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title: "Hi guys, I found this in my potting soil and I think it’s a corm. I…"
description: "Hi guys, I found this in my potting soil and I think it’s a corm. I don’t have any experience with corms…is there a way to tell what type of plant it is?"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "Mia"
published: "2026-08-21T01:23:28.093375Z"
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# Hi guys, I found this in my potting soil and I think it’s a corm. I…

_Posted by Mia on 2026-08-21_

Hi guys, I found this in my potting soil and I think it’s a corm. I don’t have any experience with corms…is there a way to tell what type of plant it is?

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## 5 comments

### Nikiller commented on 2026-08-21

Was it in a bag of soil or in soil with a plant? If it was with a plant what kind of plant was it? Some plants create tubers that are similar to corms, like my caladiums have a potato-like base and start new plants the same way as corms, just with this flattened pancake potato thing.

#### Mia replied on 2026-08-21

So I just have a big container of soil I use for plants (mostly succulents, some housepants), but it’s a mix of a bunch of different kinds of soil. Some from the plants I repot, some is just bagged succulent soil, some is coco coir…it’s all over the place haha

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-21

It’s probably either a tuber or a corm from something you have/had then.

### Skyrider commented on 2026-08-21

You could plant it and find out! :D

### hope commented on 2026-08-24

I’ve found Cala lily bulbs that look like that!

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