Details for: PI 708033, Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum, RRC 313


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum
Top Name:
RRC 313
Origin:
Donated – Hong Kong
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Availability
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Seed200 countPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum
Top Name:
RRC 313
Origin:
Donated – Hong Kong
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Donated
20 June 1978.
Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22.3000, 114.1700 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Comment: From a seed merchant.
Donor(s):
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
RRC 313
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center

Ames 5103
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: horsetooth. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus blitum L. subspp. blitum
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

430519
Verified:
02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus blitum L. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Moq. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. pseudogracilis (Thell.) Costea (3 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Carretero et al. var. emarginatus (Salzm. ex Uline & Bray) Costea (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea (3 active accession[s])
Amaranthus blitum L. var. blitum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus ascendens Loisel.
Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. ascendens (Loisel.) Schübl. & G. Martens

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Germanaufsteigender Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 18 Feb 1997, from Amaranthus lividus L. to Amaranthus blitum L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 01 Dec 2010, from Amaranthus blitum L. to Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum
Other Links
Actions
  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 708033 to Ames 5103. 21 May 2025.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Citations
  • Murphy, B. P. & P. J. Tranel. 2018. Identification and validation of Amaranthus species-specific SNPs within the ITS region: applications in quantitative species identification. Crop Sci. (Madison) 58:304-311. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0359. Note: cited as RRC313 Number of accessions cited: 35
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY47AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORPB - PINK BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)47AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE 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 AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE 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%)47AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE 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) (70%)47AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER Not Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.BBVEG - Cultivated vegetable Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. blitum (PI 628778) Costea, M. & F. J. Tardif. 2003 Canad J Pl Sci 83:1039-106647AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED COLORSEED COLOR frequencyBE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE 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.10089AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYSEED SHAPESEED SHAPERB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997PI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic 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 SPECIES47AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
MORPHOLOGYTERMINAL INFLORESCENCETERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL47AMARANTH.AMES.2011.FALLPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..036 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708033 88ncai03 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..037 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708033 90nceo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..042 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708033 86ncao01 SDNot Available