Names: Mucor vulgaris; Ascophora mucedo
English: Common pinmould; Black pinmould.
Proving: Julian.
Region: world-wide.
Mycology: saprophytic mould; plant pathogen; colonizes moist places but is also very drought tolerant; rapid growth; overgrows and inhibits other fungi; doesn’t like competition; found on soil, dung, water, plants and moist foods; often mistaken for Rhizopus rots on fruits like strawberries, due to similar mould growth shape and colour;
Mucor mucedo grows on a wide range of stored grains and plants, including cucumber and tomato.
Culture: Intricate courtship.
DD:
Arsenicum album,
Niccolum, Nuphar Luteum, gonotoxinum;
Streptococcinum;
Enterococcinum.