Microbiota
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Microbiota is a monotypic genus of low-growing, coniferous shrubs in the cypress family Cupressaceae, known for its cold-hardy, ornamental groundcover species.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microbiota canonical | 1 |
| Microbiota decussata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72607 — 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.
Target entity: Microbiota Context triple: [Cupressaceae, contains, Microbiota]
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American Society for Microbiology
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Microbiota Target entity description: Microbiota is a monotypic genus of low-growing, coniferous shrubs in the cypress family Cupressaceae, known for its cold-hardy, ornamental groundcover species.
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VRE
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Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
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MURI
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The Diversity of Life
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E.
Animalia
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monotypic genus
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ |
| branchingPattern |
arching branches
ⓘ
spreading ⓘ |
| class | Pinopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
Russian arborvitae
ⓘ
Chamaecyparis ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian cypress
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| coneType | woody cones ⓘ |
| describedBy | Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov ⓘ |
| division | Pinophyta ⓘ |
| evergreen | true ⓘ |
| family | Cupressaceae ⓘ |
| foliageSeasonalColor |
bronze in winter
ⓘ
green in summer ⓘ |
| genusAuthority | Kom. ⓘ |
| growthForm |
low-growing shrub
ⓘ
prostrate shrub ⓘ |
| growthRate | slow-growing ⓘ |
| habitat |
mountainous regions
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hardinessUse | cold-climate gardens ⓘ |
| hasOnlySpecies |
Microbiota
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Microbiota decussata
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| introducedAsOrnamental | true ⓘ |
| isConfusedWith |
Juniperus
ⓘ
Thuja ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | decussate ⓘ |
| leafType | scale-like leaves ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun to partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Russia Far East
ⓘ
surface form:
Far East Russia
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Primorye
Russia ⓘ Sikhote-Alin ⓘ
surface form:
Sikhote-Alin Mountains
|
| order | Cupressales ⓘ |
| ornamentalValue |
fine-textured foliage
ⓘ
ground-hugging habit ⓘ |
| plantType | coniferous shrub ⓘ |
| reproduction | seed cones ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
acidic to neutral soil
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| speciesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerance |
cold-hardy
ⓘ
drought-tolerant ⓘ shade-tolerant ⓘ |
| use |
groundcover
ⓘ
landscape plant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Microbiota Description of subject: Microbiota is a monotypic genus of low-growing, coniferous shrubs in the cypress family Cupressaceae, known for its cold-hardy, ornamental groundcover species.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.