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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) |
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| 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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