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title: "Just noticed this all around the soil, google says its saprophytic…"
description: "Just noticed this all around the soil, google says its saprophytic fungi mycelium which is good for the plant, got my Alocasia zebrina in it, soil is dry and…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Tom"
published: "2026-01-10T17:47:08.346319Z"
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# Just noticed this all around the soil, google says its saprophytic…

_Posted by Tom on 2026-01-10_

Just noticed this all around the soil, google says its saprophytic fungi mycelium which is good for the plant, got my Alocasia zebrina in it, soil is dry and not moist, pot is fairly root bound so going to change soil and up pot around 1-2 inch’s bigger, has anyone else dealt with this and what did you do, apparently they are the fungus that grows the yellow mushrooms, also had two of the oldest leaves die of on it, which is normal as growing new leaf

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## 2 comments

### Springvision commented on 2026-01-10

Fungi and mushrooms, generally means healthy soil😊

#### Tom replied on 2026-01-10

Removed the soil, was dry so don’t know why fungus, roots healthy, found a couple corms 1 broke off

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