Fabaceae FAMILY

Pisum sativum

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pisum sativum is an annual plant that can grow up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia.

HabitatPlants are not known in a genuinely wild condition[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].