plants are amazing.

Lycium schweinfurthii grows in the sands, on the shore. but sands are allusive - the wind moves them from side to side, and a small hill you grew your roots into a few years ago - may be completely gone now. so plants like the Lycium schweinfurthii grow thick long roots. if part of the plant is covered in sand - the covered branches behave like roots and grow small roots. if roots are uncovered like in this picture - they will later on grow leaves and flowers.