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VMNH Archaeobotanical Reference Collection
The species below are those whose seeds, pods, shells, or husks have been incorporated into an ever-growing physical database of archaeologically relevant plant species--as well as common species found today--identified from sites in Virginia to help with macrobotanical identification of plant remains from archaeological contexts.
| SPECIES NAME | COMMON NAME | NATIVE STATUS IN VA | |||
| Amaranthus retroflexus L. | Redroot Pigweed | Native | |||
| Aquilegia canadensis L. | Eastern Red Columbine | Native | |||
| Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal | Pawpaw | Native | |||
| Benthamidia florida (L.) Spach. | Flowering Dogwood | Native | |||
| Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. Ex Bureau | Trumpet Vine | Native | |||
| Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet | Pignut Hickory | Native | |||
| Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch | Pecan | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt. | Mockernut Hickory | Native | |||
| Castanea mollissima Blume | Chinese Chestnut | Non-native | |||
| Cercis canadensis L. | Eastern Redbud | Native | |||
| Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates | Northern Sea Oats | Native | |||
| Chenopodium berlandieri Moq. | Pitseed Goosefoot | Native | |||
| Corylus sp. L. | Hazels | N/A | |||
| Cucurbita pepo L. | Summer/Winter Squashes | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Cucurbita pepo L. var. ozarkana D. Decker | Ozark Melon | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Cucurbita moschata Duchesne | Summer/Winter Squashes | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Datura stramonium L. | Jamestown Weed | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Diospyros virginiana L. | American Persimmon | Native | |||
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch | Kentucky Coffeetree | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Helianthus annuus L. | Common Sunflower | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Hordeum pusillum Nutt. | Little Barley | Native | |||
| Juglans nigra L. | Eastern American Black Walnut | Native | |||
| Juniperus virginiana L. | Eastern Redcedar | Native | |||
| Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. | Bottle Gourd | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Lindera benzoin L. | Spicebush | Native | |||
| Liriodendron tulipifera L. | Tulip Poplar | Native | |||
| Magnolia grandiflora L. | Southern Magnolia | Native | |||
| Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. | Domestic Apple | Non-native | |||
| Monarda fistulosa L. | Wild Bergamot | Native | |||
| Morus rubra L. | Red Mulberry | Native | |||
| Nicotiana rustica L. | Sacred Tobacco | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Nyssa sylvatica Marshall | Black Tupelo | Native | |||
| Oxalis corniculata L. | Creeping Woodsorrel | Non-native | |||
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. | Common Bean | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
| Physalis longifolia Nutt. | Longleaf Groundcherry | Native | |||
| Phytolacca americana L. | American Pokeweed | Native | |||
| Pinus echinata Mill. | Shortleaf Pine | Native | |||
| Prunus persica (L.) Batsch | Peach | Non-native | |||
| Prunus serotina (Ehrh.) | Wild Black Cherry | Native | |||
| Pyrus calleryana Decne. | Callery/Bradford Pear | Non-native | |||
| Pyrus communis L. | Common Pear | Non-native | |||
| Quercus alba L. | White Oak | Native | |||
| Quercus montana Willd. | Chestnut Oak | Native | |||
| Rhus glabra L. | Smooth Sumac | Native | |||
| Rhus typhina L. | Staghorn Sumac | Native | |||
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. | Black Locust | Native | |||
| Rubus allegheniensis Porter | Allegheny Blackberry | Native | |||
| Rumex crispus L. | Curly Dock | Non-native | |||
| Salvia lyrata L. | Lyreleaf Sage | Native | |||
| Smilax rotundifolia L. | Common Greenbrier | Native | |||
| Solanum carolinense L. | Carolina Horsenettle | Native | |||
| Taraxacum officinale (L.) Weber ex F. H. Wigg | Common Dandelion | Non-native | |||
| Vaccinium pallidum Aiton | Hillside Blueberry | Native | |||
| Viburnum acerifolium L. | Mapleleaf Viburnum | Native | |||
| Vitis labrusca L. | Fox Grape | Native | |||
| Vitis rotunfidolia Michx. | Muscadine Grape | Native | |||
| Zea mays L. | Maize/Corn | Pre-Columbian Introduction | |||
