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title: "Is it normal for my pothos to have the brown/black stuff on the stems?"
description: "Is it normal for my pothos to have the brown/black stuff on the stems?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Brittany"
published: "2023-08-02T04:24:13.914Z"
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# Is it normal for my pothos to have the brown/black stuff on the stems?

_Posted by Brittany on 2023-08-02_

Is it normal for my pothos to have the brown/black stuff on the stems?

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## 3 comments

### Moonlit\_Kai commented on 2023-08-02

Pretty sure they are for the plant to hang onto things when in the wild

### Kait🌼 commented on 2023-08-02

They’re aerial roots. If you wanted to, you could cut between the nodes and stick them in water. Then those brown things will turn into roots and you then have another plant. Either way, they’re normal.

#### Tellie replied on 2023-08-02

Agreed

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