Culture or time period: Miwok / Taxon: Ranunculus californicus / Accession number: Acc.218 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 1-10206, 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 1-10348, 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

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10272, 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: 148 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, brome fescue, Poaceae 27 nutlets of Cryptantha spp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 16 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 12 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 12 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 6 achenes of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, Rosaceae 3 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 3 achenes of Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae 1 nutlet of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 achene of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 1 fruit of Erodium sp., stork's bill, Geraniaceae 1 floret of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C. E. Hubb., nit grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 1 seed of Trifolium microdon Hook. & Arn., thimble clover, Fabaceae