Fabaceae

Pea

Lathyrus oleraceus Lam.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lathyrus

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Common names

By language (147)

aeb: جلبانة, جلبان
Afrikaans: Ertjie
Albanian: Bizelja
Amharic: ኣተር, አተር
Arabic: بازلاء, بسلة أزميرية, بسلة حبشية, بسلة قزمية, Pea, البازلاء, الجلبان, الجلبانة
Armenian: Ոլոռ
arz: البازلاء الميدانيه, بازلاء
Asturian: Arbeyera, Arbeyu
azb: اکین نوخودو
Azerbaijani: Əkin noxudu
Bangla: মটরশুঁটি, মটরশুটি
Basque: Ilar, Ilarra
Belarusian: Гарох палявы, Гарох пасяўны, Písum, Пялюшка
Bhojpuri: केराइ
bo: བོད་སྲན།
Bosnian: Grašak
Breton: Piz-bihan, Piz bihan
Bulgarian: Обикновен грах, Грах
Burmese: စားတော်ပဲ
Cantonese: 青荳
Catalan: Pèsol, Pesoler, Pesolera, Tirabec, Pesol, Pésol, Tirabecs, Xítxero
cdo: Gĭng-dâu
Central Kurdish: پۆڵکە
Chinese: 豌豆, 荷蘭豆, 回鹘豆, 大薸, 荷兰豆, 豆, 豌豆尖, 豌豆花
Corsican: Piseddu
Croatian: Povrtni grašak, Grašak
csb: Zwëczajny groch
cv: Пăрçа
Czech: Hrách setý, Hrách, Hrách obecný, Hrách polní, Hrášek
Danish: Almindelig Ært, Ært
Divehi: ފެހި އޮށް
dsb: Rolny groch, Zagrodny groch
Dutch: Erwt, Groene erwt, Kapucijner, Peultjes, Capucijner, Doperwt, Erwten, Grauwe erwt
eml: Révioòt
English: Pea, Field pea, Green pea, Garden pea, Austrian winter pea, Dun pea, Grey-brown pea, Kapucijner pea
Esperanto: Kampa pizo, Sukerpizo, Ĝardena pizo
Estonian: Põldhernes, Hernes
ext: Arvilla
Filipino: Tsitsaro
Finnish: Peltoherne, Herne, Vihreät herneet, Satoherne, Herneenpalko, Rehuherne, Tarhaherne
fj: Pini
French: Kapucijners, Petit pois, Pois, Petit-pois, Petits pois, Pois mangetout, Pois cassé, Pois cassés
frr: Eert
Galician: Tirabeque, Chícharo, Ervella
Georgian: Ბარდა
German: Erbse, Grüne Erbse, Kefe, Erbsenpflanze, Gartenerbse, Graue Erbse, Kaiserschote, Kapuzinererbse
Greek: Αρακάς, Μπιζέλι
Guarani: Kumanda, Kumandá
Gujarati: વટાણા
gv: Pishyr
Haitian Creole: Pwa
Hebrew: אפונה, אפונת שלג, אפונת גינה
Hindi: मटर
hsb: Rólny hroch, Zahrodny hroch
Hungarian: Borsó, Magas borsó, Kerti borsó, Kultúrborsó, Termesztett borsó, Veteményborsó, Zöldborsó
Icelandic: Gráerta, Matarerta
Indonesian: Ercis, Kapri, Kacang ercis, Kacang kapri, Kacang polong, Kapri sayur
io: Pizo
Irish: Pis
Italian: Piselli verde, Pisello
Japanese: エンドウ, グリーンピース, サヤエンドウ, えんどう, えんどう豆, さやえんどう, アオエンドウ, エンドウマメ
Javanese: Kapri
Kannada: ಬಟಾಣಿ
Kazakh: Бұршақ
kg: Nkasa
Kinyarwanda: Ishaza, Amashaza
koi: Анькытш
Korean: 백설콩, 완두, 깍지완두, 완두콩
ks: مَٹَر
Kurdish: Baqilê xatûnî, Bezelî, Polik
lah: مٹر
Latvian: Zirņi, Dārza zirnis, Sējas zirnis, Sējas zirņi
li: Ert
lij: Poiscio
Lingala: Wandu
Lithuanian: Sėjamasis žirnis, Žirneliai, Žirniai, Žirnis
lld: Arbëia
Luxembourgish: Ierbes, Mange-tout, Ierz, Zockerierbes, Zockerierz
lzh: 豌豆
Macedonian: Грашок, Добиточен грашок
Malagasy: Pitipoà
Malay: Kacang putih, Kacang pis
Malayalam: പട്ടാണിപ്പയർ, Pea, പഠാണിക്കടല
Marathi: वाटाणा, मटार, हिरवे वाटाणे
mdf: Снав
mnc: ᠪᠣᡥᠣᡵᡳ
Mongolian: Вандуй
mrj: Пырса
myv: Видема кснав, Паксянь кснав, Пирень кснав
nap: Pesiello
nds: Atepoele, Kapsiender, Aarften
Nepali: केराउ, मटर
Norwegian: Ert, Hageert
Norwegian Bokmål: Petit pois, Ert, Hageert
Norwegian Nynorsk: Erter, Ert
Occitan: Pese
Odia: ମଟର
os: Тымбылхъæдур
pdc: Aerbs, Aereb, Aerebs, Arbs, Arrebe, Pea, Peas
Persian: نخود فرنگی
Polish: Groch zwyczajny, Groch zwyczajny polny, Groch błękitnopurpurowy, Groch cukrowy, Groch polny, Groch siewny, Groszek cukrowy, Peluszka
Portuguese: Ervilha, Ervilhas, Ervilheira
Punjabi: ਮਟਰ
Quechua: Allwirha, Alberja, Allwirhas, Alverja, Alwirha, Alwirhas, Arveja, Arwija
roa: Piselle, Pesidde
Romanian: Mazăre, Mazarea
rup: Madzâri
Russian: Горох, Горох полевой, Бобовина садовая, Горох посевной, Горошина, Зелёный горошек, Чина огородная
Samoan: Pea
Sanskrit: हरेणुः
sat: ᱢᱚᱴᱚᱨ
scn: Pisedda
sco: Pease
Scottish Gaelic: Peasair
se: Earta
Serbian: Грашак
Serbian (Latin): Grašak
sgs: Žėrnis
shn: ထူဝ်ႇၶၢမ်း, ၶၢမ်းၾၢင်, ၽၵ်းၶၢမ်း
Sindhi: مٽر
Sinhala: මෑ
Slovak: Hrach siaty
Slovenian: Navadni grah, Njivski grah, Veliki grah
Southern Sotho: Lierekisi
Spanish: Guisante, Guisante verde, Alverja, Arveja, Bisalto, Chicharo, Chícharo, P. sativum
stq: Aate, Struukaate, Wüülde Aate
Sundanese: Kacang polong, Kapri
Swahili: Njegere
Swedish: Gråärt, Gröna ärtor, Ärt, Gula ärter, Gula ärtor, Märgärt, Råa ärtor, Sockerärtor
Tamil: பட்டாணி
Tatar: Борчак, Кыр борчагы, Чәчү борчагы
Telugu: బఠానీ, పచ్చి బఠానీలు
Thai: ถั่วลันเตา
Tongan: Pī, Cassia occidentalis
Turkish: Bezelye, Sultani bezelye, Sultani
Ukrainian: Горох посівний
Urdu: مٹر
Uzbek: Koʻknoʻxat, Ko'kno'xat, Ko`kno`xat, Ko‘kno‘xat, O'risnuxat, O`risnuxat, Oʻrisnuxat, O‘risnuxat
vec: Bixo, Bixi
vep: Järgeline herneh
Vietnamese: Đậu Hà Lan
vls: Errewete, Airwete, Erwete, Erwt, Irrewete, Irwete
Welsh: Pysen, Pysen yr ardd, Pys
Western Frisian: Eart
wuu: 豌豆
za: Duhlanhdouq
zea: Erten, Arft'n, Art'n, Ert'n

Synonyms

Lathyrus oleraceus subsp. biflorus (Raf.) H.Schaef., Coulot & Rabaute
Lathyrus oleraceus subsp. oleraceus
Lathyrus oleraceus var. arvense (L.) H.Schaef., Coulot & Rabaute
Lathyrus schaeferi Kosterin
Pisum abyssinicum A.Braun
Pisum album Garsault
Pisum arvense L.
Pisum arvense subsp. biflorum (Raf.) Arcang.
Pisum arvense subsp. humile Holmboe
Pisum arvense var. abyssinicum (A.Braun) Engl.
Pisum arvense var. album Gray
Pisum arvense var. humile Gray
Pisum arvense var. leptolobum (Rchb.) Demmler
Pisum arvense var. quadratum (L.) Gray
Pisum arvense var. ramulare (Rchb.) Demmler
Pisum arvense var. rufum Gray
Pisum arvense var. umbellatum (L.) Gray
Pisum arvense var. variegatum Gray
Pisum baclium Steud.
Pisum biflorum Raf.
Pisum borussicum Steud.
Pisum chlorospermum Steud.
Pisum coccineum Medik.
Pisum coerulescens Steud.
Pisum commune Clavaud
Pisum commune subsp. arvense (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Pisum commune subsp. elatius (M.Bieb.) Bonnier & Layens
Pisum commune subsp. sativum (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Pisum elatius M.Bieb.
Pisum elatius f. album H.Lindb.
Pisum elatius subsp. caspicum Govorov
Pisum elatius subsp. palestinicum Govorov
Pisum elatius var. eriospermum Rouy
Pisum elatius var. leiospermum Rouy
Pisum elatum Ser.
Pisum excorticatum Steud.
Pisum fertile Steud.
Pisum granulatum J.Lloyd
Pisum hortense Asch. & Graebn.
Pisum humile Boiss. & Noë

and 186 more.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 332 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Plant problems

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Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.