The Difference Between Sweet Peas and Peas

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2. Differences in leaves

3. The difference between flowers

4. Differences in fruits

Plant differences: sweet beans are about 0.9 to 1.8 meters tall; peas are about 0.5 to 2 meters tall. Differences in leaves: Sweet bean leaves are oblong or oval in shape; pea leaflets are oval in shape. Flower differences: sweet beans are solitary or arranged in racemes, with white or purple flowers; pea flowers are usually white or purple. Fruit differences: Sweet pea pods are oblong, pea pods are swollen and oblong.

1. Differences between plants

Sweet pea is an annual twining herb, about 0.9 to 1.8 meters high, and the plants are all hairless.

Peas are annual climbing herbs, about 0.5 to 2 meters high. The whole plant is green, smooth and hairless.

二, Leaf differences

Sweet bean leaflets are oblong or oval, about 3 to 5 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide, and entire.

Pea leaves have 4 to 6 leaflets and are oval in shape, about 2 to 5 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide.

Three , Flower differences

Sweet bean flowers are solitary or arranged in 1 to 3 axillary racemes, and the corolla is white or purple.

Peas The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, or several are arranged in racemes, and are usually white or purple in color.

4. Fruit differences< /h2>

The pods of sweet beans are oblong, about 5 to 10 centimeters long. There is a paper lining inside the pod. The seeds are round, usually 2 to 10, green in color.

Peas The pods are swollen and oblong, about 2.5 to 10 cm long and 0.7 to 14 cm wide. The top is sharp and the seeds are round and green.

3. The difference between flowers

4. Differences in fruits

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