Pisum sativum

Linnaeus

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Common name (English)

Pea

Ηabitat

I1 Arable

X10 Mixed landscapes

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: var. sativum in gardens and cultivated ground, or an escape from cultivation. Ssp. elatius: a) var. elatius in vineyards and waste ground 3000-4000' only noted for Division 2 where probably introduced as a food plant; b) var. brevipedunculatum in vineyards and waste ground 3500-4000', also only Division 2; c) var. pumilio in cereal fields, roadsides, gardens and waste ground, sea level to 1000' including Akrotiri in Division 3.

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag

Pathway detail

Relict of ancient cultivation.

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (Eds) (2011) – (continuously updated) Flora of Cyprus – a dynamic checklist. Published at http://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/; accessed 22nd May 2020.