Details for: PI 603896, Amaranthus tricolor L., 'Aurora'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus tricolor L.

Cultivar:

'Aurora'

Origin:

Developed – California, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

29 May 1998

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 603896 16ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus tricolor L.

Cultivar:

'Aurora'

Origin:

Developed – California, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

29 May 1998

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Developed

PRE May 1998.
California, United States

Developer(s):

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

Donated

29 May 1998.
California, United States

Donor(s):

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Aurora'

Type: Cultivar name

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

Lot No. 9738

Type: Donor identifier

Sakata Seed America, Inc.

Ames 24580

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative

Nice combination of creamy yellow and dark green foliage in summer. Leaves on top of the plant shows creamy yellow and lower leaves keep its dark green.

Amaranthus tricolor L.

Genus:

Amaranthus

Subgenus:

Albersia

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

2807

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:989. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/12/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Autonym(s)
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. tricolor

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus gangeticus L.
Amaranthus gangeticus L. var. gangeticus
Amaranthus gangeticus L. var. melancholicus (L.) Voss
Amaranthus mangostanus L.
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Amaranthus polygamus L.
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. mangostanus (L.) Thell.
Amaranthus tricolor L. subsp. tristis (L.) Thell.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Chinese amaranth			1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	Chinese-spinach			1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	Joseph's-coat			1	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
English	summer-poinsettia			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	tampala			1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinese	xian	苋		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
French	amarante comestible			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	amarante tricolore			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Gemüseamarant			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	surinamesischer Fuchsschwanz			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
India	math			2	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
Indonesian	aupa			2	Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Japanese Rōmaji	hageitō			2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Japanese Rōmaji	hiyu		as Amaranthus mangostanus	2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Spanish	amaranto			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	moco de pavo			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	papegojamarant			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean	saegbireum			2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

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		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
GENSTOCK	MALE STERILITY	MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.	FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	BI - UTRICLE BURST IRREGULARLY (IF WITHOUT ABSCISION, IT IS NON-SHATTERING)	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	49	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	72	AMARANTH.AMES.1998	PI 603896 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%)	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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.	CD - CHLOROPHYLL DEFICIENT, PALE MARKS, THAT CAN BE WHITE, YELLOW ORANGE, PINK OR RED (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FIELD	PI 603896 98ncai01 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.	CD - CHLOROPHYLL DEFICIENT, PALE MARKS, THAT CAN BE WHITE, YELLOW ORANGE, PINK OR RED (100%)	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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.	CS - CENTRAL SPOT (100%)	72	AMARANTH.AMES.1998	PI 603896 98ncao01 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%)	72	AMARANTH.AMES.1998	PI 603896 98ncao01 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%)	49	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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) (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FIELD	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	72	AMARANTH.AMES.1998	PI 603896 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	AX - MOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	TCLEAF - A. tricolor with ornamental chlorophyll deficient areas on the leaves	49	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	TCLEAF - A. tricolor with ornamental chlorophyll deficient areas on the leaves	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP	MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.	TCLEAF - A. tricolor with ornamental chlorophyll deficient areas on the leaves (100%)		AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FIELD	PI 603896 98ncai01 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%)	72	AMARANTH.AMES.1998	PI 603896 98ncao01 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%)	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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	86	AMARANTH.AMES.1998	PI 603896 98ncao01 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	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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	275	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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	49	AMARANTH.AMES.2012.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 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	220	AMARANTH.AMES.2016.WINTER	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY	THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST.	SICK - THE PLANTS FAILED DUE TO INSECT OR DISEASE PROBLEMS	19	AMARANTH.AMES.2003.FIELD	PI 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
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 603896 98ncai01 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT	THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.	.066		NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER	PI 603896 98ncao01 SD	Not Available
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 603896 16ncai01 SD