Heuchera
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Heuchera is a genus of ornamental perennial plants, commonly known as coral bells or alumroot, valued for their colorful foliage and delicate flower spikes in garden landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heuchera canonical | 1 |
| Heuchera americana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18801694 — 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: Heuchera Context triple: [Saxifragaceae, includesGenus, Heuchera]
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A.
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans is a low-growing perennial flowering plant, commonly known as bugleweed, valued as a groundcover for its dense foliage and blue flower spikes.
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B.
Potentilla
Potentilla is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as cinquefoils, characterized by their typically five-petaled flowers and widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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C.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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D.
Fothergilla
Fothergilla is a small genus of deciduous flowering shrubs native to the southeastern United States, valued in gardens for their fragrant bottlebrush-like spring blooms and vibrant fall foliage.
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E.
Escallonia
Escallonia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees, often grown ornamentally for their glossy foliage and clusters of tubular flowers, native mainly to South America.
- 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: Heuchera Target entity description: Heuchera is a genus of ornamental perennial plants, commonly known as coral bells or alumroot, valued for their colorful foliage and delicate flower spikes in garden landscapes.
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A.
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans is a low-growing perennial flowering plant, commonly known as bugleweed, valued as a groundcover for its dense foliage and blue flower spikes.
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B.
Potentilla
Potentilla is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as cinquefoils, characterized by their typically five-petaled flowers and widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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C.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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D.
Fothergilla
Fothergilla is a small genus of deciduous flowering shrubs native to the southeastern United States, valued in gardens for their fragrant bottlebrush-like spring blooms and vibrant fall foliage.
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E.
Escallonia
Escallonia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees, often grown ornamentally for their glossy foliage and clusters of tubular flowers, native mainly to South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heuchera