Seeds

Museum number:
1-7422
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.156
Description:
Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).
Donor:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Harvard University)
Collection place:
Northern Sierras, Northern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Maidu
Collector:
Roland Burrage Dixon
Collection date:
1887-1904
Taxon:
Ranunculus californicus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
bo ma`m". Piece count is blank, description is plural.
Loans:
S2009-2010 #8: Seed Lab, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center (CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture)/Deborah Meyer (February 12, 2010–July 30, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Seeds, accession number 1-7422, described as Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Seeds, accession number 1-7422, described as Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Seeds, accession number 1-7422, described as Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-7422, described as Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-7422, described as Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-7422, described as Food sample; seeds, unspecified. Scientific name Ranunculus californicus, common name California buttercup. , Ranunculaceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 11 florets of Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro, annual hair grass, Poaceae 4 florets of Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv., tufted hair grass, Poaceae 1 seed of Collinsia parviflora Douglas ex Lindl., maiden blue-eyed Mary, Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae and Veronicaceae).

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