Pisum sativum, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 143

1. P. sativum L. , Sp. Pl. 727 (1753).

Glabrous annual up to 200 cm. Leaflets 1-3 pairs, 2-7 x 1-4 cm, suborbicular to elliptical or oblong; stipules up to 10 x 6 cm, ovate to elliptical, semicordate at base. Racemes 1- to 3-flowered. Corolla 15-35 mm, white to purple. Legume 30-120 x 10-25 mm, yellow or brownish, reticulate-veined. Seeds up to 10. S. Europe; cultivated almost throughout Europe since prehistoric times for the edible seed andfor fodder, and often occurring as an escape from cultivation. Al Bu Co Ga G r Hs Ju It Lu Rm Rs (W, K) Sa Si Tu [Au Rs (C)].