Alchemilla
E58478
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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alchemilla canonical | 3 |
| Alchemilla alpina | 1 |
| Alchemilla mollis | 1 |
| Alchemilla vulgaris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T442934 — 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: Alchemilla Context triple: [Rosaceae, hasMemberGenus, Alchemilla]
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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.
Chelidonium
Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional medicinal uses.
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C.
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas is the common red poppy, a wildflower native to Eurasia and North Africa, widely recognized as a symbol of remembrance for war casualties.
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D.
Platystemon
Platystemon is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, best known for the creamcups (Platystemon californicus) native to western North America.
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E.
Meconopsis
Meconopsis is a genus of flowering plants best known for its striking, often blue, poppy-like blooms found in cool, mountainous 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: Alchemilla Target entity description: 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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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.
Chelidonium
Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional medicinal uses.
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C.
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas is the common red poppy, a wildflower native to Eurasia and North Africa, widely recognized as a symbol of remembrance for war casualties.
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D.
Platystemon
Platystemon is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, best known for the creamcups (Platystemon californicus) native to western North America.
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E.
Meconopsis
Meconopsis is a genus of flowering plants best known for its striking, often blue, poppy-like blooms found in cool, mountainous regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
ladies' mantle
ⓘ
lady's mantle ⓘ |
| contains |
flavonoids
ⓘ
tannins ⓘ |
| cultivationStatus | commonly cultivated ornamental ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| distributionCharacteristic | widespread in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | ground cover in temperate gardens ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Arabic "al-kīmiyā" (alchemy) ⓘ |
| family | Rosaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
late spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| flowerType | small greenish-yellow flowers ⓘ |
| habitat |
meadows
ⓘ
mountain slopes ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Alchemilla
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alchemilla alpina
Alchemilla self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Alchemilla mollis
Alchemilla self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Alchemilla vulgaris
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafSurface | softly hairy ⓘ |
| leafType | palmately lobed ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fan-shaped leaves
ⓘ
leaves that collect water droplets ⓘ |
| notableUse | decorative use of dew-covered leaves in gardens ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagation |
by division
ⓘ
by seed ⓘ |
| reproduction | apomixis in many species ⓘ |
| subfamily | Rosoideae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
moist soils
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| use |
ornamental plant
ⓘ
traditional herbal medicine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astringent remedies in folk medicine
ⓘ
women's health remedies in traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alchemilla Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alchemilla mollis
this entity surface form:
Alchemilla vulgaris
this entity surface form:
Alchemilla alpina