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Yellow Mold (Epicoccum)
A worldwide mold of dead plants, cereals, seeds, soil, compost and indoor air, and a common endophyte inside living plants. Fast, felty colonies start yellow, orange, red or pink and darken to greenish-brown or black, with black spore cushions on the surface. It is an important allergen, is used in biocontrol of plant diseases, and produces pigments studied as food colorants.
Not edible. An important allergen (Epi p 1, cross-reacting with Alternaria and Cladosporium); no mycotoxins harmful to humans or animals are reported.
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