Downingia
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Downingia is a small genus of showy annual wildflowers, often called calico flowers, native to western North America and known for their brightly colored, lobed blossoms that commonly grow in moist or vernal pool habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Downingia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12166169 — 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: Downingia Context triple: [Campanulaceae, containsGenus, Downingia]
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A.
Empetrichthys
Empetrichthys is a small genus of pupfish native to isolated freshwater habitats in the western United States, known for its rarity and conservation concern.
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B.
Xenotoca
Xenotoca is a genus of small, livebearing freshwater fishes native to Mexico, commonly kept in aquariums and known for their vibrant coloration.
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C.
Eopsaltria
Eopsaltria is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Herdonia
Herdonia was an ancient city in Apulia, southern Italy, notable as the site of major battles during the Second Punic War.
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E.
Hesperethusa
Hesperethusa is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for species such as Hesperethusa crenulata (also called Limonia crenulata) that are native to South and Southeast Asia.
- 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: Downingia Target entity description: Downingia is a small genus of showy annual wildflowers, often called calico flowers, native to western North America and known for their brightly colored, lobed blossoms that commonly grow in moist or vernal pool habitats.
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A.
Empetrichthys
Empetrichthys is a small genus of pupfish native to isolated freshwater habitats in the western United States, known for its rarity and conservation concern.
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B.
Xenotoca
Xenotoca is a genus of small, livebearing freshwater fishes native to Mexico, commonly kept in aquariums and known for their vibrant coloration.
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C.
Eopsaltria
Eopsaltria is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to Australia and nearby regions.
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D.
Herdonia
Herdonia was an ancient city in Apulia, southern Italy, notable as the site of major battles during the Second Punic War.
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E.
Hesperethusa
Hesperethusa is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for species such as Hesperethusa crenulata (also called Limonia crenulata) that are native to South and Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.