What plant launches peas to attack zombies?

In “Plants vs. Zombies,” the Peashooter launches peas to attack zombies. It is the game’s basic offensive plant and one of the first defenses available to the player.

A Peashooter fires a pea straight across its lane at approaching zombies. Players usually place it behind a defensive plant such as a Wall-nut, allowing it to keep attacking while the zombie is slowed or blocked. Its straightforward design makes it the game’s introductory shooter.

The other options have different roles. Sunflowers produce sun, the resource used to select and plant defenses. Wall-nuts absorb damage and hold zombies back. Chompers swallow individual zombies but must pause while digesting. Later upgrades expand the pea family: Repeaters fire two peas, Threepeaters cover three lanes, and Gatling Peas fire four shots at once.