| CHEMICAL | SEED STARCH TYPE | THE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467. | 100 | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 689686 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| CHEMICAL | SEED STARCH TYPE | THE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467. | 75 | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| GROWTH | GROWTH HABIT | GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - ERECT | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | PLANT HEIGHT | THE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP. | 180 | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%) | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 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 (100%) | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 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 (100%) | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS | BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS | 4 | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | FAC - Facultative, mostly no branching, but some plants branch especially at the ends of the rows where sunlight reaches the side of the plant (started recording this in 2020). | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN (100%) | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE DENSITY | INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM) | 5 - INTERMEDIATE | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | SB - SHORT SIDE BRANCHES, 1/4 OR SHORTER THAN THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH (INCLUDES SOME MANY-STEMMED WEEDS) | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 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 (0%) | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM. | CROS - A CROSS BETWEEN GROUPS (INCLUDES MOST ADVANCED CULTIVARS) | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN (100%) | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (6%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (4%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 689686 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (88%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | YL - YELLOW SEED COAT, DRIES TO RHS GREYED-ORANGE 164B (2%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 689686 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEX TYPE | SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | TAXONOMIC VERACITY | Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination. | TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 115 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY | THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST. | FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP | 37 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .058 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 689686 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .059 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 689686 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .06 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 689686 97ncai01 SD | |