Collection place: Northern California / Donor: Phoebe Apperson Hearst / Loans: S1987-1988 #41: University of North Carolina/Geirge R. Holcomb (March 29, 1988–July 6, 1990) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Northern California Donor Phoebe Apperson Hearst Loans S1987-1988 #41: University of North Carolina/Geirge R. Holcomb (March 29, 1988–July 6, 1990)

Hearst Museum object titled Clover, accession number 1-10208, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; dried clover (Asclepias mexicana).

Hearst Museum object titled Leaves, accession number 1-2922, described as Smoked

Hearst Museum object titled Oats, accession number 1-2917, described as The main component of the specimen consists of Avena fatua L., wild oat, Poaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 27 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae; 8 florets of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 4 florets of Avena sp., possibly A. occidentalis Durieu, Poaceae (based on treatment in; Barkworth, M. E. et al. (eds.), 2007, Flora of North America, Vol. 24, Poaceae, part 1, Oxford Univ. Press.); 2 florets, fruits, and 1 seed of Trifolium sp., possibly T. bifidum A. Gray, notch-leaf clover, pinole clover, Fabaceae; 1 floret, fruit and seed of Trifolium sp., possibly T. dichotomum Hook. & Arn., branched Indian clover, Fabaceae

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-2898, described as Buttercup. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus. California buttercup, Ranunculaceae. Other item found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 1 floret of Poa annua L., annual bluegrass, Poaceae. 1 floret and additional awn of Avena fatua L., wild oat, Poaceae

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10206, described as Small flat brown seeds used as food; similar to but different from 1-10197. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae. Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, M. sativa is closely related to and partly interfertile with M. gracilis. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 20 seeds of Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae; 15 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, brome fescue, Poaceae; 3 achenes of Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae; 3 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae; 2 seeds of Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f., clammy clover, Fabaceae; 1 nutlet of Galium sp., bedstraw, Rubiaceae; 1 seed of Luzula comosa E. Mey., Pacific woodrush, Juncaceae; 1 nutlet of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia, Lamiaceae; 1 floret of Bromus commutatus Schrad., hairy chess, Poaceae; 1 unknown achene of Asteraceae

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-2891, described as The main component of the specimen consists of fruits of Hemizonia congesta DC., hayfield tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 1 seed of Medicago sativa L., alfalfa, Fabaceae; 1 achene of Rumex sp., dock, Polygonaceae1 achene of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae; 1 glumes of Avena sp., Poaceae; 1 floret of Lolium perenne L., perennial ryegrass, Poaceae; 1 floret of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C. E. Hubb., nitgrass, Poaceae.

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10292, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds (Madia sativa), flat, curved, brown. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae. Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, M.sativa is closely related to and partly interfertile with M. gracilis. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 51 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 22 achenes of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, Rosaceae 15 seeds of Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 15 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, brome fescue, Poaceae 12 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 11 seeds of Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f., clammy clover, Fabaceae 10 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 9 seeds of Castilleja densiflora (Benth.) T.I. Chuang & Heckard, denseflower Indian paintbrush, Scrophulariaceae 4 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 4 achenes of Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae 4 nutlets of Cryptantha spp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 3 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 2 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 2 seeds of Clarkia sp., clarkia, Onagraceae 2 seeds of Silene gallica L., common catchfly, Caryophyllaceae 2 (one floret, one caryopsis) Melica californica Scribn., California melicgrass, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 2 achenes of Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray, small tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Deschampsia spp., hairgrass, Poaceae 1 mericarp of Sanicula spp., sanicle, Apiaceae 1 achene of Sonchus oleraceus L., common sowthistle, Asteraceae 1 floret of Bromus tectorum L., cheatgrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Bromus diandrus Roth, ripgut brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Claytonia sp., springbeauty, Portulacaceae 1 seed of Plantago sp., plantain, Plantaginaceae 1 seed of Descurainia sp., tansymustard, Brassicaceae 1 achene of Agoseris sp., agoseris, Asteraceae

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-2905, described as Seeds used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Asteraceae.

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-2367a,b, described as Pinole seeds. Also includes: scientific name Hemizonia congesta common name hayfield tarweed, Asteraceae.

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-4462, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds; foodstuff. The main component of the specimen consists of florets of Pleuropogon californicus (Nees) Benth. ex Vasey var. davyi (L. D. Benson) But, Davy’s semaphoregrass, Poaceae. One floret opened to remove caryopsis for diagnostic measurement (placed in gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 1 spikelet of Alopecurus saccatus Vasey, Pacific foxtail, Poaceae; 1 fruit of Rumex sp., dock, Polygonaceae.