Convallaria
E822112
Convallaria is a small genus of flowering plants best known for lily of the valley, a fragrant, bell-flowered species widely grown as an ornamental groundcover.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convallaria canonical | 1 |
| Convallaria keiskei | 1 |
| Convallaria majalis | 1 |
| Convallaria montana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799827 — 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: Convallaria Context triple: [Asparagaceae, includesGenus, Convallaria]
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A.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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B.
Coriaria
Coriaria is a genus of flowering plants known for its often toxic species with small, dark fruits and use in traditional dyes and tanning.
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C.
Diphylleia
Diphylleia is a small genus of herbaceous flowering plants known for their distinctive large leaves and translucent “skeleton” petals when wet, native to temperate woodland regions.
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D.
Trillium
Trillium is a white three-petaled wildflower native to Ontario and widely recognized as a provincial emblem and symbol of the region.
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E.
Caulophyllum
Caulophyllum is a small genus of perennial flowering plants, commonly known as blue cohosh, native to North America and Asia and noted for its traditional medicinal uses.
- 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: Convallaria Target entity description: Convallaria is a small genus of flowering plants best known for lily of the valley, a fragrant, bell-flowered species widely grown as an ornamental groundcover.
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A.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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B.
Coriaria
Coriaria is a genus of flowering plants known for its often toxic species with small, dark fruits and use in traditional dyes and tanning.
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C.
Diphylleia
Diphylleia is a small genus of herbaceous flowering plants known for their distinctive large leaves and translucent “skeleton” petals when wet, native to temperate woodland regions.
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D.
Trillium
Trillium is a white three-petaled wildflower native to Ontario and widely recognized as a provincial emblem and symbol of the region.
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E.
Caulophyllum
Caulophyllum is a small genus of perennial flowering plants, commonly known as blue cohosh, native to North America and Asia and noted for its traditional medicinal uses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Monocots ⓘ
linked to:
Liliopsida
|
| commonName | lily of the valley genus ⓘ |
| containsCompound | cardiac glycosides ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental groundcover ⓘ |
| describedAs | small genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink (in some cultivars of Convallaria majalis)
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| flowerType | bell-shaped flowers ⓘ |
| fruitColor | red (in many species) ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| growthHabit | rhizomatous groundcover ⓘ |
| habitat |
shaded gardens
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hasFragrance | strong, sweet scent ⓘ |
| hasInflorescence | one-sided raceme of nodding flowers ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies | Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley) ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Convallaria keiskei
ⓘ
linked to:
Convallaria
Convallaria majalis ⓘ Convallaria montana ⓘ
linked to:
Convallaria
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | broad, basal leaves ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full shade
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| notableFor | fragrant flowers ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | spreads by rhizomes ⓘ |
| shadeTolerance | shade-tolerant ⓘ |
| soilPreference | moist, well-drained soils ⓘ |
| subfamily | Nolinoideae ⓘ |
| toxicity |
poisonous to humans
ⓘ
poisonous to pets ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Convallaria majalis
ⓘ
linked to:
Convallaria
|
| usedFor | ornamental horticulture ⓘ |
| usedIn | groundcover plantings ⓘ |
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: Convallaria Description of subject: Convallaria is a small genus of flowering plants best known for lily of the valley, a fragrant, bell-flowered species widely grown as an ornamental groundcover.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Convallaria
linked to: Convallaria
linked to: Convallaria