Valerianaceae
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Valerianaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for species like valerian, some of which are used medicinally as herbal sedatives and ornamentals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valerianaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12510538 — 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: Valerianaceae Context triple: [Dipsacales, includesFamily, Valerianaceae]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the mint or deadnettle family, that includes many aromatic herbs such as mint, basil, rosemary, and lavender.
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D.
Smilacaceae
Smilacaceae is a family of mostly climbing, often prickly flowering plants commonly known as greenbriers or catbriers, found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide.
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E.
Cardueae
Cardueae is a large tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae), commonly known as thistles and including genera such as Cynara (artichokes and cardoons).
- 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: Valerianaceae Target entity description: Valerianaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for species like valerian, some of which are used medicinally as herbal sedatives and ornamentals.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the mint or deadnettle family, that includes many aromatic herbs such as mint, basil, rosemary, and lavender.
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D.
Smilacaceae
Smilacaceae is a family of mostly climbing, often prickly flowering plants commonly known as greenbriers or catbriers, found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide.
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E.
Cardueae
Cardueae is a large tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae), commonly known as thistles and including genera such as Cynara (artichokes and cardoons).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.