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title: "What are these roots for on my dragon plant?? I get them on my…"
description: "What are these roots for on my dragon plant?? I get them on my fishbone cactus as well not sure what to do with them."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/6506051fb2dfe135274c5734"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "JJ"
published: "2023-09-16T19:42:23.083Z"
language: "en"
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# What are these roots for on my dragon plant?? I get them on my…

_Posted by JJ on 2023-09-16_

What are these roots for on my dragon plant??  
I get them on my fishbone cactus as well not sure what to do with them.

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## 4 comments

### Freedomskai commented on 2023-09-16

I’m wondering if they’re aerial roots? Could be trying to latch onto something and stabilize itself or just vibing!

### Pliny the Elder commented on 2023-09-17

Adventitious aerial roots

### DanishGramma commented on 2023-09-17

It’s an epiphyllum and in nature it attaches itself to trees

#### John G Amero replied on 2023-09-21

Hi,

So for plants that do that is there a benefit to having some sort of stakes inserted around/with these guys,

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