Characteristics
Dicots
Pisum sativum L.
Chicharo; Common Pea; Field Pea; Garden Pea; Green Pea; Pea
vine - forb
1
**
Not Native
KY[SNA] (State Rank)
GNR (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Pink; White
Carpel Number/Pistil
1
Duration
Annual
Fruit Complexity
Simple
Fruit Dehiscence
Yes
Fruit Type
Legume
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
vine - forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
1
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
pinnate
Leaflet Margins
entire; serrate; serrulate
Leaflet Number
2; 4; 5; 8; 10; 12
Ovary Position
Superior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Number
5
Pistil Complexity
Simple
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Parietal
Sepal Number
5
Soil Composition
Mineral
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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