Seeds

Museum number:
1-10271
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010271
Alternate number:
487 (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, black, curved. 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: 936 seeds of Clarkia spp., clarkia, Onagraceae 73 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 35 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 29 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 23 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 9 achenes of Eriogonum spp., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 8 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 5 achenes of Grindelia camporum Greene, Great Valley gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Plantago lanceolata L., narrowleaf plantain, Plantaginaceae 4 achenes of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 3 florets of Avena sp., oat, Poaceae 3 seeds Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 2 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Bromus rubens L., red brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Digitaria sp., crabgrass, Poaceae 1 seed of Cuscuta sp., dodder, Convolvulaceae 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Bald Rock, Tuolumne County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Tuolumne; Bald Rock
Culture or time period:
Eastern Miwok
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Taxon:
Amsinckia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1906
Context of use:
Foodstuff.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Piece count on card "1", description is plural.
Loans:
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seeds, accession number 1-10271, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, black, curved. 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: 936 seeds of Clarkia spp., clarkia, Onagraceae 73 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 35 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 29 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 23 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 9 achenes of Eriogonum spp., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 8 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 5 achenes of Grindelia camporum Greene, Great Valley gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Plantago lanceolata L., narrowleaf plantain, Plantaginaceae 4 achenes of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 3 florets of Avena sp., oat, Poaceae 3 seeds Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 2 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Bromus rubens L., red brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Digitaria sp., crabgrass, Poaceae 1 seed of Cuscuta sp., dodder, Convolvulaceae 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, FabaceaeHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seeds, accession number 1-10271, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, black, curved. 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: 936 seeds of Clarkia spp., clarkia, Onagraceae 73 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 35 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 29 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 23 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 9 achenes of Eriogonum spp., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 8 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 5 achenes of Grindelia camporum Greene, Great Valley gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Plantago lanceolata L., narrowleaf plantain, Plantaginaceae 4 achenes of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 3 florets of Avena sp., oat, Poaceae 3 seeds Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 2 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Bromus rubens L., red brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Digitaria sp., crabgrass, Poaceae 1 seed of Cuscuta sp., dodder, Convolvulaceae 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10271, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, black, curved. 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: 936 seeds of Clarkia spp., clarkia, Onagraceae 73 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 35 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 29 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 23 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 9 achenes of Eriogonum spp., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 8 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 5 achenes of Grindelia camporum Greene, Great Valley gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Plantago lanceolata L., narrowleaf plantain, Plantaginaceae 4 achenes of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 3 florets of Avena sp., oat, Poaceae 3 seeds Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 2 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Bromus rubens L., red brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Digitaria sp., crabgrass, Poaceae 1 seed of Cuscuta sp., dodder, Convolvulaceae 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, FabaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10271, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, black, curved. 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: 936 seeds of Clarkia spp., clarkia, Onagraceae 73 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 35 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 29 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 23 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 9 achenes of Eriogonum spp., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 8 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 5 achenes of Grindelia camporum Greene, Great Valley gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Plantago lanceolata L., narrowleaf plantain, Plantaginaceae 4 achenes of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 3 florets of Avena sp., oat, Poaceae 3 seeds Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 2 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Bromus rubens L., red brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Digitaria sp., crabgrass, Poaceae 1 seed of Cuscuta sp., dodder, Convolvulaceae 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, FabaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10271, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, black, curved. 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: 936 seeds of Clarkia spp., clarkia, Onagraceae 73 fruits of Rumex acetosella L., common sheep sorrel, Polygonaceae 35 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft brome, Poaceae 29 achenes of Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star-thistle, Asteraceae 23 mericarps of Daucus carota L., Queen Anne's lace, Apiaceae 9 achenes of Eriogonum spp., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 8 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae 5 achenes of Grindelia camporum Greene, Great Valley gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Plantago lanceolata L., narrowleaf plantain, Plantaginaceae 4 achenes of Agoseris spp., agoseris, Asteraceae 3 florets of Avena sp., oat, Poaceae 3 seeds Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae 2 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel., rat-tail fescue, Poaceae 2 nutlets of Amsinckia sp., fiddleneck, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Bromus rubens L., red brome, Poaceae 1 seed of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 1 nutlet of Cryptantha sp., cryptantha, Boraginaceae 1 floret of Digitaria sp., crabgrass, Poaceae 1 seed of Cuscuta sp., dodder, Convolvulaceae 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae

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