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Sugar Pea

Pisum sativum macrocarpon

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Growth conditions
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium
Physical characteristics
Height	2.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual
Uses
Utility	Nitrogen fixer
Edible	true
Edible parts	Shoots
Names
Alternate name	Sugar snap
Taxonomy
Family	Fabaceae or leguminosae
Links
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:13:29 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:48:18 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Sugar Pea

Pisum sativum macrocarpon

Description

A cultivar of the pea (Pisum sativum) with edible pods that are thick and fleshy and snap when breaking them.

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