Plant Evidence

by Karen R. Adams and Malaina L. Brown


Table 2. Taxa and Plant Parts Found in Charred and Uncharred Condition in Flotation and Macrofossil Samples, Castle Rock Pueblo

Flotation Samples

Macrofossil Samples

Taxon

Common Name

Part(s)

Charred

Uncharred

Charred

Uncharred

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

serviceberry

charcoal

X

X

Artemisia-type

sagebrush

charcoal

X

X

Atriplex-type

saltbush

charcoal

X

X

Atriplex-type

saltbush

wood

X

Celtis-type

hackberry

seed

X

Cercocarpus-type

mountain mahogany

charcoal

X

X

Chenopodium/Amaranthus

cheno-am

seed

X

X

X

Chrysothamnus-type

rabbitbrush

charcoal

X

X

Cycloloma-type

winged pigweed

seed

X

Cucurbitaceae-type

squash family

rind

X

Cucurbita-type

squash

seed

X

Cucurbita pepo–type

squash

seed

X

Diffuse porous-type

charcoal

X

Ephedra-type

Mormon tea

charcoal

X

X

Fraxinus-type

ash

charcoal

X

X

Gramineae-type

grass

caryopsis

X

Juniperus-type

juniper

charcoal

X

X

Juniperus-type

juniper

fruit, fruit coat, seed

X

Juniperus-type

juniper

twig

X

Juniperus-type

juniper

wood

X

Lagenaria-type

gourd

rind

X

Lappula-type

stickseed

seed

X

Liliaceae-type

lily family

fruit

X

Malvaceae-type

mallow family

seed

X

Mentzelia albicaulis–type

stickleaf

seed

X

Opuntia (prickly pear)–type

prickly pear

seed

X

X

Opuntia-type

cactus

flower bud

X

Opuntia-type

cactus

epidermis, fruit, seed

X

Peraphyllum-type

charcoal

X

Phaseolus-type

bean

cotyledon

X

Phaseolus vulgaris–type

common bean

cotyledon

X

Physalis-type

husk tomato

seed

X

Pinus-type

pine

charcoal

X

X

Pinus-type

pine

bark scale

X

Pinus-type

pine

bark

X

Pinus-type

pine

cone scale

X

Pinus-type

pine

nutshell

X

Pinus edulis–type

pinyon pine

charcoal

X

Pinus edulis–type

pinyon pine

cone scale

X

Pinus edulis–type

pinyon pine

nutshell

X

Plantago-type

woolly wheat

seed

X

Populus/Salix-type

cottonwood/willow

charcoal

X

X

Portulaca-type

purslane

seed

X

Prunus/Rosa-type

chokecherry/rose

charcoal

X

X

Prunus/Rosa-type

chokecherry/rose

seed

X

Purshia-type

bitterbrush

charcoal

X

X

Quercus-type

oak

charcoal

X

X

Rhus-type

lemonade berry

charcoal

X

Rosaceae-type

rose family

charcoal

X

Sarcobatus-type

greasewood

charcoal

X

X

Semi-ring porous-type

charcoal

X

Stipa hymenoides–type

rice grass

caryopsis, floret

X

X

Termite

fecal pellet

X

Unknown

meal cake

X

Yucca-type

yucca

seed

X

X

X

Yucca baccata–type

broad-leaf yucca

seed

X

X

Zea mays

maize

cob

X

X

X

Zea mays

maize

cob segment

X

X

Zea mays

maize

cupule

X

X

Zea mays

maize

fused mass

X

Zea mays

maize

kernel

X

X

Zea mays

maize

meal cake?

X

Zea mays

maize

shank segment

X

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