Table 2. Topsoil phytolith counts per group, class, and morphotype.
| Major group | Phytolith class | Phytolith morphotype | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poaceae short cell | Lobate | Bilobate, long concave | 38 |
| Bilobate, long convex | 8 | ||
| Bilobate, long flat | 14 | ||
| Bilobate, long notched | 4 | ||
| Bilobate, short concave | 428 | ||
| Bilobate, short convex | 58 | ||
| Bilobate, short flat | 114 | ||
| Bilobate, short notched | 28 | ||
| Cross | 1 | ||
| Polylobate | 2 | ||
| Rondel | Rondel, horned | 8 | |
| Rondel, truncated | 12 | ||
| Rondel, tower | 475 | ||
| Rondel | 255 | ||
| Saddle | Saddle, ovate | 24 | |
| Saddle, short | 469 | ||
| Saddle, squat | 140 | ||
| Blocky | Blocky | 879 | |
| Blocky corniculate | 2 | ||
| Blocky ridged | 405 | ||
| Blocky scrobiculate | 23 | ||
| Blocky sinuate | 28 | ||
| Blocky thick lacunate | 72 | ||
| Cylindrical | Cylinder corniculate | 3 | |
| Cylinder psilate | 132 | ||
| Cylinder scrobiculate | 569 | ||
| Cylinder sinuate | 115 | ||
| Cylinder thick lacunate | 61 | ||
| Fusiform | Fusiform | 11 | |
| Guttiform | 68 | ||
| Sclereid/Clavate | Clavate | 27 | |
| Sclereid | 119 | ||
| Spherical | Globular bisected | 1 | |
| Globular facetate | 778 | ||
| Woody | Globular granulate | 83 | |
| Globular granulate, large | 3 | ||
| Globular granulate oblong | 24 | ||
| Globular psilate | 10 | ||
| Globulose | 2 | ||
| Globulose segmented | 1 | ||
| Oblong granulate | 10 | ||
| Hemisphere psilate | 3 | ||
| Tabular | Tabular corniculate | 11 | |
| Tabular ellipsoidal | 35 | ||
| Tabular ellipsoidal, large | 21 | ||
| Tabular facetate | 8 | ||
| Tabular laminate | 186 | ||
| Tabular oblong | 16 | ||
| Tabular pilate | 3 | ||
| Tabular scrobiculate | 2036 | ||
| Tabular sinuate | 918 | ||
| Tabular strangulated | 11 | ||
| Tabular sulcate | 509 | ||
| Tabular thick lacunate | 731 | ||
| Undetermined grass | Grass, undetermined | Bulliform | 47 |
| Trichome | 264 | ||
| Rare/Unknown | Composite | Epidermal | 3 |
| Vessel | 18 | ||
| Drum | Polygonal prism | 2 | |
| Sedge | Papillae | 1 | |
| Short cell, other | Trapeziform sinuate | 1 | |
| Tabular undetermined | Tabular | 70 | |
| Tabular crenate | 36 | ||
| Tabular psilate | 311 |