Symplocarpus foetidus
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Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, is a foul-smelling, early-spring flowering plant native to eastern North America that produces heat to melt surrounding snow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symplocarpus foetidus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977372 — 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: Symplocarpus foetidus Context triple: [Araceae, includes, Symplocarpus foetidus]
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A.
Phytolacca
Phytolacca is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as pokeweeds, recognized for their often toxic berries and use in traditional medicine and dyes.
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B.
Convallaria
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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C.
Sanguisorba
Sanguisorba is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the rose family, known for their feathery bottlebrush-like flower spikes and use in ornamental gardens and traditional medicine.
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D.
Acorus calamus
Acorus calamus is a perennial wetland plant known for its aromatic rhizomes and sword-shaped leaves, historically used in traditional medicine and as a flavoring agent.
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E.
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans is a low-growing perennial flowering plant, commonly known as bugleweed, valued as a groundcover for its dense foliage and blue flower spikes.
- 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: Symplocarpus foetidus Target entity description: Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, is a foul-smelling, early-spring flowering plant native to eastern North America that produces heat to melt surrounding snow.
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A.
Phytolacca
Phytolacca is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as pokeweeds, recognized for their often toxic berries and use in traditional medicine and dyes.
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B.
Convallaria
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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C.
Sanguisorba
Sanguisorba is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the rose family, known for their feathery bottlebrush-like flower spikes and use in ornamental gardens and traditional medicine.
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D.
Acorus calamus
Acorus calamus is a perennial wetland plant known for its aromatic rhizomes and sword-shaped leaves, historically used in traditional medicine and as a flavoring agent.
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E.
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans is a low-growing perennial flowering plant, commonly known as bugleweed, valued as a groundcover for its dense foliage and blue flower spikes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.