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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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# What is this orange goo that keeps growing back on my plant?! I…

_Elle White님이 2023-07-11에 게시함_

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?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BskJQnlQIL6xmbknD0rrVRaGwLEf8-dBRNLEYnLeyhw/31feda2de5f84bb08767944bf481e796.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Zan~ Anxious Planter님이 2023-07-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### Elle White님이 2023-07-11에 답변했습니다.

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 White님이 2023-07-11에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Zan~ Anxious Planter님이 2023-07-12에 답변했습니다.

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

### Abi’s Plants님이 2023-07-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### MeasomerPi님이 2023-07-11에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Elle White님이 2023-07-11에 답변했습니다.

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.

### SarahJay님이 2023-07-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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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