Species

Pisum sativum L.

Garden Pea

Fabaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Pisum (Pea)

Synonyms

Pisum sativum
Lathyrus oleraceus
Pisum vulgare

Trivial names

Gewöhnlicher Fransenenzian
Fringed Gentian

Related species

Pisum sativum L. - Garden Pea

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. plants: blue- or grey-green, glabrous. inflorescence: racemose, 1–5‑flowered. flowers: fragrant, colouring very variable, reddish to bluish, multi-coloured or whitish. corolla: distinctly longer than the calyx. calyx-lobes: not longer than the calyx-t...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Pisum sativum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Pisum sativum

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Pisum sativum

Pisum sativum

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

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