeding ⓘ |
| sepalCount | 5 ⓘ |
| stateFlowerOf | Colorado ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Colorado ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 20–60 cm ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rocky Mountain columbine Description of subject: Rocky Mountain columbine is a distinctive blue-and-white wildflower native to the Rocky Mountains, celebrated for its delicate, spurred blossoms and alpine habitat.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colorado state flower, the Rocky Mountain columbine