page_title: Dracaena pinguicula
section_title: Roots
hierarchical_section_title: Dracaena pinguicula / Characteristics / Roots
caption_attribution_description: English: Sansevieria pinguicula stilt roots
context_page_description: Dracaena pinguicula, synonym Sansevieria pinguicula, also known as the walking sansevieria, is a xerophytic CAM succulent native to the Bura area of Kenya, near Garissa. The species was described by Peter René Oscar Bally in 1943.
context_section_description: The defining characteristic of D. pinguicula are its thick stilt-like roots. Each rosette produces several of these roots, which can elevate the plant several inches off the ground and are covered in a thick brown cuticle. Fine roots are produced underground and are responsible for nutrient and moisture absorption. During the dry season, the fine roots will die, and the plant will enter dormancy. However, the thick succulent roots survive and the plant will resume growth once the wet season arrives and the roots regrow.
caption: Stilt-like roots holding a young plantlet above the surface. The stolon is visible to the right.
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