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 pepotype
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 albicaulistype
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 vulgaristype
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 edulistype
pinyon pine
charcoal
X
Pinus edulistype
pinyon pine
cone scale
X
Pinus edulistype
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 hymenoidestype
rice grass
caryopsis, floret
X
X
Termite
fecal pellet
X
Unknown
meal cake
X
Yucca-type
yucca
seed
X
X
X
Yucca baccatatype
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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