Details for: Ames 21188, Amaranthus hybridus L., Ames 21188

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Top Name:

Ames 21188

Origin:

Collected – Free State, South Africa

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

07 Jul 1993

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 21188 96ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Top Name:

Ames 21188

Origin:

Collected – Free State, South Africa

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

07 Jul 1993

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Life Habit:

Forb

Source History

Collected

South Africa
Locality: Tamko Nursery

Donated

07 July 1993.
Free State, South Africa
Coordinates: -27.3740, 26.6200 (Map it)
Elevation: 1296m.
Georeference protocol: Center of 3rd Order Admin Level

Donor(s):

v.d. Bank, Willie, Tamko Nursery

Accession Names and Identifiers

Ames 21188

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7

USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative

Plants approximately 3m tall in South Africa in 1992. Some red on the leaves and stems of most plants. Seeds black and of a vegetable type. The red on the plants is very undesireable for dried foliage for human food market.

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Amaranthus

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

2795

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753

Comment:

Amaranthus hybridus auct., in part = A. hypochondriacus

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

02/04/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus (0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus hybridus subsp. powellii (0 active accession[s])

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

Autonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus L. var. hybridus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus incurvatus Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.
Amaranthus patulus Bertol.

Invalid Designation(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys auct.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	green amaranth			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	green pigweed			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	hybrid amaranth			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	slim amaranth			1	Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
English	smooth amaranth			1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English	smooth pigweed			1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	spleen amaranth			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	wild cabbage			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese	lü sui xian	绿穗苋		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Chinese	tai wan xian	台湾苋	as Amaranthus patulus	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)	smooth pigweed		Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
French (Canada)	amarante hybride		Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
German	ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Japanese Rōmaji	hoso-ao-geitō			2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish (Mexico)	quintonil			2	Pérez-Negrón, E. & A. Casas. 2007. Use, extraction rates and spatial availability of plant resources in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley, Mexico: The case of Santiago Quiotepec, Oaxaca. J. Arid Environm. 70:356-379. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.016. Note: cites this species as locally gathered and consumed
Swedish	nålamarant			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Taxonomic Re-Identification: 15 Nov 1996, from Amaranthus spp. to Amaranthus hybridus L.

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	GROWTH HABIT	GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - ERECT	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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.	300	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (80%)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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.2020.WINTER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (20%)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 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%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 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 (90%)	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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 (95%)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 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) (10%)	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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.	RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (15%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 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) (5%)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 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 (10%)	47	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	1 - NO BRANCHES	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	BRANCHING INDEX	BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)	9 - BRANCHES ALL ALONG THE STEM	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (100%)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK)	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY	INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM)	5 - INTERMEDIATE	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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)	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	CVEG - CULTIVATED VEGETABLE	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	GN - GREEN (100%)	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION	PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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.2020.WINTER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	SEED COLOR frequency	BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	Ames 21188 93ncao01 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	143	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.WINTER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	SEED SHAPE	RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEX TYPE	SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE	TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE	5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL	130	AMARANTH.AMES.1996	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY	51	AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.03		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 21188 96ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.046		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 21188 00ncab01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.046		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 21188 93ncao01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.046		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	Ames 21188 93ncao51 SD	Not Available