{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-13T14:33:27Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 4, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T11:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T07:38:54+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-06T19:51:57+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q25400", "registryId": "vr.tr.asteraceae", "name": "Asteraceae", "version": "0.2.0-wave.4", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.LIV" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q25400/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.asteraceae", "name": "Asteraceae", "purpose": "Let an agent explain the Asteraceae and their characteristics, relay classification, diversity and uses from botanical sources, describe major subfamilies and genera, and distinguish Asteraceae from superficially similar families and the composite head from a single flower.", "definition": "The daisy or sunflower family, one of the largest families of flowering plants with over 32000 species in about 1900 genera, characterised by composite flower heads of many small florets, including sunflowers, daisies, asters, chrysanthemums, dandelions, lettuce, artichokes and many medicinal, ornamental and weedy plants; Asteraceae occur on every continent except Antarctica and are ecologically and economically important.", "what_it_is_for": "Not applicable; a plant family.", "affordances": [ "explain characteristics", "relay classification and diversity", "describe uses", "distinguish related families" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Composite heads", "Achene fruits with pappus", "Enormous diversity", "Cosmopolitan" ], "appearance": "Plants with composite flower heads of disc and ray florets.", "visual_identification": [ "Plants with composite flower heads", "Sunflowers, daisies, asters, chrysanthemums, dandelions, lettuce, artichokes", "Dipsacaceae and some Apiaceae have head-like inflorescences but differ in structure" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "species", "typical_range": "over 32000", "unit": "count", "note": "" }, { "quantity": "genera", "typical_range": "about 1900", "unit": "count", "note": "" }, { "quantity": "subfamilies", "typical_range": "12-13", "unit": "count", "note": "current classifications" }, { "quantity": "largest genera", "typical_range": "Senecio, Vernonia, Cousinia", "unit": "list", "note": "" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "Asteroideae including sunflowers and asters", "Cichorioideae including dandelions and lettuce", "Carduoideae including thistles and artichokes", "other subfamilies", "crop, medicinal and ornamental Asteraceae", "weedy and invasive Asteraceae" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "flowering plant", "why": "family in registry terms" }, { "relation": "belongs to", "target": "Asterales", "why": "the order" }, { "relation": "is exemplified by", "target": "sunflower", "why": "a major crop" }, { "relation": "is contrasted with", "target": "Dipsacaceae", "why": "with similar heads" } ], "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "family", "value_or_pattern": "Asteraceae", "note": "Bercht. and J.Presl" }, { "scheme": "alternative name", "value_or_pattern": "Compositae", "note": "conserved" } ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Botanical nomenclature codes", "Invasive species regulations for some members", "Herbal medicine regulation for species such as chamomile and arnica" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Mistaking the head for a single flower", "Allergies to some members such as ragweed", "Invasive spread of some species" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify a plant as a member of the family from its composite flower head and other features.", "Relay the family's ecology, crops and ornamentals from botanical sources.", "Flag species in the family that are invasive or allergenic in a region." ], "must_not": [ "Explain a composite head as a single flower in botanical description.", "Recommend eating or using a member of the family as food or medicine on identification alone.", "Advise planting a species where it is listed as invasive.", "Dismiss pollen allergy concerns about members such as ragweed." ], "requires_human": [ "Advising on medicinal use of any plant in the family.", "Introducing a species into a new area." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Misidentification of wild plants as food or medicine can poison people.", "Some members cause severe hay fever or spread as invasive weeds that harm farmland." ], "affected_parties": [ "Foragers", "People with pollen allergies", "Farmers and native ecosystems" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns a plant family; the holder of the land answers for plants on it, and botanic gardens keep reference collections.", "master_systems": [ "Herbarium and botanical databases", "Invasive species registers" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q25400: Asteraceae", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25400", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Asteraceae", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "understand", "name": "Understand", "description": "What Asteraceae are.", "rationale": "Science.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition and characteristics.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the Asteraceae, how is the composite head built, and how do they differ from similar families?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the question about the family, a subfamily, a genus or a use?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "groups", "name": "Groups", "description": "Subfamilies and genera.", "findings": [ { "id": "groups-finding", "name": "Groups", "description": "Groups.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the major subfamilies and genera, from Senecio to Helianthus?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific group?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "botany", "name": "Botany", "description": "Botany.", "rationale": "Science.", "layers": [ { "id": "morphology", "name": "Morphology", "description": "Morphology.", "findings": [ { "id": "morphology-finding", "name": "Morphology", "description": "Morphology.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are florets, involucres, achenes and pappus, and how do they aid dispersal?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "evolution", "name": "Evolution", "description": "Evolution.", "findings": [ { "id": "evolution-finding", "name": "Evolution", "description": "Evolution.", "questions": [ { "text": "How did the Asteraceae evolve and diversify, with hypotheses attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use", "name": "Use", "description": "Uses.", "rationale": "Application.", "layers": [ { "id": "crops", "name": "Crops", "description": "Crops and medicine.", "findings": [ { "id": "crops-finding", "name": "Crops", "description": "Crops.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which Asteraceae are grown for food, oil, medicine and insecticides?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific crop?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "ornamental", "name": "Ornamental", "description": "Ornamental and weeds.", "findings": [ { "id": "ornamental-finding", "name": "Ornamental", "description": "Ornamental.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which are ornamental, and which are weeds and invasives?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific species?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Ecology and culture.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "ecology", "name": "Ecology", "description": "Ecology.", "findings": [ { "id": "ecology-finding", "name": "Ecology", "description": "Ecology.", "questions": [ { "text": "What roles do Asteraceae play for pollinators and in ecosystems?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits pollination ecology?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "culture", "name": "Culture", "description": "Culture.", "findings": [ { "id": "culture-finding", "name": "Culture", "description": "Culture.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do daisies, sunflowers and chrysanthemums figure in culture and symbolism?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits flower symbolism?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should the subfamilies be separate primary entries?", "How should botanical sources be linked?", "How should the alternative name Compositae be recorded?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }