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PISUM SATIVUM
English Name : Green Pea
Turkish Name : Bezelye
Latin Name : Pisum Sativum
Pisum sativum, commonly known as pea, is a
valuable food source for millions of people
throughout the world. Pea belongs to the plant
family Leguminosae (also known as Fabaceae) and,
like many legumes, it has the ability to fix nitrogen
from the air through a symbiotic relationship with
bacteria housed in root nodules, making it very rich
in protein. Pea seeds are high in fibre, vitamins and
important minerals such as iron, magnesium,
phosphorus and zinc.
Flower petal color
blue to purple
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green to brown
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white
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Leaf type
the leaves are compound (made up of two or more
discrete leaflets
Leaf arrangement
alternate: there is one leaf per node along the stem
Habitat:Terrestrial
Leaf blade edges
the edge of the leaf blade has teeth
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the edge of the leaf blade is entire (has no teeth or lobes)
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Flower symmetry
there is only one way to evenly divide the
flower (the flower is bilaterally symmetrical)
Number of sepals, petals or tepals
there are five petals, sepals, or tepals
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in the flower
there are four petals, sepals, or tepals
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in the flower
Fusion of sepals and petals
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both the petals and sepals are
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separate and not fused
the petals or the sepals are fused into a cup or tube
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Fruit type (general)
the fruit is dry and splits open when ripe
Fruit length
50–90 mm