Coprinopsis psychromorbida

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

Coprinopsis psychromorbida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Coprinopsis
Species:	C. psychromorbida
Binomial name
Coprinopsis psychromorbida (Redhead & Traquair) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
Synonyms
Coprinus psychromorbidus Redhead & Traquair (1981)

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]