what is the brown velvety coating on the underside of my staghorn leaves?

Could this be fast growing and just appeared or more likely been there but not noticed?

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 07/13/2019 @ 11:11 am

Staghorns produce Spores, not unlike mushrooms, as do all ferns. This is what you are seeing. Sometimes they will propagate if the environment is right.

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