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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 604567	quintonil	Amaranthus hybr.	Puebla, Mexico	NC7	1995	COLLECTED	11/28/1991	Camino a Tuxtla, past the bridge on the Zempoala River, Municipal of Zapotitlan.	20.00000000, -97.64166667	685	Collected in coffee plant field.	Landrace	Inflorescense red. Leaves green, short bracts.	1505538	PI 604567
1	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
2	PI 584523	Ames 21897	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Colorado, United States	NC7	1994	COLLECTED		Burlington.	39.28333333, -102.43333333		Motel garden. Grown as an ornamental.	Cultivated material	Determinant infloresence unusual for this species. Stem resistant to lodging. Infloresence red. Seeds black. Seed maturity adapted for Ames, Iowa.	1087297	PI 584523
3	PI 558499	'PLAINSMAN'	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Nebraska, United States	NC7	1991	DEVELOPED						Cultivar	Selected for early maturity, lighter seed color, and shorter plant height compared to PI 477917. During the juvenile stage, has red pigmentation in center of leaves that fades as plant approaches its reproductive phase. Develops a red upright flower. Produces light tan seed.	1453471	PI 558499
4	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
5	PI 606797	'A200D'	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Illinois, United States	NC7	1991	DEVELOPED	PRE 1989					Cultivar	White seeded grain cultivar. Most of the stem, leaves, and infloresence green. Base of stem pink.	1072909	PI 606797
6	PI 538255	'AMONT'	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Montana, United States	NC7	1990	DEVELOPED						Cultivar	First grain amaranth released adapted to Montana growing conditions. Proten content high. Extremely high levels of amino acids lysine, methionine, and cystine. Well suited for flour blends. High levels of dietary fiber and calcium. Maturity 122 days. Plant height 198cm under irrigated conditions. Grain color white. Test weight 81.1 kg per hectare.	1433191	PI 538255
7	PI 538319	K266	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 2.5m. Flowers green. Seed white.	1433255	PI 538319
8	PI 538320	K283	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 2.1m. Flowers pink or red. Seed white.	1433256	PI 538320
9	PI 538321	K436	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 2.3m. Flowers red. Seed white.	1433257	PI 538321
10	PI 538323	K 432	Amaranthus hybr.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 1.5m. Flowers green or pink. Seed white.	1433259	PI 538323
11	PI 538324	K 433	Amaranthus hybr.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 1.5m. Flowers green. Seed white.	1433260	PI 538324
12	PI 538325	K593	Amaranthus hybr.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 2.0m. Flowers red. Seed white.	1433261	PI 538325
13	PI 538326	D70-1	Amaranthus hybr.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 2.0m. Flowers red. Seed white.	1433262	PI 538326
14	PI 538327	D136-1	Amaranthus hybr.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1990	DONATED	02/23/1990					Breeding material	Plant height 1.8m. Flowers pink. Seed white	1433263	PI 538327
15	PI 604794	RRC 1190	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Mexico	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 12/01/1983					Uncertain improvement status	The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves variegated. It was not unifrom for height, maturity, or inflorescence shape and was diseased. The leaves were specked with red and RRC was unable to identify. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Dave Brenner observed: Unusual attractive red speckels on the blades. The red speckels are unusual because they are numerous, large, and they persist throughout the life of the plant. Seeds black, flowers red. Flowering is late enough that seed production is unlikely in Ames, Iowa.	1032745	PI 604794
16	PI 606281	'Blood Red'	Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea	Bangladesh	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 03/01/1981	Capital Seed House, Khulna.	22.80428700, 89.55499000			Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves amaranthine. Local name is Lal Shak 'Blood Red.' It is sold as a vegetable and is very coarse. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmuas, PA. This taxonomic type is rare in the NPGS collection. It is a cultivated vegetable with black seeds, and dark red-purple leave. (David Brenner)	1031341	PI 606281
17	PI 606282	Lal Shak	Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea	Bangladesh	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 03/01/1981	Maijdi.	22.86666667, 91.10000000			Landrace	The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves amaranthine. Local name is Lal Shak. It is said to be a cultivated vegetable. It is fairly prolific and very coarse with large seeds. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. This taxonomic type is rare in the NPGS collection. It is a cultivated vegetable with black seeds, and red-purple leaves and flowers. (Dave Brenner)	1031345	PI 606282
18	PI 606799	RRC 1017	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1986	DEVELOPED	1977					Breeding material	The seeds are white, flowers marbled and red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Mexican. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1032543	PI 606799
19	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
20	PI 608791	'Oeschberg'	Amaranthus hybr.	California, United States	NC7	1986	DONATED	04/10/1979					Cultivar	An ornamental with red flowers, rufescent-greenish with red overtones leaves, and brown seeds. The RRC class type is: spike, the seeds matured early, with high yield at the RRC center in Pennsylvania.	1030389	PI 608791
21	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
22	PI 482049	TOT2345	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Zimbabwe	NC7	1983	COLLECTED	05/07/1982	Backyard, 1.7km W of Mhedziwa BC, Manicaland Province	-19.55000000, 32.56666667	1030			Leaves used for vegetables. Heads white, no pigmentation.	1376985	PI 482049
23	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
24	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
25	PI 604666	RRC 1027	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Pennsylvania, United States	NC7	1981	DEVELOPED	PRE 03/19/1981					Breeding material	The seeds are white, flowers orange, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Mexican. It is of uniform type with some green-flowered segregates. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. As reported in the 1981 publication: The Lygus infestation was so severe that all seeds were severely damaged.	1019136	PI 604666
26	PI 604796	RRC 147	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Unknown	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	PRE 09/01/1977					Cultivated material	The seeds are white, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: Nepal. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Has performed well as a vegetable in South Africa as reported in an Accession Performance Report.	1018107	PI 604796
27	PI 608661	RRC 104	Amaranthus graecizans L.	India	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	PRE 09/01/1977					Cultivated material	The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves amaranthine (dark reddish purple). The RRC class type is: horsetooth. The dark red-purple leaf color is unusual for this species. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. The utricles open on a circumscissile seam, and the leaves are ovate as observed by Brenner, Oct. 2011.	1017785	PI 608661
28	PI 180815		Amaranthus hybr.	Turkey	NC7	1949	COLLECTED						Cultivated material		1156629	PI 180815