Cream Pea vs Tangier pea

Lathyrus ochroleucus compared with Lathyrus tingitanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cream Pea	Tangier pea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Lathyrus	Lathyrus
Species	Lathyrus ochroleucus	Lathyrus tingitanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cream Pea and Tangier pea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lathyrus.

Conservation Status

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Tangier pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cream Pea	Tangier pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cream Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Tangier pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States