Stellaria
E304617
Stellaria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as chickweeds, characterized by small, star-shaped white flowers and a widespread distribution in temperate regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stellaria canonical | 1 |
| Stellaria holostea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2827680 — 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: Stellaria Context triple: [Caryophyllaceae, includesGenus, Stellaria]
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A.
Armeria
Armeria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as thrift or sea pinks, often found in coastal and alpine habitats and valued for their dense tufts of grass-like leaves and globular flower heads.
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B.
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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C.
Silene
Silene is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly known as campions or catchflies, found mainly in temperate regions and noted for their showy, often pink or white, five-petaled flowers.
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D.
Portulaca
Portulaca is a genus of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as purslanes, valued for their drought tolerance and brightly colored blooms.
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E.
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.
- 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: Stellaria Target entity description: Stellaria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as chickweeds, characterized by small, star-shaped white flowers and a widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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A.
Armeria
Armeria is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as thrift or sea pinks, often found in coastal and alpine habitats and valued for their dense tufts of grass-like leaves and globular flower heads.
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B.
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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C.
Silene
Silene is a large genus of flowering plants, commonly known as campions or catchflies, found mainly in temperate regions and noted for their showy, often pink or white, five-petaled flowers.
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D.
Portulaca
Portulaca is a genus of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as purslanes, valued for their drought tolerance and brightly colored blooms.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Core eudicots ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | chickweeds ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| distribution |
North America
ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ temperate Eurasia ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
food source for herbivorous insects
ⓘ
ground cover in temperate ecosystems ⓘ |
| etymology | genus name derived from Latin for "little star" ⓘ |
| family | Caryophyllaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| flowerShape | star-shaped ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed ground
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ meadows ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| hasFlowerColor | white ⓘ |
| hasPetalNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle |
annual
ⓘ
perennial ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Stellaria graminea
ⓘ
Stellaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stellaria holostea
Stellaria media ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| petalCharacteristic | deeply notched petals that can appear as 10 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by seeds
ⓘ
vegetative spread in some species ⓘ |
| seedDispersal |
by animals
ⓘ
by gravity ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| use |
some species used as leafy vegetable
ⓘ
some species used in traditional medicine ⓘ |
| weedStatus | some species considered agricultural weeds ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Stellaria Description of subject: Stellaria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as chickweeds, characterized by small, star-shaped white flowers and a widespread distribution in temperate regions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stellaria holostea