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The host of Ascochyta pisi is the field pea (Pisum sativum L.). Ascochyta pisi also infects 20 genera of plants and more than 50 plant species including soybean, sweet pea, lentil, alfalfa, common bean, clover, black-eyed-pea, and broad bean. [2] Field pea is an annual, cool season legume that is native to northwest and southwest Asia.
Field pea may refer to: Pea § Field pea , any of certain varieties of common pea ( Lathyrus oleraceus ) used worldwide for human or animal consumption; sometimes called dry field pea Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ), used for culinary purposes and forage in Africa and the Americas
This pea should not be confused with the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) which is sometimes called the "field pea" in warmer climates. [39] [40] It is a climbing annual legume with weak, viny, and relatively succulent stems. Vines often are 4 to 5 feet (120 to 150 cm) long, but when grown alone, field pea's weak stems prevent it from growing more ...
Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. [2] It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters (1 ft 8 in) tall. [ 2 ] It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, [ 3 ] with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Yellow pea is a common name for several plants, and may refer to: Pisum sativum; Lathyrus aphaca; Lathyrus ...
Pea, Painted Pony A type of P. vulgaris called pea bean has been recorded in Britain since the 16th century. [27] In the US, the name "pea bean" is also used to describe small white beans and the same name is used for Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, also called yard-long bean and cowpea. [28]
The name 'marrowfat' is believed to have been coined around 1730 as a portmanteau of marrow and fat, [6] [7] although some claim the peas were named because people wanted plump (fat) peas of the Maro variety, a Japanese variety introduced to the UK in the early 20th century.
Chamaecrista nictitans, the sensitive cassia, [2] sensitive partridge pea, [3] small partridge pea [4] or wild sensitive plant, [4] is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas. [5] It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. [6]