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Details for: PI 608663,
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson, AMA 66/89
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson
Top Name:
AMA 66/89
Origin:
Collected – Canada
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
30 May 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
200 count
PI 608663 95ncab01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus blitoides
S. Watson
Top Name:
AMA 66/89
Origin:
Collected – Canada
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
30 May 1990
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
Canada
Donated
PRE 30 May 1990.
Ontario, Canada
Donor(s):
Dominion Arboretum and Botanic Garden
30 May 1990.
Germany
Donor(s):
Leibniz-Inst fur Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung
Accession Names and Identifiers
AMA 66/89
Type: Donor identifier
Zentralinstitut, Germany
Ames 13791
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Narrative
A prostrate spreading annual herb.
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.
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 13 Jul 1993. Located at NC-7. Inventory sample: PI 608663.
Citations
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Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
GROWTH HABIT
GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)
9 - PROSTRATE
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
PS - PINK BASE AND PINK STEM
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 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
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
6 - MANY BRANCHES, ALL NEAR THE BASE OF THE STEM
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
GN - GREEN
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 608663 95ncab01 SD
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
9
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 608663 90ncao01 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
25
AMARANTH.AMES.1992
PI 608663 90ncao01 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
32
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 608663 95ncab01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.11
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 608663 93ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.12
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 608663 90ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.12
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 608663 92ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.12
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 608663 95ncab01 SD
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.15
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 608663 90ncao01 SD
Not Available