{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.coriandrum-sativum","code":"thing-q41611","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q41611/","name":"Coriandrum sativum","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"This PHY / PHY.MAT model owns species-specific recognition and state assessment for vr.tr.coriandrum-sativum, covering living specimens and identifiable harvested organs while linking to neighbouring cultivation, food-product and processing models.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise Coriandrum sativum, assess its condition and developmental stage, and choose justified cultivation, harvest, propagation or material-handling actions.","scope":{"in":["Species identification, supporting observations and unresolved identification uncertainty.","Cultivar or accession provenance without creating separate registry things.","Organ identity, including foliage, roots, flowers, fruits and botanical seeds.","Vegetative growth, bolting, flowering, fruit maturation and senescence.","Plant condition, harvest response and suitability for leaf or fruit production.","Harvested-organ condition and evidence of propagule viability."],"out":["Other herb species sold under overlapping culinary names.","Farm operations, irrigation infrastructure and soil ecosystems as independent systems.","Recipes, prepared foods and consumer flavour preferences.","Extracted essential oils, isolated compounds and formulated products.","Clinical efficacy, patient-specific allergy assessment and medical treatment.","Commercial contracts, certification schemes and jurisdiction-specific food compliance."],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Inspect leaves at multiple stem positions: broad, toothed or incised lower divisions and finely divided upper leaves provide a stronger identification test than one parsley-like leaf. [Flora of China](https://www.iplant.cn/foc/pdf/Apiaceae.pdf)","Inspect flowers where available: compound umbels with white or rose-pink petals and enlarged outer petals contribute to separating candidates with similar foliage. [Flora of China](https://www.iplant.cn/foc/pdf/Apiaceae.pdf)","Inspect mature fruits: a globose, hard fruit with evident fine ribs that does not readily separate at maturity is a stronger discriminator than the culinary label 'seed'. [Flora of China](https://www.iplant.cn/foc/pdf/Apiaceae.pdf)","Resolve 'cilantro' or 'coriander' through a scientific determination and specimen or lot provenance; a common name alone does not establish membership in the accepted species Coriandrum sativum L. [Kew Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/840760-1)"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"coriander-identity","name":"Coriander identity","description":"Establish what supports identifying the observed material as Coriandrum sativum.","layers":[{"id":"taxon-and-origin","name":"Taxon and origin","description":"Connect the determination to the registered species and its evidence.","findings":[{"id":"supported-species-determination","name":"Supported species determination","description":"Record the identification basis separately from a supplier name or culinary label.","questions":[{"text":"What determination connects this specimen or lot to Coriandrum sativum?","id":"supported-species-determination-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which observer, voucher, supplier record or diagnostic examination supports that determination?","id":"supported-species-determination-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"diagnostic-organ-combination","name":"Diagnostic organ combination","description":"Evaluate the organs actually available for recognition.","findings":[{"id":"recognition-with-incomplete-material","name":"Recognition with incomplete material","description":"Retain missing and conflicting characters instead of upgrading a partial match into certainty.","questions":[{"text":"What leaf-position, flower and fruit observations support or contradict the identification?","id":"recognition-with-incomplete-material-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which plausible lookalike remains unresolved, and what additional organ or examination would distinguish it?","id":"recognition-with-incomplete-material-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"organs-and-use-target","name":"Organs and use target","description":"Distinguish the biological material from the output sought.","layers":[{"id":"organ-resolution","name":"Organ resolution","description":"Describe material precisely enough to interpret observations.","findings":[{"id":"culinary-seed-versus-botanical-unit","name":"Culinary seed versus botanical unit","description":"The spice is the fruit; record whether material labelled seed is whole fruit, a separated component or unresolved material. [Flora of China](https://www.iplant.cn/foc/pdf/Apiaceae.pdf)","questions":[{"text":"Which organ and physical unit does this material actually contain?","id":"culinary-seed-versus-botanical-unit-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Are counts and measurements based on whole fruits, mericarps, botanical seeds or mass?","id":"culinary-seed-versus-botanical-unit-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"production-intent","name":"Production intent","description":"Make the desired output explicit before evaluating suitability.","findings":[{"id":"leaf-or-reproductive-output","name":"Leaf or reproductive output","description":"Record whether the present objective is foliage, roots, spice fruit, planting material or another specified output.","questions":[{"text":"Which organ and quality attributes define success for this specimen or stand?","id":"leaf-or-reproductive-output-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Would the proposed harvest prevent the intended later reproductive or root harvest?","id":"leaf-or-reproductive-output-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"growth-and-bolting","name":"Growth and bolting","description":"Track the transition from foliage production to reproduction.","layers":[{"id":"developmental-observations","name":"Developmental observations","description":"Anchor stage assignments in dated observations.","findings":[{"id":"observed-reproductive-transition","name":"Observed reproductive transition","description":"Record bolting, flowering and fruit development independently of calendar-based predictions.","questions":[{"text":"Which observed stem, bud, flower or fruit features establish the present stage?","id":"observed-reproductive-transition-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"When did each transition occur relative to sowing or emergence, and what proportion of the stand has transitioned?","id":"observed-reproductive-transition-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"environment-and-harvest-window","name":"Environment and harvest window","description":"Connect local growing conditions to the intended harvest.","findings":[{"id":"bolting-response-and-next-action","name":"Bolting response and next action","description":"Hot, humid weather can promote bolting; local stage observations should guide leaf-harvest or fruit-production decisions. [University of Maryland Extension](https://extension.umd.edu/resource/cilantrocoriander)","questions":[{"text":"What temperature, light, moisture and cultivar evidence accompanies the observed bolting response?","id":"bolting-response-and-next-action-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the current objective support harvesting foliage now, establishing a replacement sowing or allowing flowering?","id":"bolting-response-and-next-action-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"plant-condition-and-harvest","name":"Plant condition and harvest","description":"Assess living coriander by affected organs and the consequences of removal.","layers":[{"id":"foliage-and-root-condition","name":"Foliage and root condition","description":"Record symptoms relevant to continued growth and the target organ.","findings":[{"id":"symptoms-without-assumed-diagnosis","name":"Symptoms without assumed diagnosis","description":"Document wilting, discoloration, lesions or damage with stage and exposure history; keep proposed causes provisional.","questions":[{"text":"Which leaves, stems or roots are affected, how severely, and how has the condition changed?","id":"symptoms-without-assumed-diagnosis-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What evidence distinguishes developmental change from water stress, injury or a confirmed pest or disease?","id":"symptoms-without-assumed-diagnosis-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"organ-removal-and-recovery","name":"Organ removal and recovery","description":"Evaluate harvesting against remaining growth and reproductive capacity.","findings":[{"id":"harvest-consequence","name":"Harvest consequence","description":"Record what a cut or whole-plant harvest removes and verify subsequent growth rather than assuming a repeat yield.","questions":[{"text":"How much foliage, which growing points and whether the root system would remain after harvest?","id":"harvest-consequence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does observed recovery from previous cuts support another foliage harvest or continuation to fruit?","id":"harvest-consequence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"fruit-propagation-and-postharvest","name":"Fruit, propagation and postharvest","description":"Assess mature reproductive material and detached organs for their next use.","layers":[{"id":"fruit-readiness-and-germination","name":"Fruit readiness and germination","description":"Separate collection decisions from evidence of planting performance.","findings":[{"id":"maturity-is-not-viability","name":"Maturity is not viability","description":"Record maturity observations, processing history and germination results separately.","questions":[{"text":"What maturity observations and within-lot variation support fruit collection now?","id":"maturity-is-not-viability-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What germination test and treatment history support using this lot for sowing?","id":"maturity-is-not-viability-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"detached-organ-disposition","name":"Detached-organ disposition","description":"Connect harvested foliage or fruit to condition evidence and handling requirements.","findings":[{"id":"use-specific-material-assessment","name":"Use-specific material assessment","description":"Assess fresh foliage and dry fruit under separate criteria, linking processing or food-safety decisions to the responsible neighbouring model.","questions":[{"text":"What harvest time, handling history and observed deterioration are documented for this organ lot?","id":"use-specific-material-assessment-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which evidence supports storage, further testing, processing or rejection for the stated use?","id":"use-specific-material-assessment-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify coriander plants, leaves and seeds and assess their condition for a grower or cook.","Report possible contamination or spoilage of harvested herbs."],"mustNot":["Confuse coriander with poisonous members of the carrot family when advising foragers.","Present coriander as a treatment for poisoning or heavy metal removal without evidence.","Sell or describe contaminated herbs as safe."],"requiresHuman":["Recalling or destroying a harvested batch suspected of contamination."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Fresh herbs are eaten raw and have caused food poisoning outbreaks.","Some people dislike or are allergic to coriander and should know it is in food."],"affectedParties":["Consumers","Growers","People with allergies"]},"owners":{"steward":"The grower or the person who holds the produce.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11992872","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q25403900","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.coriandrum-sativum","Wikidata: Q41611 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41611)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identification support: label-only; morphology-supported; expert-determined; conflicting; unresolved","Cultivar or accession origin: Named cultivar, accession, supplier lot or parent population, with evidence or unknown","Organ and material form: Whole living plant; cut shoot; leaf; root; flower; immature fruit; mature fruit; separated mericarp; botanical seed; mixed or unresolved","Developmental stage: Germinating; seedling; vegetative; bolting; flowering; fruit developing; fruit mature; senescent; dead; mixed","Leaf form by position: Lower, middle or upper position; observed division pattern; photograph or specimen reference","Bolting onset: Days from documented emergence to a stated bolting criterion; observation interval","Harvestable foliage: Grams fresh mass per plant or defined area, with sampling and quality criteria","Organ condition: Observed turgor, discoloration, lesions, feeding damage, decay and affected proportion by organ","Fruit maturation: Observed colour, firmness, attachment and within-sample maturity distribution","Propagule germination: Percent germinated, denominator, propagule unit, test conditions and elapsed days","Postharvest exposure: Hours since harvest; temperature history in degrees Celsius; moisture result with method and basis where relevant"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Bright green lobed lower leaves and fine feathery upper leaves on a slender stem.","Small white to pale pink flowers in umbrella-shaped clusters, followed by round ridged seeds."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identify a specimen or retain an unresolved determination and request the missing diagnostic evidence.","Sow a traceable propagule lot and assess emergence using a defined counting unit.","Adjust cultivation using observed plant response and locally supported guidance.","Select leaf harvesting or continued reproductive growth according to the intended output.","Collect and separate fruits by maturity, retaining source and handling history.","Route harvested organs to storage, further assessment or processing according to documented condition and intended use."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Fresh leaves can carry harmful bacteria if grown or washed in dirty water.","Allergic reactions to coriander occur in some people."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["The General Principles of Food Hygiene, CXC 1-1969, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, apply to hygienic handling when coriander is produced or processed as food."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Coriandrum sativum is cultivated in gardens and agricultural fields for its edible leaves and dried fruits, commonly called coriander seeds.","It is encountered in culinary herb production, spice processing and seed propagation, where developmental stage determines the useful harvested material."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q41611: Coriandrum sativum","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41611","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Coriander","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Which regional diagnostic key and minimum character set reliably separate sterile or detached Coriandrum sativum from parsley and other locally plausible lookalikes?","Which cultivar-specific temperature and photoperiod responses predict bolting under the intended growing conditions?","What harvest intensity and interval preserve useful regrowth for the selected cultivar and production system?","Which fruit maturity criteria and germination protocols are validated for whole fruits versus separated propagule units?","What organ-specific storage conditions, quality limits and testing requirements are validated for the intended fresh-herb, spice or propagation use?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q41611/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q41611/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-06T21:43:21Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}