Ethnobotanical sample

Museum number:
1-11969
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1134 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.291 and Acc.294
Description:
Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Yuki
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
July 1907
Taxon:
Amsinckia, Plectritis congesta, and Ranunculus californicus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Used as food.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Samuel A. Barrett "field notes, p.49: uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 diff kinds. A few of each kind are separated / in separate envelopes with names written on envelopes Six different kinds, as follows: wi', too mil, yuksi'l (two kinds), kusuk, and kupin, are mixed in just as they are gathered." "See Barrett's field cat. in acc envelope for fuller information." 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 5 titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 1-11969, described as Mixed seeds. Uncleaned and unseparated seeds of 6 different kinds. The specimen is a mixture of the following species: Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae (achenes) Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A. Gray, smooth tidytips, Asteraceae (ray and disk achenes in separate containers) Amsinckia sp., possibly Amsinckia menziesii (Lehm.) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr., Menzies' fiddleneck (nutlets), Boraginaceae Plectritis congesta (Lindl.) DC., shortspur seablush, Valerianaceae (fruit). Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 72 florets of Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel., foxtail fescue or rat-tail fescue, Poaceae; 18 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., brome mou, lop grass, soft brome, or soft chess, Poaceae; 4 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, squirreltail fescue, Poaceae; 3 fruits of Achyrachaena mollis Schauer, blow wives, Asteraceae; 1 seed of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., shepherd's-purse, Brassicaceae; 1 floret of Avena sativa L., oat, Poaceae; 1 seed of Trifolium sp., clover, Fabaceae.

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