Observations of Pink Stalk Roots on Succulent Plant

May 30, 2019 • 10:51 PM UTC

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Sample of pink stalk roots on succulent plant. You can see the fiber lines of the roots, along with the epidermis, which is the outermost cell layer of the primary plant body. The epidermis is especially noticeable at the end of the stalk.

This is another sample taken of one of the root stalks. This root stalk is much drier, and looks more dead in comparison to the the one in the previous picture. The stalk is browner in hue, meaning that there are less live cells in this stalk, which would help produce the pink pigment color. Descriptions of each image were done in the “captions” part of each image.
The root stalks are part of a common household succulent plant that are part of my collection of succulents in my room at Caltech. I took the samples in my room on May 29, 2019 at 8:30 AM. The root stalks were taken by using tweezers to pull a couple stalks off the side and then breaking them into shorter pieces before placing them on the slide. Prior to placing a cover slip over them, water was dropped over to create a wet sample. #caltechbi1