Fouquieria columnaris
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Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fouquieria columnaris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3794850 — 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.
Target entity: Fouquieria columnaris Context triple: [Valle de los Cirios, hasSpecies, Fouquieria columnaris]
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A.
Fouquieria splendens
Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a spiny, drought-tolerant desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its tall cane-like stems and bright red tubular flowers.
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B.
Jubaea chilensis
Jubaea chilensis, commonly known as the Chilean wine palm, is a massive, long-lived palm tree native to central Chile and notable for its thick trunk and historical use for sap extraction.
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Pilgerodendron uviferum
Pilgerodendron uviferum is a slow-growing, long-lived conifer native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America and known as one of the southernmost naturally occurring conifer species in the world.
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D.
Welwitschia mirabilis
Welwitschia mirabilis is a unique, long-lived desert plant native to southwestern Africa, known for its two continuously growing leaves and remarkable adaptation to extremely arid conditions.
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E.
Yucca
Yucca is a hardy, evergreen desert plant known for its sword-like leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, commonly found in arid regions of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fouquieria columnaris Target entity description: Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
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A.
Fouquieria splendens
Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a spiny, drought-tolerant desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its tall cane-like stems and bright red tubular flowers.
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B.
Jubaea chilensis
Jubaea chilensis, commonly known as the Chilean wine palm, is a massive, long-lived palm tree native to central Chile and notable for its thick trunk and historical use for sap extraction.
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C.
Pilgerodendron uviferum
Pilgerodendron uviferum is a slow-growing, long-lived conifer native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America and known as one of the southernmost naturally occurring conifer species in the world.
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D.
Welwitschia mirabilis
Welwitschia mirabilis is a unique, long-lived desert plant native to southwestern Africa, known for its two continuously growing leaves and remarkable adaptation to extremely arid conditions.
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E.
Yucca
Yucca is a hardy, evergreen desert plant known for its sword-like leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, commonly found in arid regions of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert plant
ⓘ
flowering plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ tree-like succulent ⓘ |
| adaptation |
drought tolerance
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water storage in trunk ⓘ |
| barkColor | gray ⓘ |
| branchingPattern | few irregular side branches ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bizarre appearance
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spiny branches ⓘ succulent stem tissue ⓘ |
| climatePreference | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
boojum tree
ⓘ
cirio ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | not globally threatened ⓘ |
| describedAs | unusual-looking tree ⓘ |
| distribution |
Baja California Sur
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central Baja California ⓘ small area of Sonora ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
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| family | Fouquieriaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
cream
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yellowish ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | late summer ⓘ |
| genus | Fouquieria ⓘ |
| growthForm |
bottle-shaped trunk
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columnar stem ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid scrublands
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | clustered on short lateral branches ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | long-lived perennial ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 20 meters ⓘ |
| namedBy | Albert Kellogg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
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surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
Northwestern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Mexico
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| order | Ericales ⓘ |
| photosynthesisType | C3 ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | small leaves on short branches ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bees
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insects ⓘ |
| reproduction | seeds ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained rocky soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1860s ⓘ |
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Subject: Fouquieria columnaris Description of subject: Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.