Cream Pea vs Sweet Pea

Lathyrus ochroleucus compared with Lathyrus odoratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cream Pea	Sweet Pea
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 odoratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Sweet Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cream Pea	Sweet 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.

Sweet Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States