Flora of the Western United States
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Flora of the Western United States encompasses the diverse native plant life found across the region’s varied ecosystems, from coastal forests and mountain conifers to deserts and grasslands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flora of the Western United States canonical | 1 |
| flora of the Sierra Nevada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8014246 — 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: Flora of the Western United States Context triple: [Engelmann spruce, belongsToFloraOf, Flora of the Western United States]
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A.
Flora of the Rocky Mountains
Flora of the Rocky Mountains is the diverse assemblage of plant species adapted to the varied elevations, climates, and ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain range in North America.
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B.
Manual of Botany for the Northern States
Manual of Botany for the Northern States is an early 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the plant species of the northern United States.
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C.
Wild Flowers of America
Wild Flowers of America is an illustrated botanical work showcasing and describing the native wildflower species found across the United States.
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D.
Handbook of Birds of the Western United States
Handbook of Birds of the Western United States is a pioneering late-19th-century field guide that systematically documents and illustrates the bird species of the American West for both scientists and amateur naturalists.
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E.
Meadows of California
Meadows of California are diverse grassland and wetland ecosystems found throughout the state’s valleys and mountains, supporting rich plant and wildlife communities and playing key roles in water storage and biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Flora of the Western United States Target entity description: Flora of the Western United States encompasses the diverse native plant life found across the region’s varied ecosystems, from coastal forests and mountain conifers to deserts and grasslands.
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A.
Flora of the Rocky Mountains
Flora of the Rocky Mountains is the diverse assemblage of plant species adapted to the varied elevations, climates, and ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain range in North America.
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B.
Manual of Botany for the Northern States
Manual of Botany for the Northern States is an early 19th-century botanical reference work that systematically catalogues and describes the plant species of the northern United States.
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C.
Wild Flowers of America
Wild Flowers of America is an illustrated botanical work showcasing and describing the native wildflower species found across the United States.
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D.
Handbook of Birds of the Western United States
Handbook of Birds of the Western United States is a pioneering late-19th-century field guide that systematically documents and illustrates the bird species of the American West for both scientists and amateur naturalists.
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E.
Meadows of California
Meadows of California are diverse grassland and wetland ecosystems found throughout the state’s valleys and mountains, supporting rich plant and wildlife communities and playing key roles in water storage and biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biota of a region
ⓘ
ecoregional flora ⓘ flora ⓘ |
| characteristicOf |
Great Basin region
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Basin
Pacific coastal forests ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific temperate rainforests
Rocky Mountain region ⓘ Southwestern deserts ⓘ western Great Plains ⓘ
linked to:
Great Plains
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| habitatIncludes |
Mediterranean-type shrublands
ⓘ
alpine tundra ⓘ chaparral ⓘ coastal dunes ⓘ cold deserts ⓘ grasslands ⓘ hot deserts ⓘ montane coniferous forests ⓘ pinyon-juniper woodlands ⓘ riparian zones ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ |
| hasPart |
flora of California
ⓘ
flora of the Cascade Range ⓘ flora of the Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ flora of the Coast Ranges ⓘ flora of the Colorado Plateau ⓘ flora of the Columbia Plateau ⓘ
linked to:
flora of the Pacific Northwest
flora of the Great Basin ⓘ flora of the Great Plains (western portion) ⓘ flora of the Mojave Desert ⓘ flora of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ flora of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ flora of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ
linked to:
Flora of the Western United States
flora of the Sonoran Desert ⓘ flora of the Southwestern United States ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Abies concolor
ⓘ
Abies grandis ⓘ
linked to:
Abies
Arctostaphylos spp. ⓘ Artemisia tridentata ⓘ Atriplex canescens ⓘ
linked to:
Atriplex
Bouteloua gracilis ⓘ Bromus carinatus ⓘ Carnegiea gigantea ⓘ
linked to:
Carnegiea
Ceanothus spp. ⓘ Chamerion angustifolium ⓘ
linked to:
Chamerion
Eriogonum spp. ⓘ Festuca idahoensis ⓘ Juncus spp. ⓘ Juniperus occidentalis ⓘ
linked to:
Juniperus
Larix occidentalis ⓘ
linked to:
Larix
Larrea tridentata ⓘ Lupinus spp. ⓘ Opuntia spp. ⓘ Penstemon spp. ⓘ
linked to:
Penstemon digitalis
Picea engelmannii ⓘ Pinus contorta ⓘ Pinus edulis ⓘ
linked to:
Pinus monophylla
Pinus monophylla ⓘ Pinus ponderosa ⓘ
linked to:
Ponderosa pine
Populus fremontii ⓘ Populus tremuloides ⓘ
linked to:
Populus
Pseudoroegneria spicata ⓘ Pseudotsuga menziesii ⓘ Quercus agrifolia ⓘ Quercus garryana ⓘ Salix spp. ⓘ Salvia apiana ⓘ
linked to:
Salvia
Sarcobatus vermiculatus ⓘ
linked to:
Sarcobatus
Sequoia sempervirens ⓘ
linked to:
California redwood
Sequoiadendron giganteum ⓘ
linked to:
giant sequoia
Sphaeralcea spp. ⓘ Typha latifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Typha species
Yucca brevifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia)
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| influencedBy |
Mediterranean climate
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean climate zone
alpine climate ⓘ continental climate ⓘ desert climate ⓘ |
| region |
Western United States
ⓘ
linked to:
western United States
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| threatenedBy |
altered fire regimes
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climate change ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ invasive plant species ⓘ |
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