Bryoria fremontii
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Bryoria fremontii is a dark, hair-like lichen species of the genus Bryoria, traditionally known as “black tree lichen” and used as a food source by some Indigenous peoples of western North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bryoria fremontii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20246939 — 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: Bryoria fremontii Context triple: [Bryoria lichens, includesSpecies, Bryoria fremontii]
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A.
Laurembergia
Laurembergia is a small genus of flowering plants in the water milfoil family Haloragaceae, typically found in wet or aquatic habitats.
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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.
Abronia
Abronia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sand-verbenas, native to North America and often found in sandy or coastal habitats.
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D.
Montia
Montia is a small genus of delicate, moisture-loving flowering plants commonly known as miner’s lettuce and related species, often found in cool, temperate regions.
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E.
Swainsona maccullochiana
Swainsona maccullochiana is a species of flowering plant in the legume genus Swainsona, native to Australia and known for its ornamental pea-like 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: Bryoria fremontii Target entity description: Bryoria fremontii is a dark, hair-like lichen species of the genus Bryoria, traditionally known as “black tree lichen” and used as a food source by some Indigenous peoples of western North America.
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A.
Laurembergia
Laurembergia is a small genus of flowering plants in the water milfoil family Haloragaceae, typically found in wet or aquatic habitats.
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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.
Abronia
Abronia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sand-verbenas, native to North America and often found in sandy or coastal habitats.
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D.
Montia
Montia is a small genus of delicate, moisture-loving flowering plants commonly known as miner’s lettuce and related species, often found in cool, temperate regions.
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E.
Swainsona maccullochiana
Swainsona maccullochiana is a species of flowering plant in the legume genus Swainsona, native to Australia and known for its ornamental pea-like flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.