A mold or mould is one of the structures that certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of spores containing fungal secondary metabolites. The spores a
Close up of mold on a strawberry
Penicillium digitatum mold growing on a clementine
Spinellus fusiger growing on the mushroom Mycena haematopus
Spores from green mold (Penicillium or Trichoderma) growing on an orange, 1000× wet mount
Monascus purpureus is a species of mold that is purplish-red in color. It is also known by the names ang-khak rice mold, corn silage mold, maize silage mold, and rice kernel discoloration.