Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon

Ser.

Sugar snap peas, Edible-podded peas

Fabaceae Edible: Seeds, Pod, Vegetable 7,440 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A commercially cultivated temperate herb in the pea family with broad, flat, edible pods. The plant produces crisp, crunchy, sweet pods that are eaten when young.

Edible Uses

Young pods are eaten raw for their crisp, sweet, succulent flavor. Both pods and seeds are edible.

Traditional Uses

The pods are crisp, crunchy, sweet and succulent. Only young pods are used.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, Britain, China, Europe, France, Japan, Netherlands, North America, Tasmania, USA,

Other Information

It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.

Synonyms

Probably now Pisum sativum Macrocarpum group

Also Known As

Ho lan tau, Saya endo

References (8)

Creasy, R., 2000, The Edible Asian Garden. Periplus p 50
Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1054
A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:368. 1825
Kays, S. J., and Dias, J. C. S., 1995, Common Names of Commercially Cultivated Vegetables of the World in 15 languages. Economic Botany, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 115-152
Schneider, E., 2001, Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The essential reference. HarperCollins. p 478

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Solomon, C., 2001, Encyclopedia of Asian Food. New Holland. p 212
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 537