Libertia
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Libertia is a small genus of evergreen, grass-like flowering plants known for their white or blue star-shaped blooms, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere and cultivated as ornamentals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Libertia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12061320 — 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: Libertia Context triple: [Iridaceae, containsGenus, Libertia]
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A.
Soleirolia
Soleirolia is a small genus of delicate, mat-forming flowering plants best known for the ornamental houseplant commonly called baby’s tears.
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B.
Portulaca
Portulaca is a genus of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as purslanes, valued for their drought tolerance and brightly colored blooms.
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C.
Myricaria
Myricaria is a small genus of flowering shrubs commonly known as false tamarisks, found in temperate and mountainous regions of Eurasia.
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D.
Gynerium sagittatum
Gynerium sagittatum is a tall South American grass species whose fibrous stems are traditionally used for weaving items such as Colombia’s iconic sombrero vueltiao.
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E.
Lavatera
Lavatera is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as tree mallows, valued in gardens for their showy, hibiscus-like blooms and fast-growing, shrubby habit.
- 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: Libertia Target entity description: Libertia is a small genus of evergreen, grass-like flowering plants known for their white or blue star-shaped blooms, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere and cultivated as ornamentals.
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A.
Soleirolia
Soleirolia is a small genus of delicate, mat-forming flowering plants best known for the ornamental houseplant commonly called baby’s tears.
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B.
Portulaca
Portulaca is a genus of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as purslanes, valued for their drought tolerance and brightly colored blooms.
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C.
Myricaria
Myricaria is a small genus of flowering shrubs commonly known as false tamarisks, found in temperate and mountainous regions of Eurasia.
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D.
Gynerium sagittatum
Gynerium sagittatum is a tall South American grass species whose fibrous stems are traditionally used for weaving items such as Colombia’s iconic sombrero vueltiao.
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E.
Lavatera
Lavatera is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as tree mallows, valued in gardens for their showy, hibiscus-like blooms and fast-growing, shrubby habit.
- 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)