Large charcoal fragments and ashed plant material (pine tree needles and twigs) accumulated in the rear of the cave indicate that they could not have been transported from afar into the cave by water or wind but were carried in and combusted, thus accumulated locally. We interpret the lack ...
North American members of the genus are called Madrones, from the Spanish name madroño (strawberry tree) although this terminology is not used inCanada. The European species are also called Strawberry Trees from the superficial resemblance of the fruit to a strawberry; some species are sometimes...