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title: "Just bought this fern from Menards and noticed it has these crystal…"
description: "Just bought this fern from Menards and noticed it has these crystal looking spots on the leaves, any idea what it could be?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Samantha"
published: "2024-02-10T17:36:57.785679Z"
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# Just bought this fern from Menards and noticed it has these crystal…

_Posted by Samantha on 2024-02-10_

Just bought this fern from Menards and noticed it has these crystal looking spots on the leaves, any idea what it could be?

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## 1 comment

### Mullein commented on 2024-02-10

Maybe seeds? I haven’t had this kind of fern, but other kinds have these odd brown seed-like things that grow on the underside of the leaves. I think they’re called sori

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