Lavandula angustifolia
E288947
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavandula angustifolia canonical | 2 |
| English lavender | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2671238 — 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: Lavandula angustifolia Context triple: [Asterids, includesSpecies, Lavandula angustifolia]
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A.
Hesperis
Hesperis is a figure from Greek mythology, often associated with the evening or the West and sometimes linked to the Hesperides, the nymphs of the evening and golden light.
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B.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with the aromatic herb and often used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Tagetes
Tagetes is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as marigolds, valued for their bright ornamental blooms and use in traditional medicine and pest control.
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D.
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.
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E.
Achillea
Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic 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: Lavandula angustifolia Target entity description: Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
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A.
Hesperis
Hesperis is a figure from Greek mythology, often associated with the evening or the West and sometimes linked to the Hesperides, the nymphs of the evening and golden light.
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B.
Rosemary
Rosemary is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly associated with the aromatic herb and often used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Tagetes
Tagetes is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as marigolds, valued for their bright ornamental blooms and use in traditional medicine and pest control.
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D.
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.
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E.
Achillea
Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by feathery leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, often aromatic flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
herb ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| commonName |
Lavandula angustifolia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
English lavender
garden lavender ⓘ true lavender ⓘ |
| contains |
camphor
ⓘ
linalool ⓘ linalyl acetate ⓘ |
| droughtTolerance | drought-tolerant ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
lavender
ⓘ
purple ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| genus | Lavandula ⓘ |
| growthForm |
small shrub
ⓘ
subshrub ⓘ |
| hardiness | frost-tolerant ⓘ |
| hasAroma |
herbaceous scent
ⓘ
sweet floral scent ⓘ |
| hasEffect | calming aroma ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafColor | gray-green ⓘ |
| leafShape | narrow ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mediterranean Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean region
southern Europe ⓘ western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| plantHeight | 30–60 cm ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ |
| propagatedBy |
cuttings
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
alkaline soil
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs |
container plant
ⓘ
hedging plant ⓘ ornamental border plant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aromatherapy
ⓘ
culinary herb ⓘ essential oil production ⓘ medicinal preparations ⓘ ornamental gardening ⓘ perfumery ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cosmetics
ⓘ
herbal teas ⓘ sachets ⓘ soaps ⓘ |
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: Lavandula angustifolia Description of subject: Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English lavender