Black seeds. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae. Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, M. sativa is closely related to and partly interfertile with M. gracilis. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 146 florets of Phleum pratense L., timothy, Poaceae 30 achenes of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, Rosaceae 15 achenes of Anthemis cotula L., stinking chamomile, Asteraceae 15 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 6 seeds of Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f., clammy clover, Fabaceae 4 nutlets of Verbena lasiostachys Link, western vervain, Verbenaceae 3 achenes of Lactuca sp. L., wild lettuce, Asteraceae 2 florets of Poa annua L., annual bluegrass, Poaceae 1 fruit of Chenopodium sp., goosefoot Chenopodaceae 1 seed of Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook.) Benth., deervetch, Fabaceae 1 seed of Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC., littlepod false flax, Brassicaceae
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Huchnom and Yuki
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
July 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Food.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Samuel A. Barrett "field notes, p.75: mol" "See Barrett's field cat. in acc envelope for fuller information." Piece count on card is blank, description is plural.
Loans:
S1971-1972 #53: UC Berkeley Extension/Daphne D. Stern (November 18, 1971–November 18, 1971), S1987-1988 #41: University of North Carolina/Geirge R. Holcomb (March 29, 1988–July 6, 1990), 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)