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    "generatedAt": "2026-09-13T23:23:27Z",
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      "Claude"
    ],
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    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 4,
    "engine": "claude",
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      "engine": "claude",
      "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z",
      "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T07:43:39+00:00",
      "fields": [
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        "ethics",
        "owners"
      ]
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        "2 live sources",
        "review by codex: pass"
      ]
    }
  },
  "metaModel": {
    "id": "THING-MALLOW",
    "registryId": "vr.tr.mallow",
    "name": "mallow",
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    "family": "Thing Registry",
    "domain": [
      "PHY.LIV"
    ],
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    "name": "mallow",
    "purpose": "Let an agent explain mallows, relay botany, species, ecology and traditional uses from botanical and foraging safety sources, describe the named species, advise on safe identification, and distinguish mallows from hollyhocks, hibiscus, marshmallow confectionery and the musk rose Rosa moschata.",
    "definition": "In the WordNet sense, any of various plants of the mallow family Malvaceae, particularly the genus Malva, including musk mallow Malva moschata, also called musk rose in older usage, with pink or white flowers and a faint musky scent, common mallow Malva neglecta, a low weedy plant of gardens and roadsides, and tall or common mallow Malva sylvestris, with purple-veined flowers; mallow leaves and seeds have been eaten and used in traditional remedies, and the marsh mallow Althaea officinalis gave its name to the confection. Wild plants should be identified with certainty before eating, and plants from sprayed ground should not be foraged.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Ornamental, wild food and traditional medicinal plants.",
    "affordances": [
      "explain botany and species",
      "relay ecology and uses",
      "describe named species",
      "advise on safe foraging"
    ],
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      "Five-petalled flowers",
      "Disc-shaped fruits",
      "Mucilaginous leaves",
      "Widespread weeds and ornamentals"
    ],
    "appearance": "Plants with lobed leaves and five-petalled pink, purple or white flowers, often with darker veins.",
    "visual_identification": [
      "Plants of the mallow family, especially Malva",
      "Musk mallow, musk rose, Malva moschata, common mallow, Malva neglecta, tall mallow",
      "Hollyhocks are Alcea; hibiscus is a related genus; marshmallow sweets are confectionery; Rosa moschata is the true musk rose"
    ],
    "physical_properties": [
      {
        "quantity": "family",
        "typical_range": "Malvaceae",
        "unit": "taxon",
        "note": ""
      },
      {
        "quantity": "petals",
        "typical_range": "5",
        "unit": "count",
        "note": "often notched"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "fruit",
        "typical_range": "cheese-like disc of nutlets",
        "unit": "note",
        "note": "called cheeses"
      }
    ],
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      "musk mallow",
      "common or dwarf mallow",
      "tall mallow",
      "marsh mallow",
      "tree mallows"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "flowering plant",
        "why": "in WordNet terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is a member of",
        "target": "Malvaceae",
        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "includes",
        "target": "Malva sylvestris",
        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
        "target": "Rosa moschata",
        "why": "musk rose alias"
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "scheme": "WordNet",
        "value_or_pattern": "oewn-13133423-n",
        "note": "hypernym of mallow"
      }
    ],
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      "Herbal medicine regulations",
      "Foraging and land access laws"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Misidentification when foraging",
      "Plants from polluted or sprayed ground",
      "Confusing musk mallow with musk rose"
    ],
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
    "agent_conduct": {
      "may": [
        "Describe the main mallow species and how to tell them apart.",
        "Advise foragers to confirm identification and avoid plants from polluted or sprayed ground."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Recommend eating a mallow plant that has not been confidently identified.",
        "Present traditional medicinal uses as proven.",
        "Confuse musk mallow with the true musk rose.",
        "Encourage picking from protected areas or private land without permission."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Advising someone with a medical condition to use mallow as a remedy."
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "Misidentification when foraging can poison people.",
        "Wild plants support insects and wildlife, so picking should be light."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Foragers",
        "Pollinators"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The landowner where it grows; wild plants are held in common within the rules of nature protection.",
      "master_systems": [
        "National plant species databases"
      ]
    }
  },
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    {
      "id": "oewn",
      "title": "Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-12191102-n",
      "url": "https://en-word.net/id/oewn-12191102-n",
      "what_it_supports": "sense and gloss of the concept",
      "url_status": "live",
      "checked_by": "http 200"
    },
    {
      "id": "wiktionary-en",
      "title": "Wiktionary: mallow",
      "url": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mallow",
      "what_it_supports": "word senses and usage",
      "url_status": "live",
      "checked_by": "http 200"
    }
  ],
  "structure": {
    "bundles": [
      {
        "id": "understand",
        "name": "Understand",
        "description": "What mallow is.",
        "rationale": "Science.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "definition",
            "name": "Definition",
            "description": "Definition.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "definition-finding",
                "name": "Definition",
                "description": "Definition.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What is mallow, and how does it differ from hollyhocks, hibiscus, marshmallow sweets and the musk rose?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Has someone eaten an unidentified wild plant and feels unwell, in which case contact a poison centre or medical services?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "species",
            "name": "Species",
            "description": "Named species.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "species-finding",
                "name": "Species",
                "description": "Species.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What are musk mallow, common mallow and tall mallow?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific species?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "botany",
        "name": "Botany",
        "description": "Botany.",
        "rationale": "Science.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "identification",
            "name": "Identification",
            "description": "Identification.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "identification-finding",
                "name": "Identification",
                "description": "Identification.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How can mallows be identified by flowers, leaves and fruits?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "ecology",
            "name": "Ecology",
            "description": "Ecology.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "ecology-finding",
                "name": "Ecology",
                "description": "Ecology.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which pollinators and insects use mallows?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "uses",
        "name": "Uses",
        "description": "Uses.",
        "rationale": "Regulation.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "food",
            "name": "Food",
            "description": "Wild food.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "food-finding",
                "name": "Food",
                "description": "Food.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How have mallow leaves and seeds been eaten, and what safety advice applies?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits foraging?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "medicine",
            "name": "Traditional medicine",
            "description": "Traditional uses.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "medicine-finding",
                "name": "Traditional medicine",
                "description": "Traditional medicine.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What traditional remedies used mallow, and what evidence exists, with findings attributed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
        "description": "Culture.",
        "rationale": "Context.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "marshmallow",
            "name": "Marshmallow",
            "description": "Marshmallow origin.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "marshmallow-finding",
                "name": "Marshmallow",
                "description": "Marshmallow.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did marsh mallow root give its name to the sweet?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits marshmallow?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "gardens",
            "name": "Gardens",
            "description": "Garden mallows.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "gardens-finding",
                "name": "Gardens",
                "description": "Gardens.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which mallows are grown in gardens?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits cottage garden?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "The registry alias musk rose should be reviewed to avoid confusion with Rosa moschata",
    "Should each Malva species be a separate entry?",
    "How should botanical sources be linked?"
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "bundles": 4,
    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}