Table 1.
Archaeobotanical Remains Recovered from Sites in the Coastal
Region.This table lists plant taxa that have been identified in samples taken from North Carolina archaeological sites. The taxa are grouped by general dietary category. Links at the bottom of this page point to additional pages containing inventories of plant taxa for individual sites.
| Taxon | Common Name |
| Carya illinoensis | Pecan |
| Carya sp. | Hickory |
| Castanea dentata | Chestnut |
| Corylus cf. americana | Hazelnut |
| Corylus sp. | Hazelnut |
| Fagus grandifolia | Beech |
| Juglandaceae | Hickory/walnut |
| Juglans cinerea | Butternut |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut |
| Juglans sp. | Walnut |
| Quercus sp. | Acorn |
| Celtis sp. | Hackberry/sugarberry |
| Crataegus sp. | Hawthorn |
| Diospyros virginiana | Persimmon |
| Fragaria virginiana | Strawberry |
| Gaylussacia sp. | Huckleberry |
| Nyssa sp. | Black Gum |
| Passiflora incarnata | Maypop |
| Physalis sp. | Groundcherry |
| Prunus americana | Plum |
| Prunus sp. | Plum/cherry |
| Rhus sp. | Sumac |
| Rubus sp. | Bramble |
| Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry |
| Vaccinium sp. | Blueberry |
| Vitis sp. | Grape |
| Vitis/Ampelopsis sp. | Grape/Peppervine |
| Chenopodium berlandieri | Chenopod |
| Chenopodium sp. | Chenopodium |
| Cucurbita pepo | Squash |
| Cucurbita sp. | Squash |
| Helianthus annuus | Sunflower |
| Hordeum pusillum | Little barley |
| Iva annua | Sumpweed |
| Iva annua, var. macrocarpa | Sumpweed |
| Lagenaria vulgaris | Bottle gourd |
| Phalaris caroliniana | Maygrass |
| Polygonum sp. | Knotweed |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Common Bean |
| Zea mays | Corn |
| Citrullus vulgaris | Watermelon |
| Prunus persica | Peach |
| Acalypha virginica | Copperleaf |
| Amaranthus sp. | Amaranth |
| Ambrosia sp. | Ragweed |
| Apios americana | Groundnut cf. |
| Arisaema triphylum | Indian Turnip |
| Baptisia tinctoria | Wild Indigo |
| Brassicaceae | Mustard family |
| Caryophyllaceae | Pink family |
| Cassia sp. | Partridge Pea |
| Cornus sp. | Dogwood |
| Desmodium sp. | Tickclover |
| Euphorbia sp. | Euphorbia |
| Euphorbiaceae | Spurge family |
| Fabaceae | Bean family |
| Galium sp. | Bedstraw |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust |
| Ipomoea/Convolvulus | Morninglory |
| Juniperus virginianus | Eastern Redcedar |
| Lamiaceae | Mint family |
| Liriodendron tulipfera | Tulip Poplar |
| Lithospernum sp. | Gromwell |
| Phytolacca americana | Poke |
| Pinus sp. | Pine cone |
| Plantago sp. | Plaintain |
| Poaceae | Grass family |
| Polygonaceae | Knotweed |
| Polymnia uvedalia | Bearsfoot |
| Rosaceae | Rose family |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
| Scirpus sp. | Bulrush |
| Solanaceae | Nightshade family |
| Solanum sp. | Nightshade |
| Trifolium sp. | Clover |
| Vicia sp. | Vetch |
| Zizania aquatica | Wild rice |
The following three tables present data on the archaeobotanical remains that have been identified in samples recovered from prehistoric, protohistoric, and early historic period Native American sites in North Carolina. The tables are divided by geographic region: Coast, Piedmont, and Mountains. Within each table, the plant taxa are grouped by site and component.
Table 1.
Archaeobotanical Remains Recovered from Sites in the Coastal
Region.
Table 2.
Archaeobotanical Remains Recovered from Sites in the Piedmont
Region.
Table 3.
Archaeobotanical Remains Recovered from Sites in the Mountain
Region.