Astragalus lentiginosus
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Astragalus lentiginosus is a widespread North American milkvetch species in the legume family, known for its highly variable forms and often spotted or mottled seed pods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astragalus lentiginosus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8813030 — 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: Astragalus lentiginosus Context triple: [Astragalus, hasNotableSpecies, Astragalus lentiginosus]
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A.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as milkvetches and often noted for their ecological importance and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Lupinus subcarnosus
Lupinus subcarnosus is a species of lupine native to Texas, notable as one of the iconic bluebonnet wildflowers associated with the state's spring landscapes.
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C.
Lupinus luteus
Lupinus luteus, commonly known as yellow lupin, is a flowering legume species cultivated for its protein-rich seeds and use as a green manure crop.
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D.
Lupinus
Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.
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E.
Lupinus angustifolius
Lupinus angustifolius is a species of narrow-leaved lupin widely cultivated as a grain legume for its high-protein seeds and use in animal feed and soil improvement.
- 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: Astragalus lentiginosus Target entity description: Astragalus lentiginosus is a widespread North American milkvetch species in the legume family, known for its highly variable forms and often spotted or mottled seed pods.
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A.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as milkvetches and often noted for their ecological importance and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Lupinus subcarnosus
Lupinus subcarnosus is a species of lupine native to Texas, notable as one of the iconic bluebonnet wildflowers associated with the state's spring landscapes.
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C.
Lupinus luteus
Lupinus luteus, commonly known as yellow lupin, is a flowering legume species cultivated for its protein-rich seeds and use as a green manure crop.
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D.
Lupinus
Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.
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E.
Lupinus angustifolius
Lupinus angustifolius is a species of narrow-leaved lupin widely cultivated as a grain legume for its high-protein seeds and use in animal feed and soil improvement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | plant species ⓘ |
| angiosperm | true ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Faboideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | Douglas ex Hook. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
freckled milkvetch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
speckled milkvetch NERFINISHED ⓘ spotted locoweed ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
selenium
ⓘ
swainsonine ⓘ |
| describedBy | Augustin Pyramus de Candolle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | highly variable across its range ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
lavender
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| floweringPlant | true ⓘ |
| fruitCharacteristic |
inflated pods
ⓘ
mottled pods ⓘ spotted pods ⓘ |
| fruitType | legume ⓘ |
| genus | Astragalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | forb ⓘ |
| habitat |
desert grassland
ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush scrub ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
high morphological variability
ⓘ
often freckled or spotted seed pods ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii NERFINISHED ⓘ Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans NERFINISHED ⓘ Astragalus lentiginosus var. wahweapensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | raceme ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | pinnately compound leaves ⓘ |
| legume | true ⓘ |
| lifeForm | perennial herb ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Great Basin region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ desert regions of North America ⓘ western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Fabales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy | bees ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toxicTo | livestock ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Astragalus lentiginosus Description of subject: Astragalus lentiginosus is a widespread North American milkvetch species in the legume family, known for its highly variable forms and often spotted or mottled seed pods.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.