Seeds

Museum number:
1-14110
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.334
Description:
Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., Boragniaceae
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1908
Context of use:
Used as food.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
No. Pieces: "1" Description indicates plural "seeds.
Loans:
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 5 titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., BoragniaceaeHearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., BoragniaceaeHearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., BoragniaceaeHearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., BoragniaceaeHearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., Boragniaceae
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., BoragniaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., BoragniaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-14110, described as Small, angular brown seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds of Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson, entire-leaf mentzelia, nada stickleaf, or Nevada blazing-star, Loasaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 315 seeds of Mentzelia sp., Loasaceae; similar to M. albicaulis, but seeds are smaller and papillae are more abundant 64 seeds of Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl, panicle willow-herb, Onagraceae 47 seeds and fruits of Chenopodium sp., Chenopodiaceae 39 seeds of Gayophytum sp., Onagraceae 11 achenes of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 achene of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., Boragniaceae

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