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	ACCESSION	PLANT NAME	TAXONOMY	ORIGIN	GENEBANK	RECEIVED	SOURCE TYPE	SOURCE DATE	COLLECTION SITE	COORDINATES	ELEVATION	HABITAT	IMPROVEMENT LEVEL	NARRATIVE
0	PI 566897	'Kerala Red'	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Kerala, India	NC7	1991	DEVELOPED	PRE 09/22/1991					Cultivated material	Intense red coloring on stems, petioles, leaf blades and flowers. Late flowering plant. Stems thin and branched. Leaves lanceolate. Inflorescence has short branches. Seeds black. Plants were said to volunteer from a planting the previous year. A second collection of this accession was done on 10/19/91 for additional seed. The harvests were combined	1461868	PI 566897
1	PI 604673	Ames 14358	Amaranthus hybridus L.	Virginia, United States	NC7	1990	COLLECTED	NEAR 07/1985					Wild material	Triazine (herbicide) resistant amaranth, documented in an article by William K. Vencill and Chester L. Foy (Weed Science. 1988 36:497-499). The resistance was confirmed in the lab of Dr. G.J. Weidemann, at the University of Arkansas.	1067136	PI 604673
2	PI 568132	coime	Amaranthus caudatus L.	Tarija, Bolivia	NC7	1990	COLLECTED			-21.45000000, -64.68333333	2095		Cultivated material	The infloresence is green.	1463103	PI 568132
3	PI 568154	aroma	Amaranthus quitensis Kunth	Tarija, Bolivia	NC7	1990	COLLECTED			-21.51666667, -64.71666667	1890		Wild material	The seedling stems have intense red coloring. The infloresence is dark purple.	1463125	PI 568154
4	PI 572257	AMA 89/79	Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. bouchonii (Thell.) Costea & Carretero	Rwanda	NC7	1990	COLLECTED		Pref. Cyangugu, Rwanda.				Wild material	This accession includes plants with utricles that do not split at their equators but abscise with their tepals. The non-splitting could be useful for reduced shattering in grain production.	1467228	PI 572257
5	PI 572260	AMA 74/82	Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. powellii	France	NC7	1990	COLLECTED						Wild material	The leaf blade has a 0.1mm white edge, the blade apex is aristate.	1467231	PI 572260
6	PI 572261	AMA 57/81	Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. bouchonii (Thell.) Costea & Carretero	Germany	NC7	1990	COLLECTED		Priesitz, Wittenberg.				Wild material	This accession includes plants with utricles that do not split at their equators but abscise with their tepals. The non-splitting could be useful for reduced shattering in grain production. observed by David Brenner	1467232	PI 572261
7	PI 538793	AJCO73	Amaranthus powellii S. Watson subsp. powellii	Russian Federation	NC7	1990	DEVELOPED						Cultivated material		1433729	PI 538793
8	PI 628793	'Lenga-lenga'	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Shaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 04/01/1981	North Shaba Province.				Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers pinkish brown, leaves pinkish green. The RRC class type is unique. 'Lenga-lenga' It is a cultivated vegetable with distinctive elongated leaves. It is unbranched with some seed production in the field in Pennsylvania, USA. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1031353	PI 628793
9	PI 636181	RRC 1195	Amaranthus hybridus L.	Delaware, United States	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	10/01/1982		40.73333333, -74.16666667		Field.	Wild material	The seeds are black, flowers green and reddish-green, leaves green and light rufescent. The RRC class type is: weed. It is a typical A. hybridus weed. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1032870	PI 636181
10	PI 658727	RRC 384	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Guatemala	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	05/07/1979						The seeds are light tan, flowers green and marbled, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Guatemalan. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1030397	PI 658727
11	PI 669835	RRC 550	Amaranthus hybr.	Argentina	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	1979	1 km. north of Cerrillos				Wild material	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green and red. The RRC class type is weed. It is bushy, branching from the base and late with many plants diseased and dying. HH considers this an A.cr X weed hybrid. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Written on the original collector's packet: "green; uncooked vegetable; forage".	1031146	PI 669835
12	PI 511679	Quinoa.	Amaranthus caudatus L.	Argentina	NC7	1984	COLLECTED	05/20/1979	Family farm, 2 km east of Corralitos, on road from San Carlos to Corralitos which traverses Rio Salado.		200	From a family farm	Cultivated material	The seeds are white, flowers orange, leaves green. The RRC class type is: edulis. It is said to be used as grain. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1406615	PI 511679
13	PI 511733	Color quewah	Amaranthus hybr.	Peru	NC7	1984	COLLECTED	06/28/1979	Yard of Complejo Recoleta church, Cajamarca		2750		Cultivated material	The seeds are dark brown, flowers dark wine red, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: sangorache. It is said to be used as a food and drink colorant. The plants were very diseased and bushy, with variegated and discolored leaves. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1406669	PI 511733
14	PI 511734	Coimi	Amaranthus hybr.	Chuquisaca, Bolivia	NC7	1984	COLLECTED	06/30/1979	Street vendor near municipal market, Sucre		2750	Market	Cultivated material	The seeds are dark brown, flowers red and green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: South American. It is said to have magical use and is uneven for height. Observaitons from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1406670	PI 511734
15	PI 511745	Sangorache	Amaranthus quitensis Kunth	Ecuador	NC7	1984	COLLECTED	07/25/1979	Municipal market, Riobamba		2750		Cultivated material	Used medicinally	1406681	PI 511745
16	PI 477915	RRC 1008	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	India	NC7	1982	COLLECTED						Breeding material	The seeds are white, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Nepal. It is very prone to lodging. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Yields excellent. Maturity late but earliest of nepal grain types. Lodging tendency. As reported in the 1981 publication, it is difficult to thresh.	1372851	PI 477915
17	PI 477916	RRC 1023	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Mexico	NC7	1982	COLLECTED						Cultivar	The seeds are white, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: mercado. The original selection was gold and white-seeded; it has been reselected for all white. It is a typical mercado type. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Yields high. Seed quality excellent. Adapted to mechanical harvest. Lodging resistant. Observations from the USDA Plant Inventory No. 191.	1372852	PI 477916
18	PI 540446	RRC 1004	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Pakistan	NC7	1981	COLLECTED						Breeding material	The seeds are dark brown, flowers red, leaves green and rufescent. The RRC class type is: prima. The plants have lygus resistance, are uniform, early maturing and lodge. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. As reported in the 1981 publication it has a tendency to dry down at maturity.	1435382	PI 540446
19	PI 566896	Komo	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Arizona, United States	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	1979	Hopi Indian village of Moenkopi.	36.06666667, -111.20000000			Landrace	The seeds are black, flowers carmine, leaves amaranthine. The RRC class type is: unique. It is said to be used as a dye. It has Lygus resistance, dry down and is very branched. It is early maturing with good seed yield. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Colorful red plants. Seeds black. Foliage and flowers of most plants dark red. Some plants green. The inflorescence is used as a dye coloring in traditional corn foods. It segregates for a very unusual green mid-rib (on red blades) trait.	1461867	PI 566896
20	PI 619259	RRC 266	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Nepal	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	1977	Sandu, Dailakh District.	28.03333333, 84.61666667	914		Breeding material	The seeds are white, flowers red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: spike. It may have some Lygus resistance and shows some dry-down. It has some gold and brown seeded segregates. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1018698	PI 619259
21	PI 636178	RRC 100B	Amaranthus hybridus L.	Indiana, United States	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	PRE 09/01/1977	Middlebury.				Wild material	The seeds are black, flowers green and red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: weed.	1017718	PI 636178
22	PI 553073	'Love-lies-bleeding'	Amaranthus caudatus L.	New Jersey, United States	NC7	1978	DEVELOPED						Cultivar	The seeds are pink, flowers red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: ornamental. 'Love-lies-bleeding.' Observations from Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Ornamental with drooping red inflorescence.	1448045	PI 553073
23	PI 419057	Red Amaranth	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Beijing Shi, China	NC7	1977	DONATED	09/09/1977						The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves red. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. It is comletely dull red. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1316446	PI 419057
24	PI 166045	Chua	Amaranthus caudatus L.	India	NC7	1948	COLLECTED						Cultivated material	A Love-Lies-Bleeding ornamental type with pink seeds and red drooping flowers. This observation from a 2008 fall greenhouse planting by David Brenner corrects information in the 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog.	1142886	PI 166045
25	Ames 5134	tampala	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1986	DONATED	01/01/1979					Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. 'Tampala' Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1030365	Ames 5134