Details for: PI 708400, Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson, Population 4


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson
Top Name:
Population 4
Origin:
Collected – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Feb 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 708400 23ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson
Top Name:
Population 4
Origin:
Collected – New Mexico, United States
Received by NPGS:
03 Feb 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Collected
01 October 2019.
Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Locality: About 2 miles east of Winston. At hairpin turn in Hwy 52, in dry wash to the west of the road. BLM land.
Coordinates: 33.3736, -107.5975 (Map it)
Elevation: 2064m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined from GIS
Habitat: Shrubland
Environment description: Plants scattered in and along the edges of the dry wash, reddish rocky dirt in floodway. Population size of about 30.
Number of plants sampled: 11
Associated species: Juniper scrub community with cacti, Apache plume, grasses, and Asteraceae shrubs
Comment: Collected with the Field Botany Biol 189T Class, Calfornia State University, Fresno, with support of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, in cooperation with California State University, Fresno
Collector(s):
Donated
03 February 2021.
California, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Population 4
Type: Donor identifier
Waselkov, Katherine California State University, Fresno

KW 336
Type: Collector identifier
Waselkov, Katherine California State University, Fresno

KW0919
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Ames 35639
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Height 4-12 inches, branched, with red-green stem, and greenish-white flowers. At the time of collection: 100% flowering and fruiting.
Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

414564
Place of publication:

S. Watson et al., Bot. California 2:42. 1880
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
10/03/2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Amblogyna torreyi A. Gray

Autonym(s)
Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson var. torreyi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus bigelovii Uline & W. L. Bray
Amaranthus pringlei S. Watson

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishBigelow's amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
EnglishTorrey's amaranth  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Annotations
Other Links
original seed packet
Actions
  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 708400 to Ames 35639. 09 Jul 2025.
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708400 23ncai01 SD
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..032 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 708400 21ncao01 SDNot Available