Triple
T23124402
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | western hemlock |
E576987
|
entity |
| Predicate | binomialName |
P569
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Tsuga heterophylla |
—
|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Tsuga heterophylla | Statement: [western hemlock, binomialName, Tsuga heterophylla]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsuga heterophylla Context triple: [western hemlock, binomialName, Tsuga heterophylla]
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A.
Tsuga
Tsuga is a genus of coniferous trees commonly known as hemlocks, native to North America and Asia and valued for their shade, ornamental use, and ecological importance in cool, moist forests.
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B.
Pseudotsuga
Pseudotsuga is a genus of coniferous trees in the pine family commonly known as Douglas-firs, valued for their timber and widespread use in forestry.
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C.
Engelmann spruce
Engelmann spruce is a high-elevation North American coniferous tree species known for forming dense subalpine forests in the Rocky Mountains and other western mountain ranges.
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D.
Abies concolor
Abies concolor, commonly known as the white fir, is a long-lived coniferous tree native to western North America, valued for its tall, straight form and adaptability to a range of montane forest habitats.
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E.
Picea engelmannii
Picea engelmannii is a species of spruce tree native to the high-elevation forests of western North America, valued for its timber and ecological importance in subalpine ecosystems.
- 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: Tsuga heterophylla Target entity description: Tsuga heterophylla is a large, shade-tolerant coniferous tree native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, commonly found in coastal temperate rainforests and valued for its timber.
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A.
Tsuga
chosen
Tsuga is a genus of coniferous trees commonly known as hemlocks, native to North America and Asia and valued for their shade, ornamental use, and ecological importance in cool, moist forests.
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B.
Pseudotsuga
Pseudotsuga is a genus of coniferous trees in the pine family commonly known as Douglas-firs, valued for their timber and widespread use in forestry.
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C.
Engelmann spruce
Engelmann spruce is a high-elevation North American coniferous tree species known for forming dense subalpine forests in the Rocky Mountains and other western mountain ranges.
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D.
Abies concolor
Abies concolor, commonly known as the white fir, is a long-lived coniferous tree native to western North America, valued for its tall, straight form and adaptability to a range of montane forest habitats.
-
E.
Picea engelmannii
Picea engelmannii is a species of spruce tree native to the high-elevation forests of western North America, valued for its timber and ecological importance in subalpine ecosystems.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69e245f6c2e881909a228fdcfeb7c7d3 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18e5299c08190a578102cf2ff7080 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m.