Urticaceae
E11716
Urticaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the nettle family, which includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees often characterized by stinging hairs and small, greenish flowers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urticaceae canonical | 57 |
| Urticaceae genera | 2 |
| Urticales (in older systems) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T102864 — 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: Urticaceae Context triple: [Rosales, includesTaxon, Urticaceae]
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A.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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B.
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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C.
Rosales
Rosales is an order of flowering plants that includes many familiar trees, shrubs, and herbs such as elms, roses, and nettles.
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D.
Rosaceae
Rosaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes roses, apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other economically and ornamentally important species.
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E.
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the poppy family, which includes many species with showy, often brightly colored flowers.
- 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: Urticaceae Target entity description: Urticaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the nettle family, which includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees often characterized by stinging hairs and small, greenish flowers.
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A.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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B.
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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C.
Rosales
Rosales is an order of flowering plants that includes many familiar trees, shrubs, and herbs such as elms, roses, and nettles.
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D.
Rosaceae
Rosaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes roses, apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other economically and ornamentally important species.
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E.
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the poppy family, which includes many species with showy, often brightly colored flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
small greenish flowers
ⓘ
stinging hairs ⓘ |
| class |
Eudicots
ⓘ
surface form:
Magnoliopsida
|
| commonName | nettle family ⓘ |
| contains |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fiber production
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| foundIn |
temperate regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| growthForm |
annual plants
ⓘ
perennial plants ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Boehmeria
ⓘ
Elatostema ⓘ Forsskaolea ⓘ Girardinia ⓘ Hesperocnide ⓘ Laportea ⓘ Myriocarpa ⓘ Oreocnide ⓘ Parietaria ⓘ Pilea ⓘ Pouzolzia ⓘ Urera ⓘ Urtica ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate leaves
ⓘ
opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated margins ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Boehmeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Boehmeria nivea
Pilea peperomioides ⓘ Urtica ⓘ
surface form:
Urtica dioica
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind pollination ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | achenes ⓘ |
| stingingHairsContain | irritant compounds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Urtica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Urticaceae Description of subject: Urticaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the nettle family, which includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees often characterized by stinging hairs and small, greenish flowers.
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Urticales (in older systems)
subject surface form:
Girardinia diversifolia
subject surface form:
Girardinia heterophylla
this entity surface form:
Urticaceae genera