Clarkia
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Clarkia is a genus of flowering plants native mainly to western North America, known for their showy, colorful blooms often cultivated as ornamental garden annuals.
All labels observed (27)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395944 — 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: Clarkia Context triple: [Onagraceae, includesGenus, Clarkia]
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Calochortus
Calochortus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the lily family, known for their showy, tulip-like or star-shaped blossoms often called mariposa lilies.
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Ivesia
Ivesia is a small genus of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), commonly known as mousetail or ivesia, native mainly to western North America and adapted to rocky, mountainous habitats.
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Larkspur
Larkspur is a small, affluent city in Marin County, California, known for its charming historic downtown and role as a commuter hub to San Francisco via nearby ferry services.
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D.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants, commonly known as columbines, prized for their distinctive spurred blossoms and wide range of colors in temperate gardens.
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California poppy
The California poppy is a brightly colored, orange-gold wildflower native to western North America, widely recognized for its silky petals and drought tolerance.
- 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: Clarkia Target entity description: Clarkia is a genus of flowering plants native mainly to western North America, known for their showy, colorful blooms often cultivated as ornamental garden annuals.
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A.
Calochortus
Calochortus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the lily family, known for their showy, tulip-like or star-shaped blossoms often called mariposa lilies.
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B.
Ivesia
Ivesia is a small genus of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), commonly known as mousetail or ivesia, native mainly to western North America and adapted to rocky, mountainous habitats.
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C.
Larkspur
Larkspur is a small, affluent city in Marin County, California, known for its charming historic downtown and role as a commuter hub to San Francisco via nearby ferry services.
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D.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants, commonly known as columbines, prized for their distinctive spurred blossoms and wide range of colors in temperate gardens.
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E.
California poppy
The California poppy is a brightly colored, orange-gold wildflower native to western North America, widely recognized for its silky petals and drought tolerance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName |
clarkia
ⓘ
farewell-to-spring ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | garden annual ⓘ |
| distribution |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California (state)
western United States ⓘ |
| eponym | William Clark ⓘ |
| family | Onagraceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
purple ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| flowerType | showy flowers ⓘ |
| growthHabit | annual herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
chaparral
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Clarkia amoena
ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia arcuata ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia biloba ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia bottae ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia breweri ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia concinna ⓘ
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Clarkia
Clarkia dudleyana ⓘ
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Clarkia
Clarkia epilobioides ⓘ
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Clarkia
Clarkia franciscana ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia heterandra ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia imbricata ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia jolonensis ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia lassenensis ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia lewisii ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia lingulata ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia mildrediae ⓘ Clarkia mosquinii ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia rhomboidea ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia rostrata ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia similis ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia speciosa ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia springvillensis ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia tembloriensis ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
Clarkia xantiana ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
|
| hasTypeSpecies |
Clarkia pulchella
ⓘ
linked to:
Clarkia
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Clark ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
western North America ⓘ |
| order | Myrtales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clarkia Description of subject: Clarkia is a genus of flowering plants native mainly to western North America, known for their showy, colorful blooms often cultivated as ornamental garden annuals.
Referenced by (29)
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