Ceratostigma
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Ceratostigma is a small genus of flowering plants known for its vibrant blue flowers and often red-tinged foliage, commonly grown as ornamental garden shrubs and groundcovers.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ceratostigma canonical | 1 |
| Ceratostigma abyssinicum | 1 |
| Ceratostigma griffithii | 1 |
| Ceratostigma minus | 1 |
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | 1 |
| Ceratostigma willmottianum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2711738 — 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: Ceratostigma Context triple: [Plumbaginaceae, includesGenus, Ceratostigma]
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A.
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.
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B.
Abronia
Abronia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sand-verbenas, native to North America and often found in sandy or coastal habitats.
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C.
Silene
Silene is the legendary city or region traditionally depicted as the setting of the Saint George and the Dragon story in medieval Christian lore.
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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: Ceratostigma Target entity description: Ceratostigma is a small genus of flowering plants known for its vibrant blue flowers and often red-tinged foliage, commonly grown as ornamental garden shrubs and groundcovers.
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A.
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.
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B.
Abronia
Abronia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sand-verbenas, native to North America and often found in sandy or coastal habitats.
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C.
Silene
Silene is the legendary city or region traditionally depicted as the setting of the Saint George and the Dragon story in medieval Christian lore.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| attracts | pollinating insects ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
leadwort
ⓘ
plumbago ⓘ |
| cultivationUse |
garden shrub
ⓘ
groundcover ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ |
| family | Plumbaginaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | blue ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
late summer ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbaceous perennial
ⓘ
shrub ⓘ subshrub ⓘ |
| habitat |
open woodland
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ scrubland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deciduous or semi-evergreen plants
ⓘ
foliage often turns red or red-tinged ⓘ produces vibrant blue flowers ⓘ small genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafColor |
green
ⓘ
red-tinged in autumn ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ China ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Ceratostigma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceratostigma abyssinicum
Ceratostigma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceratostigma griffithii
Ceratostigma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceratostigma minus
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides ⓘ Ceratostigma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceratostigma willmottianum
|
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| prefers |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ well-drained soil ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
division ⓘ seed ⓘ |
| tolerates |
drought
ⓘ
poor soils ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border plantings
ⓘ
groundcover in landscaping ⓘ rock gardens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ceratostigma Description of subject: Ceratostigma is a small genus of flowering plants known for its vibrant blue flowers and often red-tinged foliage, commonly grown as ornamental garden shrubs and groundcovers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
this entity surface form:
Ceratostigma willmottianum
this entity surface form:
Ceratostigma griffithii
this entity surface form:
Ceratostigma abyssinicum
this entity surface form:
Ceratostigma minus