Details for: PI 612387, Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson, Ames 25791

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson

Top Name:

Ames 25791

Origin:

Collected – Texas, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

20 Dec 1999

Improvement Status:

Wild material

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 612387 00ncai01 SD

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson

Top Name:

Ames 25791

Origin:

Collected – Texas, United States

Maintained:

North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station

Received by NPGS:

20 Dec 1999

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Annual

Life Cycle:

Annual

Source History

Collected

29 November 1999.
Texas, United States
Locality: Texas A&M Agricultural Research Station, 7 miles northwest of Pecos, Reeves County.
Coordinates: 31.3800, -103.6294 (Map it)
Elevation: 819m.
Environment description: Green chile research plots (no herbicides were used). Hoban silty clay loam soil. Associated vegetation: Solanum elaeagnifolium.

Collector(s):

Foster, Mike, Texas A&M University Agricultural Research Station

Donated

20 December 1999.
Texas, United States

Donor(s):

Foster, Mike, Texas A&M University Agricultural Research Station

Accession Names and Identifiers

Ames 25791

Type: Site identifier

Group: AMES

NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative

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.

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	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED ABSCISION	ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.	TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (40%)	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ADULT STEM COLOR	ADULT STEM COLOR	RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (60%)	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 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%)	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWER COLOR	FLOWER COLOR	GR - GREEN (100%)	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE	INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)	AX - MOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 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%)	97	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 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	109	AMARANTH.AMES.2000.FALL	PI 612387 99ncao01 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 612387 00ncai01 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 612387 99ncao01 SD	Not Available