Boraginaceae
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Boraginaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the borage or forget-me-not family, which includes many herbaceous species with bristly hairs and often bright blue or purple flowers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boraginaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12138089 — 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: Boraginaceae Context triple: [Boraginales, typeFamily, Boraginaceae]
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A.
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pink or carnation family, that includes many herbaceous species found worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
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B.
Boraginales
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Boraginaceae, characterized by often rough, hairy leaves and typically coiled inflorescences.
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C.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae is a diverse family of flowering plants within the asterid clade, including plantains and many herbaceous species found worldwide.
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D.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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E.
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae is a family of mostly parasitic flowering plants, including broomrapes and related genera, known for their specialized adaptations to obtain nutrients from host plants.
- 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: Boraginaceae Target entity description: Boraginaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the borage or forget-me-not family, which includes many herbaceous species with bristly hairs and often bright blue or purple flowers.
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A.
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pink or carnation family, that includes many herbaceous species found worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
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B.
Boraginales
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Boraginaceae, characterized by often rough, hairy leaves and typically coiled inflorescences.
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C.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae is a diverse family of flowering plants within the asterid clade, including plantains and many herbaceous species found worldwide.
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D.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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E.
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae is a family of mostly parasitic flowering plants, including broomrapes and related genera, known for their specialized adaptations to obtain nutrients from host plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.