"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
Taxon Common Name Part(s) Flotation Samples Macrofossil Samples
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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