Rumex
E273841
Rumex is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as docks and sorrels, many of which are widespread weeds or edible leafy herbs found in temperate regions worldwide.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rumex canonical | 2 |
| Rumex acetosa | 1 |
| Rumex crispus | 1 |
| Rumex obtusifolius | 1 |
| Rumex patientia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2524293 — 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: Rumex Context triple: [Polygonaceae, includesGenus, Rumex]
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A.
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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B.
Cichorium
Cichorium is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family that includes species such as chicory and endive, commonly used as leafy vegetables and coffee substitutes.
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C.
Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
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D.
Urtica
Urtica is a genus of herbaceous plants best known for its stinging nettles, which have tiny hairs that can irritate the skin.
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E.
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.
- 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: Rumex Target entity description: Rumex is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as docks and sorrels, many of which are widespread weeds or edible leafy herbs found in temperate regions worldwide.
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A.
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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B.
Cichorium
Cichorium is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family that includes species such as chicory and endive, commonly used as leafy vegetables and coffee substitutes.
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C.
Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
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D.
Urtica
Urtica is a genus of herbaceous plants best known for its stinging nettles, which have tiny hairs that can irritate the skin.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ
surface form:
Core eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
docks
ⓘ
sorrels ⓘ |
| containsCompound | oxalic acid ⓘ |
| culinaryRegion |
used traditionally in Asian cuisines
ⓘ
used traditionally in European cuisines ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of flowering plants commonly known as docks and sorrels ⓘ |
| distribution | temperate regions worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | ruderal weed in disturbed soils ⓘ |
| economicImpact | some species considered agricultural weeds ⓘ |
| edibleUse |
leaves used as leafy vegetable in some cuisines
ⓘ
young leaves used in salads or soups ⓘ |
| family | Polygonaceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | small unisexual or bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| habitat |
fields
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ roadsides ⓘ waste places ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | herbaceous ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Rumex
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosella ⓘ Rumex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rumex crispus
Rumex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rumex patientia
|
| includesSpeciesWithStatus | widespread weeds ⓘ |
| includesSpeciesWithUse | edible leafy herbs ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | panicle ⓘ |
| isA |
flowering plant genus
ⓘ
herbaceous plant genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | broadleaf ⓘ |
| namedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| nativeTo | temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| pollination | primarily wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by seed
ⓘ
often also by vegetative means ⓘ |
| rootType | taproot or stout rootstock ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship |
Carl Linnaeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Linnaeus
|
| stemType | usually erect ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Rumex Description of subject: Rumex is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as docks and sorrels, many of which are widespread weeds or edible leafy herbs found in temperate regions worldwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rumex acetosa
this entity surface form:
Rumex crispus
this entity surface form:
Rumex obtusifolius
this entity surface form:
Rumex patientia