Details for: PI 702923, Amaranthus albus L., Population 11


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus albus L.
Top Name:
Population 11
Origin:
Collected – California, 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
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Seed200 countPI 702923 21ncai01 SD
 
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PLANT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus albus L.
Top Name:
Population 11
Origin:
Collected – California, 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
10 November 2019.
San Diego County, California, United States
Locality: Town of Warner Springs, east side of SR 79, along Pacific Crest Trail (near Eagle Rock Trailhead), just south of the San Diego County Fire Station 52.
Coordinates: 33.2726, -116.6450 (Map it)
Elevation: 899m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined from GIS
Habitat: Grassland
Environment description: Herbaceous-plant area along creek bank in partial tree shade. Dry, pale sandy soil. Population size of ~20-40 plants.
Number of plants sampled: 15
Associated species: With spiny Ambrosia, grasses, Hirschfeldia incana, cholla cacti, red Eriogonum, Croton setiger, under the intermittent shade of coast live oaks
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 11
Type: Donor identifier
Waselkov, Katherine California State University, Fresno

KW 346
Type: Collector identifier
Waselkov, Katherine California State University, Fresno

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

Ames 35646
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Height ~1-2 ft tall, almost all dead and dry, straw-colored. At the time of collection 100% of the plants were fruiting.
Amaranthus albus L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Albersia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

101509
Place of publication:

Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1268. 1759
Verified:
03/12/2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcommon tumbleweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishstiff tumbleweed  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishtumble pigweed  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishtumbleweed  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishwhite amaranth  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Englishwhite pigweed  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Chinesebai xian白苋 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)tumble pigweed Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
French (Canada)amarante blanche Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
Germanweißer Fuchsschwanz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Portuguese (Brazil)carurú-branco  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishvit amarant  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Original seed packet
Actions
  • PINUMBERED: Assigned PI 702923 to Ames 35646. 28 Jun 2023.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Citations
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GENSTOCKMALE STERILITYMALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE.FERT - NO STERILITY OBSERVED94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEED ABSCISIONABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYADULT STEM COLORADULT STEM COLORRB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%)94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYBLADE PIGMENTATIONBLADE 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%)94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER COLORFLOWER COLORGR - GREEN (100%)94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYINFLORESCENCE SHAPEINFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)AX - MOSTLY IN LEAF AXILS94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMARBLED INFLORESCENCEINFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus).NONE - NOT PRESENT (0%)94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPMORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPETIOLE PIGMENTATIONPETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)GN - GREEN (100%)94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSEEDLING COLORTHE 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.100110AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYTAXONOMIC VERACITYTaxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination.TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES94AMARANTH.AMES.2021.FALL.CAMPUS.GHPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..03 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 702923 21ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTTHE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY..032 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 702923 21ncai01 SD