Fouquieria splendens
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Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a spiny, drought-tolerant desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its tall cane-like stems and bright red tubular flowers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fouquieria splendens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T676427 — 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: Fouquieria splendens Context triple: [Sonoran Desert, hasFlora, Fouquieria splendens]
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Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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B.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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C.
Ceboruco
Ceboruco is an active stratovolcano in western Mexico known for its historical eruptions and location within the country’s main volcanic arc.
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D.
Carnegiea
Carnegiea is a small genus of large, columnar cacti best known for the iconic saguaro cactus native to the Sonoran Desert of North America.
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E.
Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
- 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: Fouquieria splendens Target entity description: Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a spiny, drought-tolerant desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its tall cane-like stems and bright red tubular flowers.
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A.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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B.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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C.
Ceboruco
Ceboruco is an active stratovolcano in western Mexico known for its historical eruptions and location within the country’s main volcanic arc.
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D.
Carnegiea
Carnegiea is a small genus of large, columnar cacti best known for the iconic saguaro cactus native to the Sonoran Desert of North America.
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E.
Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert shrub
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flowering plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| adaptation |
drought tolerance
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leaf drop during drought ⓘ |
| climatePreference | hot arid climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
coachwhip
ⓘ
ocotillo ⓘ |
| distribution |
Arizona
ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Chihuahua ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
cover for desert wildlife
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nectar source for hummingbirds ⓘ |
| family | Fouquieriaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | bright red ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| flowerShape | tubular flowers ⓘ |
| genus | Fouquieria ⓘ |
| growthForm | multi-stemmed shrub ⓘ |
| habitat |
alluvial fans
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arid desert regions ⓘ desert washes ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
deciduous in dry periods
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small leaves that appear after rainfall ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived perennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
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surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ Sonoran Desert ⓘ Northern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
southwestern United States ⓘ |
| order | Ericales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticStrategy | stems perform photosynthesis when leafless ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
hummingbirds
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insects ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
gravelly soils
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well-drained soils ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic |
spiny stems
ⓘ
tall cane-like stems ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| uses |
living fence
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ornamental plant in xeriscaping ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | low ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fouquieria splendens Description of subject: Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a spiny, drought-tolerant desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its tall cane-like stems and bright red tubular flowers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.