Table 16.1. Carbonized Plant Parts from the Tested Sites


Taxon Part(s)
DOMESTICATED PLANTS
    Phaseolus vulgaris-type cotyledon
    Triticum-type caryopsis (grain)
    Zea mays kernel, cob fragment, cob segment, cupule, stalk fragment
WILD PLANTS
Gymnosperms
    Ephedra-type charcoal
    Juniperus osteosperma-type fruit, fruit coat fragments, seed, twig, scale leaf
    Juniperus-type charcoal
    Pinus edulis-type cone scale, needle
    Pinus ponderosa-type cone scale
    Pinus-type bark scale, charcoal, wood
Angiosperms
    Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type charcoal
    Artemisia tridentata-type flower bud, leaf
    Artemisia-type charcoal
    Atriplex-type charcoal
    Capparaceae-type (Cleome?) seed
    Cercocarpus-type charcoal
    Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type axillary bud
    Cheno-am seed
    Chrysothamnus-type charcoal
    Cycloloma atriplicifolium-type seed
    Cyperaceae, Scirpus-type achene
    Echinocereus-type seed
    Euphorbia glyptosperma-type seed
    Fraxinus anomala-type charcoal
    Gramineae caryopsis (grain)
    Malvaceae-type seed
    Mentzelia albicaulis-type seed
    Monocotyledon, Yucca-type tissue
    Nicotiana attenuata-type seed
    Opuntia-type (prickly pear) seed
    Physalis longifolia-type seed
    Plantago-type seed
    Populus/Salix-type charcoal
    Portulaca retusa-type seed
    Prunus/Rosa-type charcoal
    Purshia-type charcoal
    Quercus-type charcoal
    Rhus aromatica-type seed
    Stipa hymenoides-type caryopsis (grain), floret

NOTES: Taxonomic nomenclature conforms to Welsh et al. (1987). The word "type" following a family, genus, or species designation indicates that the ancient item is similar to the taxon named but that other taxa may have parts whose characteristics are within the range of the taxon cited.