Calochortus
E542417
Calochortus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the lily family, known for their showy, tulip-like or star-shaped blossoms often called mariposa lilies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calochortus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5655423 — 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: Calochortus Context triple: [Calochortus nuttallii, genus, Calochortus]
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A.
Ceratostigma
Ceratostigma is a small genus of flowering plants known for its vibrant blue flowers and often red-tinged foliage, commonly grown as ornamental garden shrubs and groundcovers.
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B.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants, commonly known as columbines, prized for their distinctive spurred blossoms and wide range of colors in temperate gardens.
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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.
Claytonia
Claytonia is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as spring beauties, valued for their delicate early-season blooms in temperate regions.
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E.
Agrostemma
Agrostemma is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as corncockles, characterized by showy, often pink to purple blooms typically found in grain fields and meadows.
- 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: Calochortus Target entity description: Calochortus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the lily family, known for their showy, tulip-like or star-shaped blossoms often called mariposa lilies.
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A.
Ceratostigma
Ceratostigma is a small genus of flowering plants known for its vibrant blue flowers and often red-tinged foliage, commonly grown as ornamental garden shrubs and groundcovers.
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B.
Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants, commonly known as columbines, prized for their distinctive spurred blossoms and wide range of colors in temperate gardens.
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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.
Claytonia
Claytonia is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as spring beauties, valued for their delicate early-season blooms in temperate regions.
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E.
Agrostemma
Agrostemma is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as corncockles, characterized by showy, often pink to purple blooms typically found in grain fields and meadows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
cat’s ears
ⓘ
mariposa lilies NERFINISHED ⓘ star-tulips ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | several species rare or threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Bentham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionPattern | many species endemic to California ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek ‘kalos’ (beautiful) and ‘chortos’ (grass) ⓘ |
| family | Liliaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerShape |
star-shaped
ⓘ
tulip-like ⓘ |
| flowerType | showy ⓘ |
| growthForm | perennial herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
chaparral
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | es:mariposa ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | bulb ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Calochortus albus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calochortus ambiguus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus amoenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus apiculatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus bruneaunis NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus catalinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus clavatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus elegans NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus eurycarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus fimbriatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus gunnisonii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus invenustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus kennedyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus leichtlinii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus lyallii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus macrocarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus minimus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus monophyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus nuttallii NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus obispoensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus plummerae NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus pulchellus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus simulans NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus splendens NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus subalpinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus tiburonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus tolmiei NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus venustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Calochortus weedii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| order | Liliales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Calochortus luteus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1834 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calochortus Description of subject: Calochortus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the lily family, known for their showy, tulip-like or star-shaped blossoms often called mariposa lilies.
Referenced by (1)
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