Seeds

Museum number:
1-26968
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.627
Description:
Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.
Donor:
Julian H. Steward and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Inyo; Bishop
Culture or time period:
Eastern Mono
Collector:
Julian H. Steward
Collection date:
July 1927
Taxon:
Helianthus annuus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1928
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Seeds, accession number 1-26968, described as Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Seeds, accession number 1-26968, described as Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Seeds, accession number 1-26968, described as Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Seeds, accession number 1-26968, described as Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-26968, described as Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-26968, described as Sunflower "chia" and grassnut seeds. Includes Scientific name Helianthus annuus common name common sunflower. The main component of the specimen consists of a mixture of achenes of Helianthus annuus L., common sunflower (Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, H. annuus is highly variable and hybridizes with several other species), and seeds of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia. Lamiaceae (placed in a gelatin capsule). Other items found and placed in a gelatin capsule: 2 tubers of Cyperus esculentus L., yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae.

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