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Pisum sativum var. arvense (L.) Poir.
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Common name: Field Pea, Partridge Pea

Pisum sativum var. arvense (L.) Poir. APNI*

Description: Prostrate or climbing annual herb, glabrous; stems to 2 m long.

Leaves with mostly 6 leaflets, broad-elliptic to oblong, 1–7 cm long, 8–40 mm wide; entire to coarsely toothed, rachis ending in a much-branched tendril; stipules to 10 cm long, to 6 cm wide.

Flowers solitary or up to 3 in axillary racemes; peduncle 3–4.5 cm long; bracts 3–6 mm long. Calyx c. 12 mm long. Corolla c. 15 mm long, white to pink or purple.

Pod 3–12 cm long, 5–25 mm wide, venation reticulate, glabrous; seeds 4–10, globose, c. 5 mm diam.


Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Often cultivated, rarely naturalized. Native of Eur.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *ST, *SWS
Other Australian states: *W.A. *N.T.
AVH map***


The single variety in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW.

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.

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