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Pea

Pisum sativum

Photo by hercule
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Field Notes

Description:

"The pea is a green, pod-shaped vegetable, widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop."

Habitat:

"It is a cool season crop grown in many parts of the world; planting can take place from winter to early summer depending on location."

Notes:

German: Gartenerbse.
German reference link: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbse

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Pea

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Comments (6)
Christiane
Great spotting of the day.. when I saw the photo I was also thinking of Gregor Mendel!
DanielePralong
Great idea Peter! And nice shots Hercule! I love the light shining though the pod.
The MnMs
Very nice thinking!..I really like conmemorating Gregor Mendel and his work :-)
Jonathan Sequeira
Gran forma de recordarlo, con una grandiosa serie de fotografías .
peter
Spotting of the day! "Gregor Mendel founded the science of genetics through studying the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants. He would have been 189 years old today." http://facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/253664471314697 http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/93720630570131456

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Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners
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PublishedJuly 17, 2011

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