nettle family
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The nettle family is a group of mostly herbaceous plants, shrubs, and small trees known for species with stinging hairs and includes genera such as Urtica and Pilea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| nettle family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T659204 — 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: nettle family Context triple: [Urticaceae, commonName, nettle family]
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A.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes amaranths, beets, spinach, and many halophytic and weedy species found worldwide.
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B.
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the leadwort or plumbago family, that includes mostly herbaceous and shrubby species often found in saline or coastal habitats.
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C.
Urtica
Urtica is a genus of herbaceous plants best known for its stinging nettles, which have tiny hairs that can irritate the skin.
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D.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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E.
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolaccaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pokeweed family, that includes mostly herbaceous species and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical 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: nettle family Target entity description: The nettle family is a group of mostly herbaceous plants, shrubs, and small trees known for species with stinging hairs and includes genera such as Urtica and Pilea.
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A.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes amaranths, beets, spinach, and many halophytic and weedy species found worldwide.
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B.
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the leadwort or plumbago family, that includes mostly herbaceous and shrubby species often found in saline or coastal habitats.
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C.
Urtica
Urtica is a genus of herbaceous plants best known for its stinging nettles, which have tiny hairs that can irritate the skin.
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D.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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E.
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolaccaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pokeweed family, that includes mostly herbaceous species and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
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plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ taxonomic group ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Urticaceae ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Boehmeria
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Cecropia ⓘ Debregeasia ⓘ Dendrocnide ⓘ Elatostema ⓘ Forsskaolea ⓘ Girardinia ⓘ Gonostegia ⓘ Hemistylus ⓘ Hesperocnide ⓘ Laportea ⓘ Leucosyke ⓘ Maoutia ⓘ Myriocarpa ⓘ Neraudia ⓘ Obetia ⓘ Oreocnide ⓘ Parietaria ⓘ Pilea ⓘ Pipturus ⓘ Poikilospermum ⓘ Sarcochlamys ⓘ Touchardia ⓘ Urera ⓘ Urtica ⓘ Villebrunea ⓘ Zhengyia ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fiber production
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medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerSex | often unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| flowerType | usually small inconspicuous flowers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
includes shrubs
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includes small trees ⓘ mostly herbaceous plants ⓘ often has stinging hairs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | usually alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafMargin | often serrated margins ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Pilea
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surface form:
Pilea peperomioides
Urtica ⓘ
surface form:
Urtica dioica
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| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| pollination | mainly wind-pollinated ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: nettle family Description of subject: The nettle family is a group of mostly herbaceous plants, shrubs, and small trees known for species with stinging hairs and includes genera such as Urtica and Pilea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.