Triple
T4846832
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Great Basin montane forests |
E108309
|
entity |
| Predicate | dominantTreeSpecies |
P966
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Picea engelmannii
Picea engelmannii, commonly known as Engelmann spruce, is a cold-tolerant coniferous tree native to high-elevation forests of western North America.
|
E43866
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Picea engelmannii | Statement: [Great Basin montane forests, dominantTreeSpecies, Picea engelmannii]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picea engelmannii Context triple: [Great Basin montane forests, dominantTreeSpecies, Picea engelmannii]
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A.
Picea
Picea is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as spruces, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for timber, paper production, and ornamental use.
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B.
Pinus flexilis
Pinus flexilis, commonly known as limber pine, is a hardy, long-lived conifer native to the mountains of western North America, often found at high elevations in cold, dry environments.
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C.
Pseudotsuga
Pseudotsuga is a genus of coniferous trees in the pine family commonly known as Douglas-firs, valued for their timber and widespread use in forestry.
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D.
Tsuga
Tsuga is a genus of coniferous trees commonly known as hemlocks, native to North America and Asia and valued for their shade, ornamental use, and ecological importance in cool, moist forests.
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E.
Abies concolor
Abies concolor, commonly known as the white fir, is a long-lived coniferous tree native to western North America, valued for its tall, straight form and adaptability to a range of montane forest habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Picea engelmannii Triple: [Great Basin montane forests, dominantTreeSpecies, Picea engelmannii]
Generated description
Picea engelmannii, commonly known as Engelmann spruce, is a cold-tolerant coniferous tree native to high-elevation forests of western North America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Picea engelmannii Target entity description: Picea engelmannii, commonly known as Engelmann spruce, is a cold-tolerant coniferous tree native to high-elevation forests of western North America.
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A.
Picea
chosen
Picea is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as spruces, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for timber, paper production, and ornamental use.
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B.
Pinus flexilis
Pinus flexilis, commonly known as limber pine, is a hardy, long-lived conifer native to the mountains of western North America, often found at high elevations in cold, dry environments.
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C.
Pseudotsuga
Pseudotsuga is a genus of coniferous trees in the pine family commonly known as Douglas-firs, valued for their timber and widespread use in forestry.
-
D.
Tsuga
Tsuga is a genus of coniferous trees commonly known as hemlocks, native to North America and Asia and valued for their shade, ornamental use, and ecological importance in cool, moist forests.
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E.
Abies concolor
Abies concolor, commonly known as the white fir, is a long-lived coniferous tree native to western North America, valued for its tall, straight form and adaptability to a range of montane forest habitats.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd4409b264819085ab855f3eb5381a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d19784c81908e256ea23889192b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be77907130819084dc6a5eaff42a27 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be78ce97948190a0a54b1baa0ff979 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be7929cec08190a6fb28385c5bfce9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.