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Details for: Ames 5156,
Amaranthus hybridus
L., biflorus
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Top Name:
biflorus
Origin:
Donated – Puerto Rico, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
Ames 5156 86ncai01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Top Name:
biflorus
Origin:
Donated – Puerto Rico, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
15 Apr 1986
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Life Habit:
Forb
Source History
Donated
01 May 1979.
Puerto Rico, United States
Donor(s):
Daloz, Charles, Rodale Research Center
Telek, Lehek, TARS-USDA-ARS
15 April 1986.
Pennsylvania, United States
Donor(s):
Rodale Research Center
Accession Names and Identifiers
biflorus
Type: Local name
RRC 398
Type: Institute identifier
Group: RODALE
From the Rodale Research Center (RRC), Pennsylvania
Rodale Research Center
#8 Hungary-71
Type: Collector identifier
Telek, Lehek TARS-USDA-ARS
Ames 5156
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
The seeds are black, flowers red, pink and green, leaves green and variegated. The RRC class type is: weed. 'Biflorus' It looks like a common weed. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.
Amaranthus hybridus
L.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Subgenus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
2795
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:990. 1753
Comment:
Amaranthus hybridus
auct., in part =
A. hypochondriacus
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/04/2003
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Amaranthus hybridus
subsp.
hypochondriacus
(0 active accession[s])
Amaranthus hybridus
subsp.
powellii
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Amaranthus hybridus
L. subsp.
hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus
L. var.
hybridus
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amaranthus incurvatus
Timeroy ex Gren. & Godr.
Amaranthus patulus
Bertol.
Invalid Designation(s)
Amaranthus chlorostachys
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
green amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
green pigweed
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
hybrid amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
slim amaranth
1
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
English
smooth amaranth
1
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English
smooth pigweed
1
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English
spleen amaranth
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
wild cabbage
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chinese
lü sui xian
绿穗苋
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Chinese
tai wan xian
台湾苋
as
Amaranthus patulus
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)
smooth 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 hybride
Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel
2
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 89.
German
ausgebreiteter Fuchsschwanz
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1197.
Japanese Rōmaji
hoso-ao-geitō
2
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanish (Mexico)
quintonil
2
Pérez-Negrón, E. & A. Casas.
2007. Use, extraction rates and spatial availability of plant resources in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley, Mexico: The case of Santiago Quiotepec, Oaxaca. J. Arid Environm. 70:356-379.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.016
.
Note:
cites this species as locally gathered and consumed
Swedish
nålamarant
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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USDA ARS NCRPIS
. Located at NA. Identifier: Ames 5156. Inventory sample: Ames 5156.
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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.
XX - OTHER
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE)
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP
MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM.
WILD - WILD (INCLUDES ALL WEEDS)
AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BL - BLACK SEED COAT, RHS BLACK 202A (74%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
Ames 5156 86ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (26%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
Ames 5156 86ncai01 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
Ames 5156 86ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.056
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5156 90nceo01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.056
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5156 90nceo02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.059
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5156 86ncai01 SD
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
Ames 5156 86ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.081
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
Ames 5156 90ncei02 SD
Not Available