1, the family is different: Dutch beans are pteridophyte pea genus, peas are legume pea genus; 2, the fruiting period is different: the fruiting period of the Dutch beans in April to May each year, the fruiting period of the peas in the July to September each year; 3, the plant height is different: the Dutch beans plant height of 90 to 180 cm; pea plant height of 0.5 to 2 meters; 4, the different parts of the edible parts: the Dutch beans consume the young pods, and the peas consume the pods. And peas are consumed by the beans rather than pods.

About peas

Peas are annual climbing herbs of the Fabaceae family, 0.5-2 meters high.

The whole plant is green, smooth and glabrous, and pruinose.

Leaves with 4-6 leaflets, stipules cordate, lower margin finely dentate.

Leaflets ovate-orbicular; flowers solitary in leaf axils or several arranged in racemes; calyx campanulate, lobes lanceolate; corolla color varies with species, but mostly white and purple.

Ovary glabrous, style compressed.

Pods swollen, long elliptic; seeds round, lime green, turning yellow when dry.

Flowering June-July, fruiting July-September.

Growing environment of peas

Pea is a half-hardy crop, preferring mild and humid climate, intolerant of dry heat.

Pea is a long day crop, preferring temperature, poor drought resistance.

Pea on the soil adaptability is broader, the soil quality requirements are not high, in order to retain water strong, good aeration and rich in humus sandy loam and loam is the most suitable.

Ph value is 6.0-7.2.

Peas distribution range

Peas China is mainly distributed in the central, northeastern and other areas.

The main producing areas are Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Qinghai, Jiangxi and many other provinces and regions.

Pea native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia, mainly scattered in Asia and Europe.