Seeds

Museum number:
1-10310
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010310
Alternate number:
530 (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, (Mentzelia sp.), small, angular, brown, used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds and fruits of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 55 seeds possibly of Clarkia biloba (Durand) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., twolobe clarkia, Onagraceae 36 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae 36 seeds of Cuscuta spp., dodder, Cuscutaceae 30 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 25 seeds of Leptosiphon, possibly Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps., whiskerbrush, Polemoniaceae 20 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 10 achenes of Grindelia sp., gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 4 mericarps of Daucus pusillus Michx., American wild carrot, Apiaceae 2 mericarps of Perideridia sp., yampah, Apiaceae 2 achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E. Hubbard, nit grass, Poaceae 1 achene of Achillea sp., yarrow, Asteraceae 1 seed of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae 1 seed of Eriogonum sp. Michx., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 1 floret of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Elymus, possibly Elymus glaucus Buckley, blue wildrye, Poaceae
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Big Creek, Tuolumne County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Tuolumne; Big Creek
Culture or time period:
Eastern Miwok
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
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 1-10310, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, (Mentzelia sp.), small, angular, brown, used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds and fruits of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 55 seeds possibly of Clarkia biloba (Durand) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., twolobe clarkia, Onagraceae 36 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae 36 seeds of Cuscuta spp., dodder, Cuscutaceae 30 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 25 seeds of Leptosiphon, possibly Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps., whiskerbrush, Polemoniaceae 20 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 10 achenes of Grindelia sp., gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 4 mericarps of Daucus pusillus Michx., American wild carrot, Apiaceae 2 mericarps of Perideridia sp., yampah, Apiaceae 2 achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E. Hubbard, nit grass, Poaceae 1 achene of Achillea sp., yarrow, Asteraceae 1 seed of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae 1 seed of Eriogonum sp. Michx., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 1 floret of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Elymus, possibly Elymus glaucus Buckley, blue wildrye, PoaceaeHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seeds, accession number 1-10310, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, (Mentzelia sp.), small, angular, brown, used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds and fruits of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 55 seeds possibly of Clarkia biloba (Durand) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., twolobe clarkia, Onagraceae 36 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae 36 seeds of Cuscuta spp., dodder, Cuscutaceae 30 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 25 seeds of Leptosiphon, possibly Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps., whiskerbrush, Polemoniaceae 20 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 10 achenes of Grindelia sp., gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 4 mericarps of Daucus pusillus Michx., American wild carrot, Apiaceae 2 mericarps of Perideridia sp., yampah, Apiaceae 2 achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E. Hubbard, nit grass, Poaceae 1 achene of Achillea sp., yarrow, Asteraceae 1 seed of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae 1 seed of Eriogonum sp. Michx., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 1 floret of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Elymus, possibly Elymus glaucus Buckley, blue wildrye, Poaceae
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10310, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, (Mentzelia sp.), small, angular, brown, used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds and fruits of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 55 seeds possibly of Clarkia biloba (Durand) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., twolobe clarkia, Onagraceae 36 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae 36 seeds of Cuscuta spp., dodder, Cuscutaceae 30 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 25 seeds of Leptosiphon, possibly Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps., whiskerbrush, Polemoniaceae 20 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 10 achenes of Grindelia sp., gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 4 mericarps of Daucus pusillus Michx., American wild carrot, Apiaceae 2 mericarps of Perideridia sp., yampah, Apiaceae 2 achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E. Hubbard, nit grass, Poaceae 1 achene of Achillea sp., yarrow, Asteraceae 1 seed of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae 1 seed of Eriogonum sp. Michx., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 1 floret of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Elymus, possibly Elymus glaucus Buckley, blue wildrye, PoaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10310, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, (Mentzelia sp.), small, angular, brown, used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds and fruits of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 55 seeds possibly of Clarkia biloba (Durand) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., twolobe clarkia, Onagraceae 36 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae 36 seeds of Cuscuta spp., dodder, Cuscutaceae 30 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 25 seeds of Leptosiphon, possibly Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps., whiskerbrush, Polemoniaceae 20 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 10 achenes of Grindelia sp., gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 4 mericarps of Daucus pusillus Michx., American wild carrot, Apiaceae 2 mericarps of Perideridia sp., yampah, Apiaceae 2 achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E. Hubbard, nit grass, Poaceae 1 achene of Achillea sp., yarrow, Asteraceae 1 seed of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae 1 seed of Eriogonum sp. Michx., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 1 floret of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Elymus, possibly Elymus glaucus Buckley, blue wildrye, PoaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10310, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; seeds, (Mentzelia sp.), small, angular, brown, used as food. The main component of the specimen consists of seeds and fruits of Clarkia purpurea (Curtis) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., winecup clarkia, Onagraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsules: 55 seeds possibly of Clarkia biloba (Durand) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr., twolobe clarkia, Onagraceae 36 florets of Bromus hordeaceus L., soft chess, Poaceae 36 seeds of Cuscuta spp., dodder, Cuscutaceae 30 seeds of Brodiaea sp., brodiaea, Themidaceae 25 seeds of Leptosiphon, possibly Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps., whiskerbrush, Polemoniaceae 20 florets of Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro, small fescue, Poaceae 10 achenes of Grindelia sp., gumweed, Asteraceae 4 seeds of Epilobium densiflorum (Lindl.) Hoch & P.H. Raven, denseflower willowherb, Onagraceae 4 mericarps of Daucus pusillus Michx., American wild carrot, Apiaceae 2 mericarps of Perideridia sp., yampah, Apiaceae 2 achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae 2 florets of Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E. Hubbard, nit grass, Poaceae 1 achene of Achillea sp., yarrow, Asteraceae 1 seed of Monardella sp., monardella, Lamiaceae 1 seed of Eriogonum sp. Michx., buckwheat, Polygonaceae 1 floret of Poa secunda J. Presl, Sandberg bluegrass, Poaceae 1 floret of Elymus, possibly Elymus glaucus Buckley, blue wildrye, Poaceae

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