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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 586680	Quail Grass	Celosia argentea L. var. argentea	Florida, United States	NC7	1993	DONATED	01/04/1993					Cultivated material	Leafy vegetable adapted to the tropics and subtropics. Attractive purple spots on leaf blades. Flowers purple, spike-type, becoming white in age. Leaves should be cooked by boiling to remove oxalic acid. Matures seeds in Florida, but flowers too late for seed maturity in Iowa.	1084190	PI 586680
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 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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
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 610262	RRC 388	Amaranthus graecizans L. subsp. aschersonianus (Thell.) Costea et al.	Gujarat, India	NC7	1986	DONATED	05/01/1979					Cultivated material	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: horsetooth. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1030411	PI 610262
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 490662	RRC 1034	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Benin	NC7	1984	COLLECTED						Breeding material	This accession is the RRC "core" example of the African type. The seeds are dark brown, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: African. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Collected by A. Tucker. As reported in the 1981 publication the seed heads heights range from 25 cm to 2 m.	1385598	PI 490662
12	PI 494777	ZFA 3653	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Zambia	NC7	1983	COLLECTED		Backyard, Mtamba village, 10km from Mporokoso to Kawambwa, N orthern Prov	-9.50000000, 30.08333333	1610			Very late flowering as observed by David Brenner in 1992 and in 2005, in Ames, Iowa. A planting on January 19, 2005 flowered on September 30, 2005. Even though it had short day length in the winter. In 1992 at least one plant matured seeds from a May 16 planting harvested on October 15.	1389713	PI 494777
13	PI 490298	WS80-192	Amaranthus blitum L. subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea	Kenya	NC7	1983	COLLECTED		Abaluhya tribe, Kakamega market, Western Province	0.30000000, 34.76666667			Landrace	Erect, single stem plants, with green leaves, as observed in a greenhouse in Ames, Iowa 1999 by David Brenner.	1385234	PI 490298
14	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
15	PI 482051	TOT2346	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Zimbabwe	NC7	1983	COLLECTED	05/10/1982	Backyard, 1 km S of Tamandayi BC, Manicaland Province	-20.30000000, 32.81666667	700			Leaves used when tender.	1376987	PI 482051
16	PI 482244	TGR 262	Celosia trigyna L.	Zimbabwe	NC7	1983	COLLECTED	04/23/1982	South east, 36km from Zaka, Victoria Province	-20.51666667, 31.51666667	570			Leaves eaten.	1377180	PI 482244
17	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
18	PI 500267	ZM 2309	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Zambia	NC7	1981	COLLECTED	06/03/1981	Chamina, Ndola Rural East District, Copperbelt Province	-13.30000000, 28.85000000			Wild material		1395203	PI 500267
19	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
20	PI 566899	'Co. 2'	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Tamil Nadu, India	NC7	1981	DEVELOPED	PRE 02/20/1981					Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: weedy. Cultivar "Co. 2" from Tamil Nadu University, Coimbatore, India. Observations from Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1461870	PI 566899
21	PI 604669	White Leaf	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Taiwan	NC7	1981	DONATED	04/01/1978					Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. 'White leaf.' Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1018551	PI 604669
22	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
23	PI 349553	TOT2296	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Papua New Guinea	NC7	1970	COLLECTED		Patep #2 Village.				Cultivated material	Garden plant to 1m tall. Leaf on mature plant is 4cm wide and 13cm long. Stem entirely covered with inflorescence. Grown in a greenhouse in 2011 and observed then to be unusual for the species since the bract and tepals are long and flexible, and the utricle does not split on the equator, as in the close-up images (David Brenner).	1260822	PI 349553
24	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
25	Ames 5315	'Chowlai Bahaji'	Amaranthus graecizans L. subsp. aschersonianus (Thell.) Costea et al.	Maharashtra, India	NC7	1986	COLLECTED	PRE 01/01/1981	Poona				Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: horsetooth. Cultivar 'Chowlai Bahaji' from Procha Seed Company. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1031057	Ames 5315