"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Katharine D. Rainey and Sandra Jezik
Table 3. List of Plant Taxa and Parts in Charred and Uncharred Condition in Flotation and Macrofossil Samples, Woods Canyon Pueblo
Flotation
Macrofossil
Taxon
Common Name
Part(s)
Charred
Uncharred
Charred
Uncharred
Acer-type
box elder
charcoal
X
Amaranthus-type
pigweed
seed
X
Amelanchier-type
serviceberry
charcoal
X
X
Amelanchier-type
serviceberry
seed
X
Amelanchier/ Peraphyllum-type
serviceberry/ peraphyllum
charcoal
X
X
Artemisia-type
sagebrush
charcoal
X
X
Artemisia-type
sagebrush
seed
X
Artemisia-type
sagebrush
wood
X
Atriplex-type
saltbush
charcoal
X
X
Atriplex-type
saltbush
wood
X
Atriplex canescenstype
saltbush
utricle core
X
Celtis-type
hackberry
charcoal
X
Ceratoides-type
winterfat
charcoal
X
Cercocarpus-type
mountain mahogany
charcoal
X
X
Chenopodium-type
goosefoot
seed
X
X
Chenopodium / Amaranthus-type
cheno-am
seed
X
X
Chenopodiaceae-type
goosefoot family
seed
X
X
Chrysothamnus-type
rabbitbrush
charcoal
X
X
Echinocereus-type
hedgehog cactus
seed
X
Ephedra-type
ephedra
charcoal
X
X
Fraxinus-type
ash
charcoal
X
Gramineae-type
grass family
caryopsis
X
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
bark scale
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
berry, berry coat, seed
X
X
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
charcoal
X
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
pollen ball
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
scale leaf
X
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
twig
X
X
X
Juniperus-type
juniper
wood
X
X
Labiatae-type
mint family
seed
X
Lappula redowskii type
stickseed
nutlet
X
Lithospermum-type
stoneseed
seed
X
Monocotyledon-type
lily class
tissue
X
Opuntia-type
opuntia cactus
seed
X
Peraphyllum-type
peraphyllum
charcoal
X
Physalis-type
groundcherry
seed
X
X
Pinus-type
pine
bark scale
X
X
X
Pinus-type
pine
charcoal
X
X
Pinus-type
pine
needle
X
Pinus-type
pine
wood
X
Pinus edulistype
pinyon
apophysis
X
Pinus edulistype
pinyon
bark scale
X
Pinus edulistype
pinyon
charcoal
X
Pinus edulistype
pinyon
cone scale, umbo
X
Pinus edulistype
pinyon
nut (seed)
X
Polygonum convolvulustype
knotweed
achene
X
Populus-type
cottonwood
charcoal
X
X
Populus/Salix-type
cottonwood/ willow
charcoal
X
X
Portulaca-type
purslane
seed
X
X
Prunus-type
chokecherry
charcoal
X
Prunus/Rosa-type
chokecherry/rose
seed
X
Purshia-type
cliff-rose
charcoal
X
X
Qurecus-type
oak
charcoal
X
X
Rhus aromatica var. trilobatatype
lemonade berry
charcoal
X
Rosa-type
rose
charcoal
X
Rosaceae-type
rose family
charcoal
X
Salix-type
willow
charcoal
X
Solanaceae-type
potato family
seed
X
X
Stellaria mediatype
chickweed
seed
X
Stipa hymenoidestype
ricegrass
caryopsis
X
Zea mays
corn
cob, cob segment
X
X
Zea mays
corn
cupule
X
X
Zea mays
corn
embryo, kernel
X
Zea mays
corn
stalk segment
X
Zea mays
corn
stem (culm)
X
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