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Pod 'Blue Schokker' Field pea plant in bloom. The field pea is a type of pea sometimes called P. sativum subsp. arvense (L.) Asch. It is also known as dun (grey-brown) pea, Kapucijner pea, or Austrian winter pea, and is one of the oldest domesticated crops, cultivated for at least 7,000 years.
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]
The pigeon pea [1] (Cajanus cajan) or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Lathyrus sylvestris, the flat pea or narrow-leaved everlasting-pea, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is native to parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia. [4] The narrow-leaved everlasting-pea forms a mat of herbage. The stems are winged. Each leaf is made up of two elongated leaflets. The flowers are pink.
Many crop plants are known as peas, particularly . Pisum sativum. pea; marrowfat peas; snap pea; snow pea; split pea; and: chickpea, Cicer arietinum; cowpea, Vigna ...
The Fabaceae (/ f ə ˈ b eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) or Leguminosae, [6] commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important family of flowering plants. It includes trees , shrubs , and perennial or annual herbaceous plants , which are easily recognized by their fruit ( legume ) and their compound, stipulate ...
Swainsona galegifolia is an upright, perennial subshrub to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high with smooth stems. The grey-green leaves are arranged opposite in pairs of 11-29 leaflets on a petiole, each leaflet is narrowly egg-shaped, 6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in) long, 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) wide, smooth, apex rounded, notched or occasionally with a small point.The pea-like flowers are borne in ...