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title: "Does anyone know if this is some kind of fungus? Scale? From the…"
description: "Does anyone know if this is some kind of fungus? Scale? From the water? If I gently use my fingernail it kind of sluffs off… I’m so perplexed."
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Jodi"
published: "2023-08-18T00:54:06.29Z"
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# Does anyone know if this is some kind of fungus? Scale? From the…

_Publicado por Jodi el 2023-08-18_

Does anyone know if this is some kind of fungus? Scale? From the water? If I gently use my fingernail it kind of sluffs off… I’m so perplexed.

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## 7 comentarios

### GreenLeaf comentó el 2023-08-18

I would guess it’s minerals/salts excreted through the pours in the leaves usually due to the water. My Jade always has some on it (not quite as much as yours) and it doesn’t have a problem.

I would clean them off with a damp cloth and keep an eye on it to make sure its not a pest or fungus of some sort.

#### Anya respondió el 2023-08-18

Agreed. I use distilled water so that minerals don’t continue to build up

### Cherrybergher comentó el 2023-08-18

I would say scale myself. If it’s salt from your water it should wipe of easily. If you have to use your fingernail it’s likely scale.

#### Jodi respondió el 2023-08-18

I’ll have to look up scale and do some research. If I lightly scrape it’s totally dry. Kinda flakey and white.

#### Jodi respondió el 2023-08-18

I think you’re probably right. But all the scale bumps are white and so it seems like it died? I removed it from the planter, trimmed off the worst leaves, and will rehabilitate it.

### MummaDeb comentó el 2023-08-18

I’d quarantine it until you figure it out.

### Jodi comentó el 2023-08-18

Removed the jade with all the white spots. It probably was scale but it was all white and seemed to have died off.

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