Triple

T6015042
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Great Basin Desert E133929 entity
Predicate dominantPlantGenus P12304 FINISHED
Object Sarcobatus
Sarcobatus is a genus of hardy, salt-tolerant shrubs (commonly called greasewood) characteristic of arid, alkaline soils in western North America.
 E561621 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: Sarcobatus | Statement: [Great Basin Desert, dominantPlantGenus, Sarcobatus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sarcobatus
Context triple: [Great Basin Desert, dominantPlantGenus, Sarcobatus]
  • A. Dolichotis
    Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
  • B. Cercaphus
    Cercaphus is a figure from Greek mythology known primarily as a descendant of the nymph Rhode and a member of the early mythic rulers associated with the island of Rhodes.
  • C. Namib sand geckos
    Namib sand geckos are small, nocturnal lizards uniquely adapted to the hot, shifting dunes of the Namib Desert, known for their translucent skin and sand-swimming abilities.
  • D. Psammobates
    Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
  • E. Lagorchestes
    Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
  • 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: Sarcobatus
Triple: [Great Basin Desert, dominantPlantGenus, Sarcobatus]
Generated description
Sarcobatus is a genus of hardy, salt-tolerant shrubs (commonly called greasewood) characteristic of arid, alkaline soils in western North America.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sarcobatus
Target entity description: Sarcobatus is a genus of hardy, salt-tolerant shrubs (commonly called greasewood) characteristic of arid, alkaline soils in western North America.
  • A. Dolichotis
    Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
  • B. Cercaphus
    Cercaphus is a figure from Greek mythology known primarily as a descendant of the nymph Rhode and a member of the early mythic rulers associated with the island of Rhodes.
  • C. Namib sand geckos
    Namib sand geckos are small, nocturnal lizards uniquely adapted to the hot, shifting dunes of the Namib Desert, known for their translucent skin and sand-swimming abilities.
  • D. Psammobates
    Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
  • E. Lagorchestes
    Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
  • 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_69c0087361a48190905c6b55969852b8 completed March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0560bae148190ad4755defaaf471b completed March 22, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c108ade3948190994fbaa2a5539216 completed March 23, 2026, 9:32 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c10a4a09bc8190bca9ede98ec5ede9 completed March 23, 2026, 9:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c10ae181c48190bf511ef29bcd493a completed March 23, 2026, 9:41 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:06 p.m.