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The seaweed is prepared by cleaning and soaking it overnight in fresh water to remove the bitter iodine taste. [ 14 ] Like all macroalgae , Asparagopsis contains bromoform , a halogen compound which is known to inhibit methane production in ruminants .
Oceana County, Michigan, the self-proclaimed "asparagus capital of the world" hosts an annual festival complete with a parade and asparagus queen; [78] The Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire is the largest producer within Northern Europe, [citation needed] celebrating with the annual British Asparagus Festival involving auctions of the best crop ...
Asparagaceae (/ ə s ˌ p æ r ə ˈ ɡ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. [1] The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, Asparagus officinalis. This family includes both common garden plants as well as common houseplants.
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At the turn of the 21st century, California growers were farming more than 36,000 acres of asparagus. Now, fewer than 3,000 acres are in production in the state for commercial sale. These are the ...
Asparagoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Asparagus.
Asparagus acutifolius, common name wild asparagus, is an evergreen perennial plant belonging to the genus Asparagus.The specific epithet, acutifolius, meaning "thorny leaves", is derived from Latin acutus (pointed, acute), and -folius (-leaved), and refers to the characteristic shape of the leaves, a quite common feature in the typical plants of the Mediterranean.