mountain avens
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Mountain avens is a low-growing, evergreen alpine plant in the rose family, known for its white, eight-petaled flowers and its dominance in arctic and subalpine tundra habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| mountain avens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19790101 — 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: mountain avens Context triple: [Dryas octopetala, commonName, mountain avens]
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A.
Saxifraga
Saxifraga is a large genus of mostly small, hardy flowering plants commonly known as saxifrages, often found in rocky or alpine habitats and valued in ornamental gardening.
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B.
Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
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C.
Lychnis
Lychnis is a small genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, known for their brightly colored, often ornamental garden species.
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D.
Chamerion
Chamerion is a small genus of flowering plants in the evening primrose family, best known for species like fireweed that inhabit temperate and subarctic regions.
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Bistorta
Bistorta is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, known for its dense spikes of small flowers and often used as ornamentals or in traditional medicine.
- 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: mountain avens Target entity description: Mountain avens is a low-growing, evergreen alpine plant in the rose family, known for its white, eight-petaled flowers and its dominance in arctic and subalpine tundra habitats.
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A.
Saxifraga
Saxifraga is a large genus of mostly small, hardy flowering plants commonly known as saxifrages, often found in rocky or alpine habitats and valued in ornamental gardening.
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B.
Alchemilla
Alchemilla is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as lady’s mantle, noted for their fan-shaped, softly hairy leaves that collect water droplets and their use in traditional herbal medicine.
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C.
Lychnis
Lychnis is a small genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, known for their brightly colored, often ornamental garden species.
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D.
Chamerion
Chamerion is a small genus of flowering plants in the evening primrose family, best known for species like fireweed that inhabit temperate and subarctic regions.
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E.
Bistorta
Bistorta is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, known for its dense spikes of small flowers and often used as ornamentals or in traditional medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.