Difference between sweet peas and snow peas

1. Leaf Difference

The leaflets of sweet pea are oblong or oval, about 3 to 5 cm long, about 1 to 2 cm wide, and have entire margins.

The leaves of snow peas have 4 to 6 leaflets, are heart-shaped, and have fine teeth on the lower edge of the leaves. The leaflets are oval, 2 to 5 cm long, 1 to 2.5 cm wide, and entire.

2. Flower Differences

Sweet pea flowers are solitary or arranged in axillary racemes of 1 to 3, with white or purple-red corollas.

The flowers of snow peas are white or purple-red, solitary or arranged in racemes of 1 to 3.

3. Fruit Difference

The pods of sweet peas are oblong, about 5 to 10 cm long, with a papery lining inside the pods. The seeds are round, usually 2 to 10 in number, and are green in color.

The pods of snow peas are oblong or oblate, and the seeds are round, cylindrical, oval or oblate. There are 2 to 10 seeds in each pod, most of which are green.