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	ACCESSION	PLANT NAME	TAXONOMY	ORIGIN	GENEBANK	AVAILABILITY	RECEIVED	SOURCE TYPE	SOURCE DATE	COLLECTION SITE	COORDINATES	ELEVATION	HABITAT	IMPROVEMENT LEVEL	NARRATIVE
0	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
1	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
2	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
3	PI 642741	'Oscar Blanco'	Amaranthus caudatus L.	Bolivia	NC7		1990	COLLECTED	PRE 02/01/1984					Cultivar	The seeds are white, flowers pink, leaves green. The RRC class type is: South American. In Peru it was a good yeilder with disease resistance. It is a single plant selection from LSK 38 (RRC 988). Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Seed shipped with closing of Rodale Amaranthus program.	1070270	PI 642741
4	PI 688997	RRC 405	Celosia argentea L. var. argentea	Puerto Rico, United States	NC7		1990	DONATED	05/1979					Cultivated material	The seeds are black, flowers pink, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: ornamental. It is a non-edible celosia with distinct leaf markings and purple variegation. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1069612	PI 688997
5	PI 698367	Ames 13887	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Hebei Sheng, China	NC7		1990	DEVELOPED								1065210	PI 698367
6	PI 553076	Giant Amaranth	Amaranthus australis (A. Gray) J. D. Sauer	Florida, United States	NC7		1989	COLLECTED	09/21/1989	Levee edges and in standing water in a fertile fresh water wetland. One and one half kilometers south west of Alachua Sink in Paynes Prairie State Park, near Gainesville in Alachua County.	29.58397000, -82.32418300	17		Wild material	Large plants, up to 485 cm tall. Basal circumference 24 to 56 cm. The stems are hollow, with stem walls 1.5 cm thick, purple-red or green. If water level is high, roots grow out of the stem. Plants dioecious, still in flower at collection time. Low water level during germination is said to favor establishment. Frosts in October are said to kill the plants yearly.	1448048	PI 553076
7	PI 658731	Y-004-W	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Iowa, United States	NC7		1987	DEVELOPED	PRE 01/16/1987					Breeding material	Grain amaranth. Seeds are white. Flowers are yellow. Leaves are green with red veins. General observations: 4' to 5' tall with yield of 2800 lbs/acre; harvested 6/1/86 at Charles City, Iowa. The maturity is 100 days. The average yield was re-estimated by Mr. Hillis in 2001 as 2500 lbs/acre based on about 10 years of data (low of 1400 to high of 3900 lbs/acre).	1040453	PI 658731
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	PI 647848	'Dark Wine-Red Strain'	Amaranthus cruentus L.	California, United States	NC7		1986	DONATED	11/09/1979					Breeding material	The seeds are white, flowers red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: Mexican. It was late maturing with severe lygus damage. In the green house is was very uniform. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Dark wine-red strain.	1031135	PI 647848
13	PI 690573	'Red Cathedral'	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	California, United States	NC7		1986	DONATED	04/10/1979					Cultivar	The seeds are dark brown, flowers red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: ornamental. 'Red Cathedral' Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Ornamental cultivar with unusual determinate infloresences.	1030390	PI 690573
14	PI 698387	RRC 1148	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Sonora, Mexico	NC7		1986	COLLECTED	PRE 12/1982	Rio Sonora, Mexico, near Arizpe	30.33594500, -110.16656400		Collected from farm storage of the1982 crop of amaranth grown by mestizo farmers way out of its traditional range.		The seeds are dark brown, flowers red, leaves light rufescent. The RRC class type is: Mexican. The plants were uniform with huge flowers heads. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1032676	PI 698387
15	PI 511715	Tses, bledo	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Guatemala	NC7		1984	COLLECTED	08/08/1979	Family garden, east end of San Pedro Carcha, N of Coban		1500		Cultivated material	The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is Guatamalan. It is said to be used as both vegetable and grain. It has red stems. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Collected by H. Hauptli, HH 083.	1406651	PI 511715
16	PI 490656	LSK 103	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Nepal	NC7		1984	COLLECTED		Pokhara	28.29558100, 83.87688800	847			The seeds are dark brown, flowers red, leaves green. The RRC class type is African. It has a distinctive plant type and is a high yielder. Collected by R.R. Harwood. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1385592	PI 490656
17	PI 490659	RRC 438	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Morelos, Mexico	NC7		1984	COLLECTED		0.5 km west of the small town LaBya, near Cuenavaca.			Sloping cultivated garden. Growing amongst maize.		The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: Guatemalan. This amaranth exhibits lygus resistance and dry down. The plants are early maturing and short with excessive branching and few leaves. No lodging. Shattering. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1385595	PI 490659
18	PI 490764	RRC 410	Amaranthus tricolor L.	India	NC7	Not Available	1984	COLLECTED							The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves red. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. Distinctive pure red vegetable with one green segregate; late seed set. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Originally from Ganesh Bag Nursery, Dudhvinayak, Varnaasi. Plants all red, distintive.	1385700	PI 490764
19	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
20	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
21	PI 604670	Red Leaf	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Taiwan	NC7		1981	DONATED	04/01/1978					Cultivar	The seeds are black, flowers green, leaves variegated. The RRC class type is: cultivated vegetable. It is called 'red leaf', but marked like 'tiger leaf'. The plants are very uniform. Observations fromt the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1018560	PI 604670
22	PI 618962	'R 123'	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Benin	NC7		1981	COLLECTED	PRE 09/01/1977					Breeding material	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.	1017635	PI 618962
23	PI 619247	A-881	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Mexico	NC7		1981	COLLECTED	PRE 10/1977					Cultivated material	The seeds are brown and white, flowers green and red, leaves green and rufescent. The RRC class type is: Nepal. Observations form the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. The seeds are mostly white, with translucent perisperm. Flower color is green and red. The stem is red. Leaf color is green and rufescent-green with red overtones.	1018179	PI 619247
24	PI 619249	A-881	Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.	Mexico	NC7		1981	COLLECTED	PRE 10/1977					Cultivated material	The seeds are brown and white, flowers green and red, leaves green and rufescent. The RRC class type is: Nepal. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. The seed color is mostly brown. Flower color is green and red. Leaf color is green and rufescent-green with red overtones, and dark red undersides.	1018192	PI 619249
25	PI 649287	RRC 139	Celosia argentea L.	Nepal	NC7		1981	COLLECTED	NEAR 08/23/1977	Originally from Rampur, Nepal (RRC packet)	27.84889700, 83.90030200	690		Cultivated material	An ornamental. The seeds are black, flowers red, orange and pink, leaves green. The RRC class type is: cockscomb. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1019079	PI 649287
26	PI 688996	RRC 157	Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze	Nepal	NC7		1981	COLLECTED		Originally from Pokhara, Nepal (RRC packet)	28.29558100, 83.87688800	847		Cultivated material	The seeds are black, flowers yellow, leaves green. The RRC class type is: cockscomb. One tall plant, but mostly very short, segregates for red and white flowers. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1019098	PI 688996
27	PI 698405	RRC 158	Amaranthus tricolor L.	Nepal	NC7		1981	COLLECTED	PRE 08/1977	Kathmandu, at the Ford Foundation guest house.	27.71724500, 85.32396100	1304			The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves red. The RRC class type is: ornamental. It is very late maturing, tall and a dull red color. It is not vigorous. Observations form the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. The collector observed that it had a red top and was three feet tall.	1018150	PI 698405
28	PI 707986	RRC 117	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Nigeria	NC7		1981	COLLECTED	PRE 09/01/1977					Breeding material	The seeds are dark brown, flowers green, leaves green. The RRC class type is: African. The plants are short. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1017914	PI 707986
29	PI 451711	Quequi	Amaranthus cruentus L.	Mexico	NC7		1980	COLLECTED	PRE 09/1980	Baroguate, near Alamos				Landrace	Leaves, inflorescence red. Local names Alegria, Grain amaranth, Guegui and Weywi.	1346647	PI 451711
30	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
31	PI 293758	RRC 1155	Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze	Former, Soviet Union	NC7		1963	COLLECTED		Komson garden, Bostandek, western Tien Shan Mountains.					The seeds are black, flowers red, leaves green. The RRC class type is: cockscomb. It is very late maturing and short. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA. Cultivated ornamental. Heads dark maroon, with many globular projections.	1222563	PI 293758
32	Ames 15150	RRC 1248	Amaranthus caudatus L.	Ancash, Peru	NC7		1990	COLLECTED	PRE 05/01/1985					Breeding material	The seeds are tan, flowers pink, leaves green. The RRC class type is: South American. In Peru it was very late, had erect flowers and did well in poor soils. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1070347	Ames 15150
33	Ames 5330	RRC 549	Amaranthus cruentus L.	California, United States	NC7	Not Available	1986	DEVELOPED	PRE 11/09/1979					Breeding material	The seeds are white, flowers red, leaves rufescent. The RRC class type is: Mexican. It was very late maturing with severe lygus damage. In the greenhouse it was later maturing than other Mexican grain types. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1031143	Ames 5330
34	Ames 5363	love-lies-bleeding	Amaranthus caudatus L.	Unknown	NC7		1986	COLLECTED	PRE 01/01/1981						The seeds are pink, white and black, flowers pink, leaves green. The RRC class type is: ornamental, South American. The Ornamental type is 'love-lies-bleeding', The South American type is less diseased than other A. caudatus, but still produced very little seed. Observations from the Rodale Research Center, 1988 Rodale Amaranth Germplasm Catalog. Emmaus, PA.	1031328	Ames 5363