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title: "Are pineapples considered a succulent?"
description: "Are pineapples considered a succulent?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Ooshi"
published: "2025-06-26T01:44:49.266458Z"
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# Are pineapples considered a succulent?

_Posted by Ooshi on 2025-06-26_

Are pineapples considered a succulent?

## 2 comments

### CactusSam commented on 2025-06-26

Yes, a pineapple is a succulent. It's also a bromeliad, and while the term "succulent" isn't a formal plant classification, it refers to plants that store water in their tissues to survive dry periods, which pineapples do. Specifically, they store water in their thick, fleshy leaves.

#### Lover of Cacti replied on 2025-06-27

That is very interesting, the more you know.

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