Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer
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Table 16. Ubiquity of Taxa in Two Major Groupings of Native Plants Whose Reproductive Parts Preserved in Flotation Samples, by Temporal Group, Sand Canyon Pueblo
Taxon Common Name Temporal Group
Earliest
(10 samples)
Latest
(12 samples)
N % N %
Group 1: Weedy
Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus) goosefoot/pigweed 6 60 5 42
Physalis longifolia–type common groundcherry 5 50 3 25
Portulaca retusa–type purslane 1 10 4 33
Helianthus-type sunflower        
Stipa hymenoides–type Indian ricegrass 2 20    
Cycloloma-type winged pigweed     1 8
Plantago-type woolly wheat     1 8
Group 2: Nonweedy
Opuntia (prickly pear)-type prickly pear 2 20 1 8
Rhus-type lemonade berry        
Juniperus-type juniper        
Yucca baccata–type datil yucca 1 10    
Polygonum-type bindweed     1 8
Scirpus-type bulrush     2 17
NOTES: The word "type" following a family, genus, or species designation indicates that the ancient botanical specimen is similar to the taxon named, but that other taxa in the area may also have similar-looking parts. All specimens in this table are charred.
N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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