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title: "What is this?"
description: "What is this?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BnUME7bKFUwOy76zZyV0z1"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Flores"
published: "2025-01-21T05:09:54.820815Z"
language: "en"
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# What is this?

_Posted by Flores on 2025-01-21_

What is this?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yujn5bLa1viBhCv_Xg2PuvA9UO5FPYvYr_vZx2n12UQ/CWE-bM24SeGTr7AiKZFJiw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yujn5bLa1viBhCv_Xg2PuvA9UO5FPYvYr_vZx2n12UQ/TWmyWnyVRPG34EJTfVdDZw.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Kades commented on 2025-01-21

Are you talking about the brown things sticking out of the stem in the first pic. If so those are aerial roots! The second picture looks like something wet fell on the leaf and adhered to it. The browning in the corner could be a number of things

#### Flores replied on 2025-01-21

Yes the aerial roots why are they fuzzy

#### Kades replied on 2025-01-21

I’m not sure exactly what it’s called but they do that to increase surface area to collect more nutrients, moisture, etc. from the air!

#### S.R replied on 2025-01-21

Velum? I think 🤔

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