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		Asparagus (modernfarmer.com)
		1 point by cehlen on May 9, 2014 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

jqm on May 9, 2014 [–]

They left out an important interesting fact about asparagus...

It is a fern.

gus_massa on May 10, 2014 | [–]

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

jqm on May 10, 2014 | | [–]

You are right!

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

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