Scilla
E822113
Scilla is a genus of bulb-forming flowering plants known for their early spring blooms of blue or violet star-shaped flowers, commonly called squills.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scilla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799828 — 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: Scilla Context triple: [Asparagaceae, includesGenus, Scilla]
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A.
Selinous
Selinous is an ancient town in the region of Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, known from classical antiquity.
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B.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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C.
Daphne
Daphne is a coastal city in Baldwin County, Alabama, situated along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.
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D.
Daphne
"Daphne" is a fast, swinging jazz composition by guitarist Django Reinhardt that has become a recognized standard in the gypsy jazz repertoire.
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E.
Daphne
Daphne is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for being pursued by Apollo and transformed into a laurel tree to escape him.
- 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: Scilla Target entity description: Scilla is a genus of bulb-forming flowering plants known for their early spring blooms of blue or violet star-shaped flowers, commonly called squills.
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A.
Selinous
Selinous is an ancient town in the region of Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, known from classical antiquity.
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B.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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C.
Daphne
Daphne is a coastal city in Baldwin County, Alabama, situated along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.
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D.
Daphne
"Daphne" is a fast, swinging jazz composition by guitarist Django Reinhardt that has become a recognized standard in the gypsy jazz repertoire.
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E.
Daphne
Daphne is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for being pursued by Apollo and transformed into a laurel tree to escape him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bloomTime | early spring ⓘ |
| category | ornamental bulbous plant ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Monocots ⓘ
linked to:
Liliopsida
|
| commonName | squills ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | ornamental use ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek skilla or skillaion ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| flowerShape | star-shaped ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| growthForm | geophyte ⓘ |
| habitat |
meadows
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hardiness | cold-tolerant ⓘ |
| hasBulb | true ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType |
clustered spikes
ⓘ
raceme ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafType | basal leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Scilla bifolia
ⓘ
Scilla litardierei ⓘ Scilla siberica ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales ⓘ |
| perianthSegments | six tepals ⓘ |
| plantType |
bulb-forming plant
ⓘ
herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by bulb division
ⓘ
by seed ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | flower ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| subfamily | Scilloideae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedIn |
garden borders
ⓘ
naturalized plantings ⓘ rock gardens ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Scilla Description of subject: Scilla is a genus of bulb-forming flowering plants known for their early spring blooms of blue or violet star-shaped flowers, commonly called squills.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.