Polygonatum
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Polygonatum is a genus of perennial, rhizomatous flowering plants commonly known as Solomon’s seal, valued for their arching stems and dangling tubular flowers in woodland and shade gardens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polygonatum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799826 — 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: Polygonatum Context triple: [Asparagaceae, includesGenus, Polygonatum]
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A.
Polygonum
Polygonum is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that includes many herbaceous species commonly found in temperate regions.
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B.
Stephania tetrandra
Stephania tetrandra is a climbing plant species in the moonseed family known for its traditional use in Chinese medicine, particularly for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
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C.
Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
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D.
Ammomanopsis
Ammomanopsis is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae, comprising small, ground-dwelling passerine birds adapted to arid and open habitats.
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E.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as milkvetches and often noted for their ecological importance and use in traditional medicine.
- 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: Polygonatum Target entity description: Polygonatum is a genus of perennial, rhizomatous flowering plants commonly known as Solomon’s seal, valued for their arching stems and dangling tubular flowers in woodland and shade gardens.
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A.
Polygonum
Polygonum is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, that includes many herbaceous species commonly found in temperate regions.
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B.
Stephania tetrandra
Stephania tetrandra is a climbing plant species in the moonseed family known for its traditional use in Chinese medicine, particularly for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
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C.
Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
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D.
Ammomanopsis
Ammomanopsis is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae, comprising small, ground-dwelling passerine birds adapted to arid and open habitats.
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E.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as milkvetches and often noted for their ecological importance and use in traditional medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| attracts |
bees
ⓘ
bumblebees ⓘ pollinating insects ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Solomon's seal ⓘ |
| cultivationUse | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of perennial rhizomatous flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | understory plant ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic | dangling tubular flowers ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| flowerPosition | axillary ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| gardenUse | shade garden plant ⓘ |
| growthForm | rhizomatous ⓘ |
| habitat |
shaded areas
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| lightPreference |
full shade
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Solomon's seal (traditional mark on rhizome scars) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRegion |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Polygonatum biflorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polygonatum multiflorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Polygonatum odoratum ⓘ Polygonatum verticillatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType |
flowering plant
ⓘ
herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
division of rhizomes
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| shadeTolerance | high shade tolerance ⓘ |
| soilPreference | moist well-drained soil ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | arching stems ⓘ |
| subfamily | Nolinoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toxicity | berries mildly toxic to humans ⓘ |
| undergroundStructure | rhizomes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ornamental foliage
ⓘ
spring flowers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Polygonatum Description of subject: Polygonatum is a genus of perennial, rhizomatous flowering plants commonly known as Solomon’s seal, valued for their arching stems and dangling tubular flowers in woodland and shade gardens.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.