Brodiaeoideae
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Brodiaeoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the asparagus family, comprising mainly bulbous or corm-forming perennials native to western North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brodiaeoideae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799851 — 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: Brodiaeoideae Context triple: [Asparagaceae, subfamily, Brodiaeoideae]
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A.
Betoideae
Betoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), best known for including beets and related genera.
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B.
Sphalmioideae
Sphalmioideae is a subfamily within the Proteaceae, a family of flowering plants known for its predominantly Southern Hemisphere distribution and diverse woody species.
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C.
Ehrhartoideae
Ehrhartoideae is a subfamily of grasses that includes important cereal crops such as rice and related species.
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D.
Grevilleoideae
Grevilleoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants within the Proteaceae, comprising many predominantly Southern Hemisphere shrubs and trees including genera such as Grevillea and Banksia.
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E.
Proteoideae
Proteoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants within the Proteaceae, comprising many Southern Hemisphere shrubs and trees known for their specialized inflorescences and adaptations to nutrient-poor soils.
- 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: Brodiaeoideae Target entity description: Brodiaeoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the asparagus family, comprising mainly bulbous or corm-forming perennials native to western North America.
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A.
Betoideae
Betoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), best known for including beets and related genera.
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B.
Sphalmioideae
Sphalmioideae is a subfamily within the Proteaceae, a family of flowering plants known for its predominantly Southern Hemisphere distribution and diverse woody species.
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C.
Ehrhartoideae
Ehrhartoideae is a subfamily of grasses that includes important cereal crops such as rice and related species.
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D.
Grevilleoideae
Grevilleoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants within the Proteaceae, comprising many predominantly Southern Hemisphere shrubs and trees including genera such as Grevillea and Banksia.
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E.
Proteoideae
Proteoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants within the Proteaceae, comprising many Southern Hemisphere shrubs and trees known for their specialized inflorescences and adaptations to nutrient-poor soils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant subfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asparagales sensu APG NERFINISHED ⓘ Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Androstephium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloomeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Brodiaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Dichelostemma NERFINISHED ⓘ Muilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Triteleia NERFINISHED ⓘ Triteleiopsis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| flowerType | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| growthForm | perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bulbous
ⓘ
corm-forming ⓘ herbaceous ⓘ perennial herbs ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
bulb
ⓘ
corm ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | geophyte ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brodiaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previousClassification |
Liliaceae s.l.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Themidaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | flowering ⓘ |
| systematics |
recognizedByAPGIII
ⓘ
recognizedByAPGIV ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| typeOf | monocot subfamily ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plants ⓘ |
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: Brodiaeoideae Description of subject: Brodiaeoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the asparagus family, comprising mainly bulbous or corm-forming perennials native to western North America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.