Hyssopus officinalis
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Hyssopus officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb traditionally used in medicine and cooking, known for its pungent leaves and blue flowers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyssopus officinalis canonical | 2 |
| Hyssopus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247007 — 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: Hyssopus officinalis Context triple: [Lamiaceae, contains, Hyssopus officinalis]
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A.
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm, is a perennial herb valued for its lemon-scented leaves and traditional use in culinary, medicinal, and aromatic applications.
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B.
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris is a perennial aromatic herb commonly known as common thyme, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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C.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
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D.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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E.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
- 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: Hyssopus officinalis Target entity description: Hyssopus officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb traditionally used in medicine and cooking, known for its pungent leaves and blue flowers.
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A.
Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm, is a perennial herb valued for its lemon-scented leaves and traditional use in culinary, medicinal, and aromatic applications.
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B.
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris is a perennial aromatic herb commonly known as common thyme, widely used as a culinary seasoning and traditional medicinal plant.
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C.
Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia is a fragrant flowering herb commonly known as English lavender, widely cultivated for its aromatic oils and ornamental use.
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D.
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of aromatic herbs commonly known as mints, widely used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
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E.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
culinary herb
ⓘ
medicinal plant ⓘ perennial herb ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| aroma |
camphor-like
ⓘ
pungent ⓘ |
| attracts | pollinators ⓘ |
| authority |
Linnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Linnaeus
|
| binomialName | Hyssopus officinalis ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | hyssop ⓘ |
| contains |
diterpenes
ⓘ
essential oil ⓘ flavonoids ⓘ tannins ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor |
essential oil production
ⓘ
ornamental purposes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedIn | Species Plantarum ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| genus |
Hyssopus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyssopus officinalis
|
| growthForm |
perennial herbaceous plant
ⓘ
subshrub ⓘ |
| hardiness | frost-tolerant ⓘ |
| introducedTo | North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | narrow lanceolate leaves ⓘ |
| majorConstituentOfEssentialOil |
isopinocamphone
ⓘ
pinocamphone ⓘ thujone ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ Southern Europe ⓘ Western Asia ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy | bees ⓘ |
| preferredLight | full sun ⓘ |
| preferredSoil | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
antiseptic
ⓘ
digestive aid ⓘ expectorant ⓘ treating respiratory conditions ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 30–60 cm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aromatic tea
ⓘ
culinary seasoning ⓘ flavoring liqueurs ⓘ herbal medicine ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
Eastern European cuisine
ⓘ
Mediterranean cuisine ⓘ |
| usedPart |
flowering tops
ⓘ
leaves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hyssopus officinalis Description of subject: Hyssopus officinalis is a perennial aromatic herb traditionally used in medicine and cooking, known for its pungent leaves and blue flowers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hyssopus officinalis