General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Self

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Common names
  • Snap Pea
  • Garden Pea
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lathyrus oleraceus
  • Synonym: Pisum sativum

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2024-04-23
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2024-04-04
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 10 June 2014
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-07
Flash pic to distinguish from background. They are leaning eastwa
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: Minnesota
Date: 2016-07-05
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 3 May 2014
Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-05-24

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