Patersonia
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Patersonia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as native iris, comprising grass-like perennials with iris-like blooms, primarily found in Australia and nearby regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patersonia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12061319 — 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: Patersonia Context triple: [Iridaceae, containsGenus, Patersonia]
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A.
Parasponia
Parasponia is a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs notable for being the only non-leguminous plants known to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with rhizobial bacteria.
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B.
Stenogonum
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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C.
Perrhaebia
Perrhaebia was an ancient region in northern Thessaly, Greece, traditionally inhabited by the Perrhaebian tribe and known from classical historical and geographical sources.
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D.
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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E.
Beschorneria
Beschorneria is a small genus of succulent, rosette-forming flowering plants native to Mexico and Central America, often grown ornamentally for their striking, arching flower stalks.
- 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: Patersonia Target entity description: Patersonia is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as native iris, comprising grass-like perennials with iris-like blooms, primarily found in Australia and nearby regions.
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A.
Parasponia
Parasponia is a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs notable for being the only non-leguminous plants known to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with rhizobial bacteria.
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B.
Stenogonum
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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C.
Perrhaebia
Perrhaebia was an ancient region in northern Thessaly, Greece, traditionally inhabited by the Perrhaebian tribe and known from classical historical and geographical sources.
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D.
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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E.
Beschorneria
Beschorneria is a small genus of succulent, rosette-forming flowering plants native to Mexico and Central America, often grown ornamentally for their striking, arching flower stalks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Xanthorrhoeaceae (historically)