That is a good idea.
I recently did a talk to a garden club about archaeology and plants.
Around here in San Diego County, mulberries, pomegranate and locust are 
often marker trees.  We have more naked lily amaryllis than daffodils, and 
in my particular neighborhood you can often spot what we call "orchard 
house" sites by old date palms.  They were planted as status ornamentals, 
not for fruit.  Invasives that grow everywhere include castor bean, ice 
plant, statice, and in some areas nasturtiums.

The wildfires of a few years ago have killed may of the historical plants, 
particularly the trees.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Derry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: Vegetation and Historic Sites


> Lyle,
>
> Maybe we should do this off list, but if we have a group that is really
> interested in this, we could all get busy and compile lists with photos 
> and
> perhaps even regional historical documentation.  AT the very least, it 
> would
> be good if everyone could research the Latin names for their plants, so 
> we
> all know that we are talking about the same plants.
>
> Do you suppose this could make a good session at next year's SHA. This
> discussion would benefit much from pictures.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lyle 
> E.
> Browning
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:34 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Vegetation and Historic Sites
>
> This issue has gone to the list a number of times. Has anyone compiled a
> spreadsheet with invasives and/or site indicators by region or state that 
> we
> could simply add to as we go along?
>
> Lyle Browning, RPA


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