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Details for: PI 553079,
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson, DB 8901
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson
Top Name:
DB 8901
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
01 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 553079 04ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson
Top Name:
DB 8901
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
01 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
13 August 1989.
Iowa, United States
Locality:
Urban roadsides, especially pavement cracks. Welch Avenue, south of Lincoln Way, and north of Hwy. 30, Ames, in Story County.
Coordinates:
42.0167, -93.6500
(Map it)
Elevation:
290m.
Collector(s):
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
Donated
01 November 1989.
Iowa, United States
Donor(s):
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
DB 8901
Type: Collector identifier
David Brenner, North Central Regional PI Station, Ames, Iowa
Ames 10816
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
DB 0889
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Continuous flowering and fruiting. Plants 15 cm tall, sprawling to 200 cm wide. Some stems are thickened, red colored, small leaved, and could be diseased. Sample size 100, population size thousands.
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
101529
Place of publication:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12:273. 1877
Verified:
08/18/2016
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Amaranthus graecizans
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
matweed
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
matweed amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
prostrate amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
prostrate pigweed
1
Whitson, T. D. et al., eds.
1999. Weeds of the West, ed. 5
Chinese
bei mei xian
北美苋
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)
prostrate 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 fausse-blite
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
German
westamerikanischer Fuchsschwanz
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Name
References
Annotations
Taxonomic Re-Identification:
17 Feb 1999, from
Amaranthus graecizans
L. to
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson
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Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 13 Aug 1989. Located at NC7. Identifier: Ames 10816. Inventory sample: PI 553079.
Citations
Waselkov, K. E., A. S. Boleda, & K. M. Olsen.
2018. A phylogeny of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) based on several low-copy nuclear loci and chloroplast regions. Syst. Bot. 43:439-458.
DOI:
10.1600/036364418X697193
.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Number of accessions cited:
53
Pedigree
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MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 553079 89ncao01 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
48
AMARANTH.AMES.2004.FALL
PI 553079 89ncao51 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 553079 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.07
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 553079 04ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.1
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 553079 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.1
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 553079 89ncao51 SD
Not Available