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title: "What is this orange goo that keeps growing back on my plant?! I…"
description: "What is this orange goo that keeps growing back on my plant?! I pulled off a chunk of this thick gooey stuff when I brought this home and repotted it, and I…"
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author: "Elle White"
published: "2023-07-11T14:58:38.363Z"
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# What is this orange goo that keeps growing back on my plant?! I…

_Publicado por Elle White el 2023-07-11_

What is this orange goo that keeps growing back on my plant?!  
I pulled off a chunk of this thick gooey stuff when I brought this home and repotted it, and I noticed a week later it has grown back!

Is this a type of slime mold? Is it harmful?

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## 8 comentarios

### Zan~ Anxious Planter comentó el 2023-07-11

What type of plant is it? Have you looked up to see if it produces sap?

#### Elle White respondió el 2023-07-11

I believe it is an alocasia portei (elephant ear megaladon)? I couldn’t find any information regarding sap that’s produced in thick chunks like this

#### Elle White respondió el 2023-07-11

No idea, I only brought it home recently. Is this a normal response to injury? Or maybe an infection?

#### Zan~ Anxious Planter respondió el 2023-07-12

If it’s an injury then yes sap is like blood there for it’s like a scab

### Abi’s Plants comentó el 2023-07-11

It looks like a split leaf philodendron. I had one but have never seen the goo

#### MeasomerPi respondió el 2023-07-11

I agree. It looks like a thaumatophyllum but no clue as to the goo

#### Elle White respondió el 2023-07-11

This definitely looks like the one! I thought it may be an alocasia portei but it looks more likely to be a split leaf Philo .. I just can’t seem to find anything online about this mystery goo.

### SarahJay comentó el 2023-07-12

Yeah I have a split leaf and haven’t seen that either! I would dig around in that area to see what you see. If there’s an injury or any sign of marking on the actual plant itself or maybe there’s something else in the soil…?

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