Cicuta virosa
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Cicuta virosa is a highly poisonous perennial plant in the carrot family, commonly known as northern water hemlock, that grows in wet habitats across parts of Europe and Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cicuta | 1 |
| Cicuta virosa canonical | 1 |
| northern water hemlock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4333062 — 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: Cicuta virosa Context triple: [Apiaceae, containsTaxon, Cicuta virosa]
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A.
Aconitum
Aconitum is a genus of highly toxic flowering plants, often called monkshood or wolfsbane, known for their hood-shaped blue to purple flowers and historical use as poisons.
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B.
Urtica
Urtica is a genus of herbaceous plants best known for its stinging nettles, which have tiny hairs that can irritate the skin.
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C.
Atropa
Atropa is a small genus of highly poisonous flowering plants best known for deadly nightshade, historically used as both a medicine and a toxin.
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D.
Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus is a small genus of toxic, psychoactive flowering plants commonly known as henbanes, historically used in medicine and witchcraft for their hallucinogenic and sedative properties.
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E.
Fumaria
Fumaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as fumitories, characterized by delicate, divided leaves and tubular flowers, and traditionally placed in or near the poppy-related family Fumariaceae.
- 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: Cicuta virosa Target entity description: Cicuta virosa is a highly poisonous perennial plant in the carrot family, commonly known as northern water hemlock, that grows in wet habitats across parts of Europe and Asia.
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A.
Aconitum
Aconitum is a genus of highly toxic flowering plants, often called monkshood or wolfsbane, known for their hood-shaped blue to purple flowers and historical use as poisons.
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B.
Urtica
Urtica is a genus of herbaceous plants best known for its stinging nettles, which have tiny hairs that can irritate the skin.
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C.
Atropa
Atropa is a small genus of highly poisonous flowering plants best known for deadly nightshade, historically used as both a medicine and a toxin.
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D.
Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus is a small genus of toxic, psychoactive flowering plants commonly known as henbanes, historically used in medicine and witchcraft for their hallucinogenic and sedative properties.
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E.
Fumaria
Fumaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as fumitories, characterized by delicate, divided leaves and tubular flowers, and traditionally placed in or near the poppy-related family Fumariaceae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
poisonous plant ⓘ |
| climatePreference | temperate climates ⓘ |
| commonName |
cowbane
ⓘ
northern water hemlock ⓘ
linked to:
Cicuta virosa
|
| dispersalMethod | water-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Northern Asia ⓘ
linked to:
North Asia
Northern Europe ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | aquatic and semi-aquatic environments ⓘ |
| effectOfPoisoning |
convulsions
ⓘ
respiratory failure ⓘ |
| family | Apiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| fruitType | schizocarp ⓘ |
| genus |
Cicuta
ⓘ
linked to:
Cicuta virosa
|
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
ditches
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ pond margins ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| inflorescence | compound umbel ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| legalStatus | not commonly cultivated due to toxicity ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| managementConcern | public health risk in natural wetlands ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| order | Apiales ⓘ |
| poisonousTo |
humans
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ |
| reproduction | by seeds ⓘ |
| risk | often mistaken for edible plants ⓘ |
| rootCharacteristic | contains poison-filled chambers ⓘ |
| rootType | thickened rootstock ⓘ |
| similarTo | Conium maculatum ⓘ |
| soilPreference | waterlogged soils ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | hollow stem ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toxicity | highly poisonous ⓘ |
| toxin | cicutoxin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cicuta virosa Description of subject: Cicuta virosa is a highly poisonous perennial plant in the carrot family, commonly known as northern water hemlock, that grows in wet habitats across parts of Europe and Asia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cicuta virosa
linked to: Cicuta virosa