Seeds

Museum number:
1-10347
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010347
Alternate number:
570 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.216, Acc.217, Acc.218, Acc.220, Acc.222, Acc.226, Acc.227, Acc.229, Acc.230, Acc.231, Acc.234, Acc.235, Acc.236, Acc.237, Acc.238, Acc.241, Acc.242, Acc.243, Acc.244, Acc.245, Acc.246, Acc.249, Acc.250, Acc.251, and Acc.254
Description:
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
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Colorado, Mariposa County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mariposa; Colorado
Culture or time period:
Eastern Miwok
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1906
Context of use:
Said never to have been used as food but drunk as a beverage.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Piece count on card "1", description is plural. Remarks: cf. 10388, 10419, 10441.
Loans:
S1964-1965 #31: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (1960–July 21, 1967), S1975-1976 #39: Department of Nutritional Sciences (UC Berkeley) (December 2, 1975–December 18, 1975), S1980-1981 #54: California Academy of Sciences (March 1981–July 20, 1988), and S2008-2009 #11: Seed Lab, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center (CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture)/Department of Agriculture, UC Davis (April 6, 2009–December 1, 2009)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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, PortulacaleHearst Museum object 2 of 2 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
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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, PortulacaleDocumentation associated with 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, PortulacaleDocumentation associated with 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, PortulacaleDocumentation associated with 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

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