| COMMENT | REFERENCE ACCESSION | REFERENCE FOR DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS | dry-down | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| GENSTOCK | MALE STERILITY | MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE. | FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| GROWTH | GROWTH HABIT | GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - ERECT | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED ABSCISION | ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY. | EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | GN - GREEN (30%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (70%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | CS - CENTRAL SPOT (60%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | GN - NORMAL GREEN (10%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | GN - NORMAL GREEN (75%) | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (25%) | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (30%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - NO BRANCHES | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (80%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (20%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | MARBLED INFLORESCENCE | INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus). | NONE - NOT PRESENT | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN (10%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (90%) | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (4%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (53%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (43%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEEDLING COLOR | THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM. | 94.4444 | 54 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEX TYPE | SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TAXONOMIC VERACITY | Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination. | INTR - INTERMEDIATE, HAS CHARACTERISTICS OF MORE THAN ONE SPECIES | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL | 4 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL | 47 | AMARANTH.AMES.2017.WINTER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .049 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 702926 88ncai03 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .05 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 702926 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |