Triple
T1693676
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sierra Nevada foothills |
E36605
|
entity |
| Predicate | flora |
P953
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Quercus douglasii
Quercus douglasii, commonly known as blue oak, is a drought-tolerant deciduous oak tree native to California’s interior woodlands and foothills.
|
E192064
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Quercus douglasii | Statement: [Sierra Nevada foothills, flora, Quercus douglasii]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quercus douglasii Context triple: [Sierra Nevada foothills, flora, Quercus douglasii]
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A.
Ponderosa pine
Ponderosa pine is a large, long-lived coniferous tree native to western North America, known for its tall straight trunk, distinctive puzzle-like bark, and importance in montane forest ecosystems.
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B.
Calocedrus
Calocedrus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees, commonly known as incense cedars, native to East Asia and western North America and valued for their aromatic wood and ornamental use.
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C.
Mesquite
Mesquite is a suburban city in the eastern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities and regional retail centers.
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D.
Shasta red fir
Shasta red fir is a coniferous tree species native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, known for its tall, straight trunk and dense, reddish-barked crown in high-elevation forests.
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E.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Quercus douglasii Triple: [Sierra Nevada foothills, flora, Quercus douglasii]
Generated description
Quercus douglasii, commonly known as blue oak, is a drought-tolerant deciduous oak tree native to California’s interior woodlands and foothills.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quercus douglasii Target entity description: Quercus douglasii, commonly known as blue oak, is a drought-tolerant deciduous oak tree native to California’s interior woodlands and foothills.
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A.
Ponderosa pine
Ponderosa pine is a large, long-lived coniferous tree native to western North America, known for its tall straight trunk, distinctive puzzle-like bark, and importance in montane forest ecosystems.
-
B.
Calocedrus
Calocedrus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees, commonly known as incense cedars, native to East Asia and western North America and valued for their aromatic wood and ornamental use.
-
C.
Mesquite
Mesquite is a suburban city in the eastern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities and regional retail centers.
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D.
Shasta red fir
Shasta red fir is a coniferous tree species native to the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, known for its tall, straight trunk and dense, reddish-barked crown in high-elevation forests.
-
E.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a886163dec8190859c514232a37a05 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa62b228988190a7d19003ddf10ce5 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad7996a39481909152a6a799659c93 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad7bd602e4819093768853da8f506c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad8200103c81908e0b3d134b291409 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.