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The Pea (Pisum sativum) belongs to Fabaceae (the Pea family). It is an annual herb that is native to Central Asia and coastal area of the Mediterranean Sea. This herb was cultivated in Ancient Greece and the days of the Romans. It was introduced into Japan in 16th century. The vining cultivars grow thin tendrils from leaves that coil around any available support. Red or purple, white papilionaceous flowers come in April to May.
It has a wide variety of uses. In addition to using ripe seeds as dried beans, there are varieties such as "snaw peas", which are eaten unripe, "green peas", which are eaten before they are fully ripe, and "snap peas", which are eaten unripe with their pods.
The 10th and 11th photos are called "Tutankhamun's pea". It was excavated from Tutankhamun's tomb and is said to have been revived in modern times like a "Ooga-hasu" (water lily), but it seems to be a rather dubious story.
The 15th and bottom photos are Twin Falls seed farm.
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