Laboratory Guide To Archaeological Plant Remains From Eastern North America
Advanced Paleoethnobotany Seminar (Anthropology 4214)
Department of Anthropology
Washington University in St. Louis
2009

INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION BY GAYLE FRITZ, INSTRUCTOR AND EDITOR

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Carya spp. Hickory (thickshelled)
Juglandaceae

 

ssp. jonesianum Chenopod (goosefoot;
lambsquarter) Chenopodiaceae

 

Cornus spp. L Dogwood Cornaceae


 

Cucurbita spp. and Lagenaria siceraria
(Molina) Standley Squash, gourd, and
pumpkin; Bottle gourd Cucurbitaceae

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Datura stramonium L. Jimsonweed,
Devil’s Trumpet, Thorn Apple
Solanaceae

 

Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fern
Barnyard grass Poaceae (Graminae)

 

Eleusine indica (L.) Goosegrass,
Yardgrass,
Wiregrass, Silver
Crabgrass, Crowfoot Grass
Poaceae

 

Eragrostis spp. Lovegrass, stinkgrass,
candygrass, skunkgrass, snake-grass,
pungent meadowgrass
Poaceae

 

 

 

Fragaria spp. Strawberry Rosaceae

 

Galium spp. Bedstraw (cleavers, goose
grass) Rubiaceae

 

Helianthus annuus L. var. macrocarpus
Sunflower Asterceae (Compositae)

 

Hordeum pusillum Nutt. Little barley
Graminae

 

 

 

Ipomoea spp. L. Morning Glory, Wild
Potato Vine Convolvulaceae

 

Iva annua var. macrocarpa (S.F. Blake)
R. Jackson [Steyermark: Iva ciliata
Willd.] Sumpweed, marshelder
Asteraceae (Compositae)

 

Juglans nigra L. Black Walnut
Juglandaceae

 

Nelumbo lutea (Wild.) Pers. American
Lotus Nelumbonaceae [Steyermark:
Nymphaceae]

 

 

 

Nicotiana sp. Tobacco Solanaceae

 

Panicum sp. Panic grass Poaceae
(Graminae)

 

Passiflora incarnata L. Maypops
(passionflower; mayhaw)
Passifloraceae

 

Phalaris caroliniana Walter Maygrass
Poaceae (Graminae)

 

 

 

Phaseolus polystachios (L.) BSP. Wild
Bean Fabaceae

 

Phytolacca americana L. Poke
(pokeweed) Phytolaccaceae

 

Polygonum erectum L. Erect Knotweed

Polygonaceae

 

Quercus spp. Acorn Fagaceae

 

 

 

Rhamnus spp. L. Buckthorn Rhamnaceae

 

Rhus spp. Sumacs Anacardiaceae

 

Rubus spp. Blackberry, raspberry,
dewberry, bramble
Rosaceae

 

Sambucus canadensis L. American elder,
common elderberry Caprifoliaceae

 

 

 

ANALYSIS SHEET

GUIDE TO SORTING FLOTATION SAMPLES

Strophostyles helvola (L.) Elliot Wild
bean (trailing wild bean)
Fabaceae
[Steyermark: Leguminosae,
Popilionoideae]

 

Viburnum prunifolium L. and Viburnum
rufidulum  Raf
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Black Haw, Nannyberry,
Wild Raisin Caprifoliaceae

 

Vitis spp. L. Grape Vitaceae