Coprinopsis psychromorbida

Pathogenic fungus

Coprinopsis psychromorbida or Cottony Snow Mold is a cause of snow mold.^[1] It is a basidiomycete, a psychrophile, and a plant pathogen.^[1]

Physiology

C. psychromorbida can thrive at least down to −5 °C (23 °F), optimally 5–10 °C (41–50 °F), and ceases growth at 25 °C (77 °F).^[1]

Hosts

Grows as a snow mold in wheat, rye, and other grasses (Poaceae) and can also cause storage rotting in apple and pear.^[1]

References

1. Hoshino, Tamotsu; Xiao, Nan; Xiao, Nan; Tkachenko, Oleg (2009). "Cold adaptation in the phytopathogenic fungi causing snow molds". Mycoscience. 50 (1). J-STAGE: 26–38. doi:10.1007/s10267-008-0452-2. ISSN 1340-3540. S2CID 85291046. Mycological Society of Japan.