Stenogonum
E932224
Stenogonum is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family (Polygonaceae), native to arid and semi-arid regions of western North America.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stenogonum canonical | 2 |
| Stenogonum flexum | 1 |
| Stenogonum salsuginosum | 1 |
| Stenogonum virgatum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11549508 — 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: Stenogonum Context triple: [Polygonoideae, containsTaxon, Stenogonum]
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A.
Stemonidium
Stemonidium is a genus of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the family Serrivomeridae, known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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B.
Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the grape family known for its often succulent, caudiciform species native mainly to Africa and Madagascar.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Biebersteinia
Biebersteinia is a small genus of flowering plants native to Eurasia, known for its ornamental, often fern-like foliage and placement in its own family, Biebersteiniaceae.
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E.
Breitensteinia
Breitensteinia is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling catfish native to Southeast Asian freshwater habitats.
- 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: Stenogonum Target entity description: Stenogonum is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family (Polygonaceae), native to arid and semi-arid regions of western North America.
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A.
Stemonidium
Stemonidium is a genus of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the family Serrivomeridae, known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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B.
Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the grape family known for its often succulent, caudiciform species native mainly to Africa and Madagascar.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Biebersteinia
Biebersteinia is a small genus of flowering plants native to Eurasia, known for its ornamental, often fern-like foliage and placement in its own family, Biebersteiniaceae.
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E.
Breitensteinia
Breitensteinia is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling catfish native to Southeast Asian freshwater habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | drought tolerance ⓘ |
| belongsTo | knotweed family ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to:
Eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | stenogonum ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Colorado Plateau
ⓘ
Great Basin ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| family | Polygonaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | achene ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
deserts ⓘ dry rocky slopes ⓘ open scrublands ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Stenogonum flexum
ⓘ
linked to:
Stenogonum
Stenogonum salsuginosum ⓘ
linked to:
Stenogonum
Stenogonum virgatum ⓘ
linked to:
Stenogonum
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle |
annual
ⓘ
perennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
western North America ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | flowering ⓘ |
| taxonomicAuthority | Edward Lee Greene ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
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: Stenogonum Description of subject: Stenogonum is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family (Polygonaceae), native to arid and semi-arid regions of western North America.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stenogonum
linked to: Stenogonum
linked to: Stenogonum