Thalictrum

E383054

plant genus taxon

Thalictrum is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as meadow-rues, characterized by delicate foliage and airy clusters of small flowers.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Thalictrum thalictroides	2
Thalictrum canonical	1
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium	1
Thalictrum dioicum	1
Thalictrum flavum	1
Thalictrum rochebrunianum	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3705105 — 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: Thalictrum
Context triple: [Ranunculaceae, containsGenus, Thalictrum]

A. 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.
B. Trillium
Trillium is a white three-petaled wildflower native to Ontario and widely recognized as a provincial emblem and symbol of the region.
C. Claytonia
Claytonia is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as spring beauties, valued for their delicate early-season blooms in temperate regions.
D. Lychnis
Lychnis is a small genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, known for their brightly colored, often ornamental garden species.
E. Lythrum
Lythrum is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as loosestrifes, which includes several wetland species such as the invasive purple loosestrife.
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: Thalictrum
Target entity description: Thalictrum is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants, commonly known as meadow-rues, characterized by delicate foliage and airy clusters of small flowers.

A. 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.
B. Trillium
Trillium is a white three-petaled wildflower native to Ontario and widely recognized as a provincial emblem and symbol of the region.
C. Claytonia
Claytonia is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as spring beauties, valued for their delicate early-season blooms in temperate regions.
D. Lychnis
Lychnis is a small genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, known for their brightly colored, often ornamental garden species.
E. Lythrum
Lythrum is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as loosestrifes, which includes several wetland species such as the invasive purple loosestrife.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	meadow-rue ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
family	Ranunculaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	greenish ⓘ purple ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
flowerType	flowering plant ⓘ
fruitType	achene ⓘ
growthForm	clump-forming ⓘ
habitat	damp grasslands ⓘ meadows ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	airy flower clusters ⓘ delicate foliage ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	flowers often lack showy petals and display prominent stamens ⓘ
hasSpecies	Thalictrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thalictrum aquilegiifolium Thalictrum delavayi ⓘ Thalictrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thalictrum flavum Thalictrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thalictrum rochebrunianum Thalictrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thalictrum thalictroides
hasUse	border plant ⓘ cut flower ⓘ
heightRange	from 20 cm to over 2 m depending on species ⓘ
inflorescenceType	panicle ⓘ raceme ⓘ
isMemberOf	buttercup family ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	alternate ⓘ
leafType	compound leaves ⓘ
lifeForm	herbaceous perennial ⓘ
nativeTo	temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
order	Ranunculales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ wind-pollinated ⓘ
propagationMethod	division ⓘ seed ⓘ
reproductiveFeature	numerous stamens ⓘ
soilPreference	moist well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tolerates	full sun with adequate moisture ⓘ partial shade ⓘ
usedFor	ornamental gardening ⓘ