Scrophulariaceae
E730354
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scrophulariaceae canonical | 5 |
| Scrophulariaceae (historically) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8348315 — 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: Scrophulariaceae Context triple: [Lamiales, includesFamily, Scrophulariaceae]
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A.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae is a diverse family of flowering plants within the asterid clade, including plantains and many herbaceous species found worldwide.
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B.
Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the bellflower family, characterized by mostly herbaceous species with bell-shaped or tubular flowers.
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C.
Caprifoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae is a family of flowering plants in the asterid clade, commonly known as the honeysuckle family, which includes many shrubs and vines valued for their fragrant, tubular flowers.
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D.
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pink or carnation family, that includes many herbaceous species found worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
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E.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants known for their often rosette-forming species commonly found in cool, temperate regions and rocky habitats.
- 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: Scrophulariaceae Target entity description: Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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A.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae is a diverse family of flowering plants within the asterid clade, including plantains and many herbaceous species found worldwide.
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B.
Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the bellflower family, characterized by mostly herbaceous species with bell-shaped or tubular flowers.
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C.
Caprifoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae is a family of flowering plants in the asterid clade, commonly known as the honeysuckle family, which includes many shrubs and vines valued for their fragrant, tubular flowers.
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D.
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pink or carnation family, that includes many herbaceous species found worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
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E.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants known for their often rosette-forming species commonly found in cool, temperate regions and rocky habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | figwort family ⓘ |
| corolla | usually tubular corolla ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| economicUse |
medicinal plants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| foundIn |
temperate regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
scrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Antirrhinum
ⓘ
linked to:
Antirrhinum majus
Buddleja ⓘ Digitalis ⓘ
linked to:
Digitalis purpurea
Linaria ⓘ Mimulus ⓘ Scrophularia ⓘ Verbascum ⓘ |
| historicalCircumscription | formerly much larger family ⓘ |
| includes |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| inflorescence |
raceme
ⓘ
spike ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate leaves
ⓘ
opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeForm |
annual herbs
ⓘ
perennial herbs ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| notableMemberUse |
Digitalis used as a source of cardiac glycosides
ⓘ
linked to:
Digitalis purpurea
|
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| someFormerMembersNowIn |
Linderniaceae
ⓘ
Orobanchaceae ⓘ Phrymaceae ⓘ Plantaginaceae ⓘ |
| taxonomicChange | circumscription revised by molecular phylogenetics ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Scrophularia ⓘ |
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: Scrophulariaceae Description of subject: Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scrophulariaceae