I'm having trouble identifying a plant I got for free a few weeks ago. It's covered in this weird crusty orange stuff. Any ideas?

Its an Anthurium

Yes, your plant is an Anthurium Flamingo Flower (Anthurium andraeanum) and the "orange crusty stuff" is just the dried leaf cataphylls/sheaths (the tissue which new leaves emerge from), which is common with plants in the Araceae family. It doesn't serve a purpose anymore and can be pruned away.

The crispy brown leaf edges may be the result of too much water or not enough humidity. Does that pot have drainage holes in the bottom? Plants need good soil aeration at root level and pots without sufficient drainage deter proper aeration.

plantladylin said: Yes, your plant is an Anthurium Flamingo Flower (Anthurium andraeanum) and the "orange crusty stuff" is just the dried leaf cataphylls/sheaths (the tissue which new leaves emerge from), which is common with plants in the Araceae family. It doesn't serve a purpose anymore and can be pruned away.
The crispy brown leaf edges may be the result of too much water or not enough humidity. Does that pot have drainage holes in the bottom? Plants need good soil aeration at root level and pots without sufficient drainage deter proper aeration.

Thank you so much for telling me about the cataphylls/sheaths! I've seen them dried before, but never to this extent. Based on the condition of most of the plants I received for free, I have concluded that they were largely neglected. I suspected the crispy leaves were due to either issues with watering or humidity (or both)! I'm not sure what conditions it was subject to in its previous home humidity-wise, but the pot doesn't have drainage holes and the soil has remained wet for the 10 days that I've had it. I'm planning on repotting it, but I decided to let it acclimate to my home for a bit. It's probably time to repot it now. Thank you so much again!!