Earth Chestnut vs Norfolk Everlasting-pea

Lathyrus tuberosus compared with Lathyrus heterophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Earth Chestnut	Norfolk Everlasting-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 tuberosus	Lathyrus heterophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Earth Chestnut and Norfolk Everlasting-pea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lathyrus.

Conservation Status

Earth Chestnut

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Everlasting-pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Earth Chestnut	Norfolk Everlasting-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Earth Chestnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Norfolk Everlasting-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom