It started growing the normal pineapple a couple months ago, and I just noticed this parasitic twin popping out out the side

What is happening? Is it a pup? @TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

Are they only supposed to have a single fruit/plant?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Nope, pineapple plants (after fruiting) will produce multiple "pups" or offshoots from the base that'll each grow into new plants - it's how they naturaly propagate and why you'll often see clumps of them growing together in the wild.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    See, that's why I'm confused, I thought pups grew from the base and this thing is near the top.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Pineapples got a few words for their offshoots. I'd guess because it's a commercial fruit. I've never seen this terminology applied to offshoots/sets for other bromeliads. Other bromeliad species also send out pups from different parts of the plants. There's some tillandsias and orthophytums that make offshoots from the flowering stalk. Here's a nice diagram of pineapple offshoots and their labels

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