| Australian Pea Flowers - Background (1220 words) |
 | The "pea" family of plants is a large group of over 500 genera and over 12,000 species which occurs throughout the world and which consists of herbs, shrubs, trees and climbing plants. |
| Some exotics, such as the edible peas and beans, clover, lucerne and sweet peas are well established as commercial or ornamental crops while others, such as English broom (Cytisus scoparius) and gorse (Ulex europaeus), have long since outlived their welcome in some areas and become environmental weeds. |
| The typical "pea" flowers consist of 5 irregularly shaped petals; the "standard", two "wings" and two lower petals joined along their upper edge to form the "keel", as shown in the diagram. |
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