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19 September 2022

Pisum sativum (pea)

https://doi.org/10.1079/pwkb.species.41042

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name
Pisum sativum L.
Preferred Common Name
pea
Other Scientific Names
Pisum sativum subsp. asiaticum
Pisum sativum subsp. elatius
Pisum sativum subsp. elatius var. brevipedunculatum
Pisum sativum subsp. elatius var. elatius
Pisum sativum subsp. elatius var. pumilio
Pisum sativum subsp. sativum
Pisum sativum subsp. sativum var. arvense
Pisum sativum subsp. sativum var. macrocarpon
Pisum sativum subsp. sativum var. sativum
Pisum sativum subsp. transcaucasicum
International Common Names
English
Austrian winter pea
dun pea
edible-pod pea
field pea
garden pea
green pea
grey pea
mutter pea
partridge pea
peluskins
snow pea
sugar pea
Syrian fodder pea
wild pea
Spanish
alberja
arveja
arveja común
arvejón común
chicharo común
guisante
guisante coltivado
guisante de campo
French
petit pois
pois de champs
pois de jardins
pois fourrager
Arabic
bisillah
Chinese
wan dou
Portuguese
ervilha
ervilha-comúm
Local Common Names
Germany
Erbse, Garten-
Erbse, Pal-
Erbse, Schal-
Felderbse
Futtererbse
Gartenerbse
Peluschken
Speiseerbse
Zucker-Erbsen
Italy
pisello coltivato
Japan
endo
Korea, Republic of
bulgeunwandu
wandu
Netherlands
doperwt
Sweden
ärt
trädsgårdsärt
EPPO code
PIBSX (Pisum sativum)

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Pisum sativum (pea) field crop. Ora Tosca, Les Preses, Catalonia, Spain. September 2008.
Field crop
Pisum sativum (pea) field crop. Ora Tosca, Les Preses, Catalonia, Spain. September 2008.
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Pisum sativum (pea); harvested sugar snap peas at point of sale. Foodland Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, USA. July 2007.
Harvested peas
Pisum sativum (pea); harvested sugar snap peas at point of sale. Foodland Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, USA. July 2007.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2007 - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); flowers. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. June 2015.
Flower
Pisum sativum (pea); flowers. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. June 2015.
©Forest Starr & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); snow pea flower. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October 2008.
Flower
Pisum sativum (pea); snow pea flower. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October 2008.
©Forest Starr & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); pods. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. June 2015.
Pods
Pisum sativum (pea); pods. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. June 2015.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2015 - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); snow pea fruit. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2011.
Pod
Pisum sativum (pea); snow pea fruit. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 2011.
©Forest Starr & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); shelled peas, ready for culinary use.
Shelled peas
Pisum sativum (pea); shelled peas, ready for culinary use.
©Ruth Hartnup/Vancouver, Canada/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
pea pods and seeds on a plate
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Pisum sativum (pea); pods.
Pods
Pisum sativum (pea); pods.
©Oregon State University, Dept of Nutrition & Food Management
P. sativum - colour illustration
©Wilhelm Valder
Pea aphids extracting sap from the stem and leaves of garden peas
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Pea aphids extracting sap from the stem and leaves of garden peas
Shipher Wu and Gee-way Lin
Biochemistry research. Germinated pea on tweezer.
© Mihai Simonia
Pisum sativum (pea); peas harvested from Back River Farm, Dover, New Hampshire, USA. Packaged at point of sale. Portsmouth NH farmer's market. July 2007.
Harvested peas
Pisum sativum (pea); peas harvested from Back River Farm, Dover, New Hampshire, USA. Packaged at point of sale. Portsmouth NH farmer's market. July 2007.
©ilovebutter (J. Dickert)/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Pisum sativum (pea); harvested snow peas at point of sale. Foodland Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, USA. July 2007.
Harvested peas
Pisum sativum (pea); harvested snow peas at point of sale. Foodland Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, USA. July 2007.
©Forest Starr & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); snow snap peas in garden. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. September 2008.
Garden crop
Pisum sativum (pea); snow snap peas in garden. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. September 2008.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2008 - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); snow pea habit. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October 2008.
Graden crop
Pisum sativum (pea); snow pea habit. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October 2008.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2008 - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); flowers and pods in a vegetable garden. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA June 2015.
Garden crop
Pisum sativum (pea); flowers and pods in a vegetable garden. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA June 2015.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2015 - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); tendrils. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA June 2015.
Tendrils
Pisum sativum (pea); tendrils. Hawea Pl Olinda, Maui, Hawaii, USA June 2015.
©Forest Starr & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); backlit fruit, showing developing peas. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October 2008.
Pod
Pisum sativum (pea); backlit fruit, showing developing peas. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, USA. October 2008.
©Forest & Kim Starr-2008 - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); seed packets at point of sale. Walmart Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 2008.
Seed packet
Pisum sativum (pea); seed packets at point of sale. Walmart Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA. January 2008.
©Forest Starr & Kim Starr - CC BY 4.0
Pisum sativum (pea); 1, branch with flower; 2, branch with fruit; 3, seed.Reproduced from the series 'Plant Resources of South-East Asia', Vols 1-20 (1989-2000), by kind permission of the PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia.
P. sativum - line drawing
Pisum sativum (pea); 1, branch with flower; 2, branch with fruit; 3, seed.Reproduced from the series 'Plant Resources of South-East Asia', Vols 1-20 (1989-2000), by kind permission of the PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia.
PROSEA Foundation

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Host Plants and Other Plants Affected

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