The difference between sweet beans and peas

Author：Jiang Hao Date：2022-04-03 23:03

Plant difference: sweet bean is about 0.9 to 1.8 meters high; Peas are about 0.5 to 2 meters tall. Leaf difference: sweet bean leaves are oblong or oval; Pea leaflets are oval. Flower difference: sweet beans are solitary or arranged into racemes, with white or purplish red flowers; Pea flowers are usually white or purple. Fruit difference: sweet bean pods are long and oval, while pea pods are swollen and long and oval.

1、 Plant difference

Sweet beans are annual twining herbs, about 0.9 to 1.8 meters high, and all plants are hairless

Sweet bean plant jpg

Pea is an annual climbing herb, about 0.5 to 2 meters high. The whole plant is green, smooth and hairless

Pea plants jpg

2、 Leaf difference

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

Sweet bean leaves jpg

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

Pea leaves jpg

3、 Flower difference

Sweet bean flowers are solitary or 1 to 3 arranged in racemose axillary, and the Corolla is white or purplish red

Sweet bean flower jpg

Pea flowers are solitary in leaf axils, or several flowers are arranged in racemes, usually white and purple

pea blossom

4、 Fruit difference

The pod of sweet bean is long and oval, about 5 to 10 cm long. There is a paper lining in the pod, and the seeds are round, usually 2 to 10, green

Sweet Pea. jpg

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

Peas jpg