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<p>The medieval Castle Kolno, situated near the village of Stare Kolnie, served as a custom house at the confluence of the rivers Budkowiczanka and Stobrawa. Numerous diaspores of plants were found in archaeological excavations, in the layers of the 14th-15th centuries AD. The excavations were located near the former access road, where increased human activity has affected the composition of the fossil macroremains of plants. Two <italic>Brassica </italic>species (cabbage <italic>B. oleracea </italic>and black mustard <italic>B. nigra</italic>) cultivated in small fields near the castle were recognised. Diaspores of weeds and ruderal plants were also deposited at the site. The most frequent were: <italic>Solanum nigrum</italic>, <italic>Setaria pumila</italic>, <italic>Chenopodium album</italic>, <italic>Rumex acetosella</italic>, <italic>Persicaria lapathifolia</italic>, and <italic>Urtica dioica</italic>. The collected set of fossil diaspores is composed of plant species associated with anthropogenic habitats and shows the dispersal dynamics in various micro-niches within them.</p>
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The medieval Castle Kolno, situated near the village of Stare Kolnie, served as a custom house at the confluence of the rivers Budkowiczanka and Stobrawa. Numerous diaspores of plants were found in archaeological excavations, in the layers of the 14th-15th centuries AD. The excavations were located near the former access road, where increased human activity has affected the composition of the fossil macroremains of plants. Two Brassica species (cabbage B. oleracea and black mustard B. nigra) cultivated in small fields near the castle were recognised. Diaspores of weeds and ruderal plants were also deposited at the site. The most frequent were: Solanum nigrum, Setaria pumila, Chenopodium album, Rumex acetosella, Persicaria lapathifolia, and Urtica dioica. The collected set of fossil diaspores is composed of plant species associated with anthropogenic habitats and shows the dispersal dynamics in various micro-niches within them.

Synanthropic flora near the medieval Castle Kolno, Stare Kolnie, SW Poland

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The medieval Castle Kolno, situated near the village of Stare Kolnie, served as a custom house at the confluence of the rivers Budkowiczanka and Stobrawa....

Synanthropic flora near the medieval Castle Kolno, Stare Kolnie, SW Poland

Published Online: Apr 02, 2024

Page range: 31 - 40

Received: Mar 25, 2023

Accepted: Jul 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2023.71.1

Keywords
medieval castle, fossils, garden-field cultivation, weeds, ruderals

© 2023 Romuald Kosina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Synanthropic flora near the medieval Castle Kolno, Stare Kolnie, SW Poland

Published Online: Apr 02, 2024

Page range: 31 - 40

Received: Mar 25, 2023

Accepted: Jul 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2023.71.1

Keywordsmedieval castle, fossils, garden-field cultivation, weeds, ruderals

© 2023 Romuald Kosina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
medieval castle, fossils, garden-field cultivation, weeds, ruderals