Chenopodium

E289840

plant genus taxon

Chenopodium is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as goosefoots, which includes several weedy species as well as important food crops like quinoa.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Chenopodium album	3
Chenopodium murale	2
Chenopodium polyspermum	2
Chenopodium canonical	1
Chenopodium bonus-henricus	1
Chenopodium quinoa	1
Chenopodium strictum	1
Chenopodium urbicum	1
Chenopodium vulvaria	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2671306 — 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: Chenopodium
Context triple: [Amaranthaceae, notableGenus, Chenopodium]

A. Amaranthus
Amaranthus is a genus of herbaceous plants known for its edible seeds and leaves, some species of which are cultivated as pseudocereals and leafy vegetables worldwide.
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.
C. Boerhavia
Boerhavia is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as spiderlings, found in warm regions worldwide and noted for their weedy, sprawling habit and small clustered flowers.
D. Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
E. Rumex
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.
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: Chenopodium
Target entity description: Chenopodium is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as goosefoots, which includes several weedy species as well as important food crops like quinoa.

A. Amaranthus
Amaranthus is a genus of herbaceous plants known for its edible seeds and leaves, some species of which are cultivated as pseudocereals and leafy vegetables worldwide.
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.
C. Boerhavia
Boerhavia is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as spiderlings, found in warm regions worldwide and noted for their weedy, sprawling habit and small clustered flowers.
D. Lactuca
Lactuca is a genus of flowering plants best known for including cultivated lettuce, an important leafy vegetable grown worldwide.
E. Rumex
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	goosefoots ⓘ
containsSpeciesUsedBy	indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
distribution	cosmopolitan ⓘ
economicUse	fodder plant ⓘ grain crop ⓘ leafy vegetable ⓘ
etymology	from Greek words for goose and foot, referring to leaf shape ⓘ
family	Amaranthaceae ⓘ
flowerType	small inconspicuous flowers ⓘ
growthForm	herbaceous plants ⓘ
habitat	agricultural fields ⓘ disturbed soils ⓘ waste places ⓘ
hasSpecies	Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium album Chenopodium berlandieri ⓘ Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium bonus-henricus Chenopodium ficifolium ⓘ Chenopodium glaucum ⓘ Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium murale Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium polyspermum Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium quinoa Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium strictum Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium urbicum Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium vulvaria
includesFoodCrop	Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium album Chenopodium berlandieri ⓘ Chenopodium quinoa ⓘ
includesWeedySpecies	Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium album Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium murale Chenopodium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chenopodium polyspermum
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafCharacteristic	often mealy or farinose leaves ⓘ
nomenclaturalCode	International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants ⓘ
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 photosynthesis ⓘ
pollination	wind-pollinated ⓘ
relatedTo	Amaranthus ⓘ Atriplex ⓘ
seedType	small seeds with hard seed coat ⓘ
subfamily	Chenopodioideae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Chenopodium album ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ