Pisum sativum
Round-seeded Pea, Garden Pea, Shelling Pea, Snap Pea, Snow Pea, English pea, Green Pea, Field Pea, Pea, Common Pea, Sugar Pea, Common-pea, Garden-pea
Description
Belonging to the Leguminosae family like chickpeas, beans and lentils, it is an annual herbaceous plant cultivated for its pods containing seeds rich in protein and vitamins, varying in size and colour depending on the variety grown. Easy to cultivate, it is suitable for temperate climates and prefers well-drained soil as well as balanced fertilisation and irrigation.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pisum
- Species
- Pisum sativum
Accepted name: Lathyrus oleraceus
Synonyms of Lathyrus oleraceus (28)
- Lathyrus schaeferi
- Pisum abyssinicum
- Pisum arvense
- Pisum biflorum
- Pisum coccineum
- Pisum commune
- Pisum elatius
- Pisum elatum
- Pisum granulatum
- Pisum hortense
- Pisum humile
- Pisum jomardii
- Pisum leptolobum
- Pisum macrocarpum
- Pisum macrospermum
- Pisum praecox
- Pisum prolificum
- Pisum pumilio
- Pisum quadratum
- Pisum ramulare
- Pisum saccharatum
- Pisum tetragonum
- Pisum thebaicum
- Pisum tuffetii
- Pisum umbellatum
- Pisum uniflorum
- Pisum variegatum
- Pisum vulgare
