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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 604577	meco	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Puebla, Mexico	NC7	1995	COLLECTED	05/14/1992	Huahuaxtla, Municipal of Xochitlan.	19.91666667, -97.63333333	1500	Found in a home garden, associated with Zea mays, Vicia faba, Curcurbita pepo, Curcurbita ficifolia, Rumex, and Zantedeschia aethopica.	Landrace	One of the most preferred vegetable types in the Sierra Norte of Puebla. Also used as turkey fodder. The leaf blades have double "V" markings.	1505548	PI 604577
1	PI 615696	'Annapurna'	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Himachal Pradesh, India	NC7	1993	DEVELOPED	PRE 1982					Cultivar	Whitish cream seeds. Fast growing. Drought and disease resistant. Good crop for stress conditions. High yield potential, 22.3 q/ha. Popping quality is good, popping to five times its size. Leaves and infloresence are green.	1085955	PI 615696
2	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
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 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
5	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
6	PI 605351	BVita	Amaranthus hybridus L.	Greece	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 03/01/1982	Athens	37.98333333, 23.73333333		"Purchased in a market" is written on the original seed packet.	Cultivar	The seeds are dark brown, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: unique. 'Vieta' It is used a vegetable in Greece. The plants are rank, bushy and prolific but not lodged. It may be a potential weed problem. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. David Brenner observed that there are small red speckels on the leaf blades and the stems have red stripes.	1032083	PI 605351
7	PI 605352	Calaloo	Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.	Jamaica	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 04/15/1986					Landrace	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: vegetable. Local name: 'Calaloo.' Used as a leafy vegetable in Jamaica and described as the edible variety and not the wild variety. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1031122	PI 605352
8	PI 608761	'Lalsag Bhaji'	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Gujarat, India	NC7	1986	DONATED	05/01/1979					Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves red. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. 'Lalsag Bhaji' Totally red plant for vegetable use. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1030416	PI 608761
9	PI 628784	RRC 1139	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Puebla, Mexico	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 09/01/1982					Landrace	Seeds are light tan, flowers red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: unique. The plants are tall and basically unbranched with Mexican grain type flower heads. It matures mid-season and there was some lodging. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1032622	PI 628784
10	PI 642737	'Klaroen Groot'	Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.	Puerto Rico, United States	NC7	1986	DONATED	05/1979					Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: vegetable. 'Klaroen Groot' Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1030470	PI 642737
11	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
12	PI 511745	Sangorache	Amaranthus quitensis Kunth	Ecuador	NC7	1984	COLLECTED	07/25/1979	Municipal market, Riobamba		2750		Cultivated material	Used medicinally	1406681	PI 511745
13	PI 477913	RRC 1011	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Mexico	NC7	1982	COLLECTED						Cultivar	The seeds are white, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Mexican. It is a high yielder and standard for Mexican grain types. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Grain type from segregating bulk population. Yields high. Performs well at high plant densities. Slightly susceptible to Lygus.	1372849	PI 477913
14	PI 477918	Hin Choi	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Unknown	NC7	1982	COLLECTED	PRE 06/01/1981					Landrace	The seeds are black, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. "Hin Choy.' It is marked like 'tiger leaf' and is uniform. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA Origin unknown possibly China. Tiger leaf vegetable type. Yields high. Leaves green and red variegated. (Dave Brenner)	1372854	PI 477918
15	PI 500249	ZM 1845	Amaranthus hybridus L.	Zambia	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	05/20/1981	Kapupa, Kaoma District, Western Province	-14.85000000, 24.80000000			Wild material		1395185	PI 500249
16	PI 605354	K 112	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1981	DONATED	03/19/1981					Cultivar	Seeds white, and translucent. Leaves and flowers red. Plants unbranched, dwarf, Mexican grain type, with some Lygus (insect) resistance. The translucent seed type is unusual in cultivars.	1019275	PI 605354
17	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