Ulmus laevis
E8539
Ulmus laevis, commonly known as the European white elm, is a deciduous tree species native to Europe, recognized for its pale bark, tolerance of wet soils, and importance in riparian woodlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European white elm | 1 |
| Ulmus laevis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50194 — 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: Ulmus laevis Context triple: [Ulmus, hasNotableSpecies, Ulmus laevis]
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A.
Ulmus
Ulmus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as elms, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their distinctive vase-shaped form and use in landscaping and timber.
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B.
Ulmus minor
Ulmus minor is a species of elm tree native to Europe and western Asia, commonly known as the field elm and valued for its hard timber and ornamental use.
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C.
American elm
The American elm is a large, deciduous North American tree species historically prized for its vase-shaped form and use as a prominent shade and street tree.
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D.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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E.
European elm bark beetle
The European elm bark beetle is a small wood-boring beetle known for spreading the fungal pathogen that causes Dutch elm disease, which has devastated elm populations in many regions.
- 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: Ulmus laevis Target entity description: Ulmus laevis, commonly known as the European white elm, is a deciduous tree species native to Europe, recognized for its pale bark, tolerance of wet soils, and importance in riparian woodlands.
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A.
Ulmus
Ulmus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as elms, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their distinctive vase-shaped form and use in landscaping and timber.
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B.
Ulmus minor
Ulmus minor is a species of elm tree native to Europe and western Asia, commonly known as the field elm and valued for its hard timber and ornamental use.
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C.
American elm
The American elm is a large, deciduous North American tree species historically prized for its vase-shaped form and use as a prominent shade and street tree.
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D.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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E.
European elm bark beetle
The European elm bark beetle is a small wood-boring beetle known for spreading the fungal pathogen that causes Dutch elm disease, which has devastated elm populations in many regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
plant taxon ⓘ species of tree ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic |
fissured in older trees
ⓘ
smooth in young trees ⓘ |
| barkColor | pale gray ⓘ |
| commonName |
Ulmus laevis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
European white elm
fluttering elm ⓘ spreading elm ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | decline of riparian habitats affects populations ⓘ |
| crownShape | broadly spreading crown ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| dispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
bank erosion control
ⓘ
habitat for invertebrates ⓘ nesting sites for birds ⓘ riparian stabilizer ⓘ |
| family | Ulmaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | early spring ⓘ |
| flowerType | inconspicuous ⓘ |
| fruitType | samara ⓘ |
| genus | Ulmus ⓘ |
| growthForm | large tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
riparian woodlands
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river floodplains ⓘ wet soils ⓘ |
| introducedTo | western Europe outside native range ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| leafShape | ovate ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lessSusceptibleTo | Dutch elm disease than Ulmus minor ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
ⓘ
central Europe ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Europe
Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
western Siberia
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
seasonal flooding
ⓘ
waterlogged soils ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 20–30 m ⓘ |
| usedAs |
amenity planting
ⓘ
ornamental tree ⓘ |
| woodUse |
fuelwood
ⓘ
furniture ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
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: Ulmus laevis Description of subject: Ulmus laevis, commonly known as the European white elm, is a deciduous tree species native to Europe, recognized for its pale bark, tolerance of wet soils, and importance in riparian woodlands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
European white elm