Quercus laevis
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Quercus laevis, commonly known as the turkey oak, is a deciduous oak tree native to the southeastern United States, recognized for its deeply lobed leaves and adaptation to dry, sandy soils.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quercus laevis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13396856 — 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: Quercus laevis Context triple: [Quercus, hasSpecies, Quercus laevis]
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A.
Quercus glauca
Quercus glauca is an evergreen oak tree species native to East and Southeast Asia, known for its glossy dark-green leaves and use as an ornamental and timber tree.
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B.
Quercus shumardii
Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall foliage.
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C.
Quercus velutina
Quercus velutina, commonly known as black oak, is a North American deciduous tree species valued for its hard, durable wood and distinctive dark, furrowed bark.
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D.
Quercus wislizeni
Quercus wislizeni is an evergreen oak tree species native to California, commonly found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and surrounding regions.
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E.
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus imbricaria is a species of oak tree native to North America, commonly known as shingle oak, recognized for its distinctive unlobed leaves and use in traditional wood shingles.
- 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: Quercus laevis Target entity description: Quercus laevis, commonly known as the turkey oak, is a deciduous oak tree native to the southeastern United States, recognized for its deeply lobed leaves and adaptation to dry, sandy soils.
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A.
Quercus glauca
Quercus glauca is an evergreen oak tree species native to East and Southeast Asia, known for its glossy dark-green leaves and use as an ornamental and timber tree.
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B.
Quercus shumardii
Quercus shumardii, commonly known as Shumard oak, is a large, fast-growing North American deciduous tree valued for its strong wood and brilliant red fall foliage.
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C.
Quercus velutina
Quercus velutina, commonly known as black oak, is a North American deciduous tree species valued for its hard, durable wood and distinctive dark, furrowed bark.
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D.
Quercus wislizeni
Quercus wislizeni is an evergreen oak tree species native to California, commonly found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and surrounding regions.
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E.
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus imbricaria is a species of oak tree native to North America, commonly known as shingle oak, recognized for its distinctive unlobed leaves and use in traditional wood shingles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.