| 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 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| GENSTOCK | MALE STERILITY | MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE. | FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| GROWTH | GROWTH HABIT | GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - ERECT | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED ABSCISION | ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY. | EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | GN - GREEN | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | OR - ORANGE (100%) | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 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 | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 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%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - NO BRANCHES | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (100%) | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 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 | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER | 9 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (2%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (98%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 480584 90ncai01 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. | 10 | 10 | AMARANTH.AMES.1990 | PI 480584 83ncpo01 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. | 6.9767 | 86 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| 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 | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 50 | AMARANTH.AMES.2007.WINTER | PI 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| 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 480584 90ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .08 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 480584 83ncpo01 SD | Not Available |