Details for: Ames 5328, Amaranthus retroflexus L., Caribbean pigweed

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Top Name:

Caribbean pigweed

Origin:

Collected – Canada

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

15 Apr 1986

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Life Habit:

Forb

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		Ames 5328 20ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Top Name:

Caribbean pigweed

Origin:

Collected – Canada

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

15 Apr 1986

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Life Habit:

Forb

Source History

Collected

PRE 09 November 1979.
Canada

Collector(s):

Villeneuve, G.N.

Donated

15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):

Rodale Research Center

Accession Names and Identifiers

Caribbean pigweed

Type: Local name

RRC 547

Type: Institute identifier

Group: RODALE

From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania

Rodale Research Center

Ames 5328

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: weed. Caribbean pigweed. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

2803

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:991. 1753

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359012

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Amaranthus retroflexus var. delilei (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus retroflexus var. retroflexus (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	American pigweed			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	carelessweed			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	common amaranth			1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English	pigweed redroot			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	redroot			1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	redroot amaranth			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	redroot pigweed			1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	reflexed amaranth			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	rough pigweed			1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	wild-beet amaranth			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Chinese	fan zhi xian	反枝苋		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)	redroot pigweed		Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 90.
French	amarante réfléchie			2	Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
French (Canada)	amarante à racine rouge		Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 90.
German	Ackerfuchsschwanz			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	zurückgekrümmter Fuchsschwanz			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portuguese (Brazil)	carurú-áspero			2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	amaranto común			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish (Mexico)	quintonil			2	Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 114-115.
Swedish	svinamarant			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
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		AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER		Not Available
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%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
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%)	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN		AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
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.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
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%)	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)		AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER		Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%)	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
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.	100	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
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.	100	305	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	Ames 5328 88ncai01 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	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2019.FALL.CAMPUS.GH	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	1 - ERECT	125	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.04		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 5328 86ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.042		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 5328 88ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.045		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 5328 20ncai01 SD