Ericaceae
E91551
Ericaceae is a large family of flowering plants commonly known as the heath or heather family, which includes shrubs, trees, and herbs often found in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ericaceae canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767729 — 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: Ericaceae Context triple: [Eudicots, includes, Ericaceae]
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A.
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae is a small family of flowering plants, commonly known as the oleaster or silverberry family, that includes shrubs and small trees often adapted to dry or nutrient-poor soils.
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B.
Berberidaceae
Berberidaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the barberry family, comprising shrubs and herbaceous species often recognized for their spiny stems and ornamental or medicinal uses.
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C.
Rosaceae
Rosaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes roses, apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other economically and ornamentally important species.
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D.
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the buckthorn family, that includes shrubs, trees, and some vines found in diverse habitats worldwide.
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E.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate 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: Ericaceae Target entity description: Ericaceae is a large family of flowering plants commonly known as the heath or heather family, which includes shrubs, trees, and herbs often found in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.
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A.
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae is a small family of flowering plants, commonly known as the oleaster or silverberry family, that includes shrubs and small trees often adapted to dry or nutrient-poor soils.
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B.
Berberidaceae
Berberidaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the barberry family, comprising shrubs and herbaceous species often recognized for their spiny stems and ornamental or medicinal uses.
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C.
Rosaceae
Rosaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes roses, apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other economically and ornamentally important species.
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D.
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the buckthorn family, that includes shrubs, trees, and some vines found in diverse habitats worldwide.
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E.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
heath family
ⓘ
heather family ⓘ |
| corollaShape |
campanulate
ⓘ
urceolate ⓘ |
| describedBy | Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant in heathland ecosystems
ⓘ
important in bog ecosystems ⓘ |
| flowerSexuality | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial ⓘ |
| flowerType | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berry
ⓘ
capsule ⓘ drupe ⓘ |
| includesCrop |
bilberry
ⓘ
blueberry ⓘ cranberry ⓘ |
| includesGrowthForm |
herbs
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| includesOrnamentalPlant |
azalea
ⓘ
rhododendron ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | mostly evergreen ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Calluna
ⓘ
Erica ⓘ Gaultheria ⓘ Kalmia ⓘ Pieris ⓘ rhododendron ⓘ
surface form:
Rhododendron
Vaccinium ⓘ |
| order | Ericales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ericaceae self-link ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
acidic
ⓘ
low-nutrient ⓘ |
| symbiosis | ericoid mycorrhiza ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| type | flowering plants ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
acidic soils
ⓘ
bogs ⓘ heathlands ⓘ montane regions ⓘ nutrient-poor soils ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
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: Ericaceae Description of subject: Ericaceae is a large family of flowering plants commonly known as the heath or heather family, which includes shrubs, trees, and herbs often found in acidic and nutrient-poor soils.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rhododendron