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Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-4033, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, unspecified, plant “like 1-4023, from plains”. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Lepidium nitidum Nutt., shining pepperweed, Brassicaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 1 nutlet of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae. 1 nutlet of Plagiobothrys [possibly Plagiobothrys nothofulvus (A. Gray) A. Gray, rusty popcornflower], Boraginaceae
Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11911, described as Unthreshed seeds. 2 bottles. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes); Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers); Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck, Boraginaceae (nutlets); Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit); Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 59 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 14 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 8 seeds of Trifolium fucatum Lindl., puff clover or sour clover , Fabaceae; 2 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 2 seeds of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 2 seeds of Lepidium nitidum Nutt., shining pepperweed, Brassicaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium albopurpureum Torr. & A. Gray, common Indian clover or rancheria clover, Fabaceae
Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-12078, described as Seeds used as food. To’ka (buttercup? seed). The specimen consists of mixture of achenes of Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae and fruits of Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 58 fruits and accessory structures of Carex spp., sedge, Cyperaceae; 46 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 45 seeds of Cerastium glomeratum Thuill., clammy chickweed or sticky mouse-ear chickweed, Caryophyllaceae; 28 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., annual fescue, foxtail fescue, or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 15 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 5 seeds, fruits, and flower parts of Trifolium microdon Hook. & Arn., small cup clover, square-head clover, or thimble clover, Fabaceae; 4 seeds, fruits, and flower parts of Trifolium bifidum A. Gray, notch-leaf clover or pinole clover, Fabaceae; 4 seeds of Trifolium variegatum Nutt., whitetip clover, Fabaceae; 3 fruits of Sonchus asper (L.) Hill, prickly sow thistle, Asteraceae; 3 nutlets of Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Boraginaceae; 3 fruits of Agoseris heterophylla (Nutt.) Greene, annual agoseris, Asteraceae; 2 spikelets groups Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski, meadow barley, Poaceae; 1 fruit of Limnanthes spp., meadowfoam, Limnanthaceae; 1 nutlet of Salvia carduacea Benth., thistle sage, Lamiaceae; 1 nutlet of Salvia columbariae Benth., California chia, Lamiaceae
Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.
Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11991, described as Seeds; various kinds; parched. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of species placed in small plastic bags: Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortbush seablush, Valerianaceae (fruits) Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup Benth., Ranunculaceae (seeds) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes placed in separate gelatin capsules). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 41 seeds of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd’s purse, Brassicaceae 30 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 38 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 18 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., rat tail fescue, Poaceae 12 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 7 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 8 florets and spikelets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 4 achenes of Achyrachaena mollis Schaure, blow wives, Asteraceae 3 seeds of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd’s purse, Brassicaceae 3 seeds of Cerastium glomeratum Thuill., sticky mouse-ear chickweed, Caryophyllaceae 1 seed of Lepidium nitidum Nutt., shining pepperweed, Brassicaceae 1 achene of Achyrachaena mollis Schaure, blow wives, Asteraceae 1 seed of Lepidium nitidum Nutt., shining pepperweed, Brassicaceae 1 seed of Trifolium, possibly T. dichotomum, Hook. & Arn., branched Indian clover, Fabaceae
Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-12787, described as Seeds (lolas) for food. The specimen is a mixture of fruits with accessory structures of Polygonum sp., dock, Polygonaceae, and seeds of Mentzelia spp., blazingstar, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 32 caryopses of Secale cereale L., rye, Poaceae; 29 achenes of Madia sativa Molina., coast tarweed, Asteraceae; 17 seeds of Chenopodium sp., goosefoot, Chenopodiaceae; 17 nutlets of Amsinckia spp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae; 6 florets of Bromus carinatus Hook & Arn., California brome, Poaceae; 3 seeds of Collomia grandiflora Douglas ex Lindl., grand collomia, Polemoniaceae; 2 florets of Bromus commutatus Schrad., hairy chess, Poaceae; 2 seeds of Linum lewisii Pursh., Lewis’ flax, Linaceae.
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 1-7424, described as Madia sp. 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 capsules: 6 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 4 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 3 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Deschampsia sp., hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Ranunculus, possibly R. californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae. 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae
Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-4023, described as The main component of the specimen consists of nutlets of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia, Lamiaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 23 seeds of unknown Brassicaceae; 7 seeds of Gilia sp., gilia, Polemoniaceae; 2 nutlets of Plagiobothrys sp., popcornflower, Boraginaceae; 1 nutlet of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae; 1 seed of Phacelia sp., phacelia, Hydrophyllaceae; 1 seed of Epilobium sp., willowherb, Onagraceae.
Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-12793, described as Chipas. The specimen consists of mixture of seeds and fruit fragments of Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl, flixweed, a native of Eurasia, and Descurainia incisa (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Britton, mountain tansymustard, a California native, both members of the Brassicaceae. Note: Some fruits are less than 1 mm wide and are classified as D. incisa. Identification based on treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 155 Seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; 11 Nutlets of Amsinckia sp., Boraginaceae; 9 Seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, tall annual willowherb, Onagraceae; 4 fruits of Polygonum sp., Polygonaceae.

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