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Asparagus (modernfarmer.com)
1 points by cehlen 4420 days ago
1 comments
jqm 4420 days ago
They left out an important interesting fact about asparagus...

It is a fern.

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gus_massa 4420 days ago
They are not a kind of “fern” (Pteridophyta) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern . Asparagus are a kind of “flowering plant” (Angiosperm) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant .

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus

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jqm 4420 days ago
You are right!

I was told once asparagus is a fern and always believed it.

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