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
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Ukiah Rancheria, Ukiah Valley, Mendocino County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Yokaia Rancheria
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Ranunculus californicus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1903
Context of use:
Food
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
S1965-1966 #40: Boyd Science Museum (November 11, 1965–January 14, 1966), S1969-1970 #3: University of California, Berkeley (July 7, 1969–December 14, 1970), S1987-1988 #41: University of North Carolina/Geirge R. Holcomb (March 29, 1988–July 6, 1990), and S2009-2010 #8: Seed Lab, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center (CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture)/Deborah Meyer (February 12, 2010–July 30, 2010)