Lemna
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Lemna is a genus of tiny free-floating aquatic plants, commonly known as duckweeds, that form dense mats on the surface of still or slow-moving freshwater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lemna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977377 — 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: Lemna Context triple: [Araceae, includes, Lemna]
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A.
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes is a free-floating freshwater aquatic plant, commonly known as water lettuce, recognized for its rosette of velvety leaves and its role as an invasive species in many warm regions.
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B.
Wolffia
Wolffia is a genus of minute, rootless aquatic plants commonly known as watermeal, recognized as some of the smallest flowering plants in the world.
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C.
Cosmarium
Cosmarium is a genus of unicellular green algae characterized by its distinctive bilaterally symmetrical, often ornamented cells commonly found in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Sargassum natans
Sargassum natans is a free-floating brown alga commonly found in the Sargasso Sea, where it forms extensive mats that provide habitat for diverse marine life.
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E.
Spirogyra
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae known for its spirally arranged chloroplasts and frequent use in biological studies of cell structure and reproduction.
- 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: Lemna Target entity description: Lemna is a genus of tiny free-floating aquatic plants, commonly known as duckweeds, that form dense mats on the surface of still or slow-moving freshwater.
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A.
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes is a free-floating freshwater aquatic plant, commonly known as water lettuce, recognized for its rosette of velvety leaves and its role as an invasive species in many warm regions.
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B.
Wolffia
Wolffia is a genus of minute, rootless aquatic plants commonly known as watermeal, recognized as some of the smallest flowering plants in the world.
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C.
Cosmarium
Cosmarium is a genus of unicellular green algae characterized by its distinctive bilaterally symmetrical, often ornamented cells commonly found in freshwater habitats.
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D.
Sargassum natans
Sargassum natans is a free-floating brown alga commonly found in the Sargasso Sea, where it forms extensive mats that provide habitat for diverse marine life.
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E.
Spirogyra
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae known for its spirally arranged chloroplasts and frequent use in biological studies of cell structure and reproduction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.