Re: asparagus

**"* C* M* <j*@earthlink.net>**

Yes, Larry, they're bracts--modified leaves.  As they move up the  
stem to the heads, they will gradually expand into fine, fernlike  
cladodes (f they are not cut and eaten before they have the chance.

John C. MacGregor
jonivy@earthlink.net

On Jan 12, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Larry Maxcy wrote:

> As I was trimming asparagus for dinner tonight, I wondered. What do
> you call those little triangular things on the stalks? Are they
> leaves? Doreen Howard once told me they were bracts, but I think she
> made that up. Any ideas?

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