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Hearst Museum object titled Elderberries, accession number 1-10233, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; elderberries (Sambucus glauca), dried, two bottles.

Hearst Museum object titled Mushroom fragment, accession number 1-10258, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical.

Hearst Museum object titled Nuts, accession number 1-10484, described as Pinon nuts.

Hearst Museum object titled Nuts, accession number 1-10232, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; sugar pine nuts.

Hearst Museum object titled Root, accession number 1-10250, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; root of water plant (pond lily or cattail).

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10347, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, flat, glossy, light brown. The main component of the specimen consists of nutlets of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia, Lamiaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules; 53 seeds of Gilia sp., gilia, Polemoniaceae; 28 achenes of Madia elegans Lind., common madia, Asteraceae. 25 seeds of unknown Brassicaceae. 8 seeds of Silene antirrhina L., sleepy catchfly, Caryophyllaceae; 4 nutlets of Plagiobothrys spp., popcornflower, Boraginaceae; 1 floret of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae; 2 achenes of Agoseris sp., agoseris, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Claytonia perfoliata Willd., miner’s lettuce, Portulacale

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10249, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, "fine, angular." The main component of the specimen consists of mixture of seeds of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae and seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 316 seeds of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae. 7 florets of Agrostis sp., bentgrass, Poaceae 7 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 5 achenes of Hemizonia sp., tarweed, Asteraceae 3 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 4 seeds of Leptosiphon sp., linanthus, Polemoniaceae 1 seed of an unknown Polemoniaceae, possibly Leptosiphon sp., linanthus, Polemoniaceae 1 floret of Bromus tectorum L., downy brome or cheatgrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hairgrass, Poaceae 1 fruit and accessory structures of Carex sp., sedge, Cyperaceae

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10348, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds (Madia sativa), flat, brown. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia elegans D. Don ex Lindl., common madia, Asteraceae. Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, M. elegans is highly variable and intermediates blur distinction among extremes. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 37 achenes of Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae 16 seeds of Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f., clammy clover, Fabaceae 13 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 4 achenes of Rigiopappus leptocladus A. Gray, wireweed, Asteraceae 6 seeds of Gilia spp., gilia, Polemoniaceae 3 achenes of Agoseris sp., agoseris, Asteraceae 2 florets of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 2 seeds of Collinsia heterophylla G. Buist ex Graham, Chinese-houses, Plantaginaceae 1 seed of Phlox sp., phlox, Polemoniaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha spp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 1 seed of Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 1 caryopsis of Melica sp., melicgrass, Poaceae 1 unknown