What type of mold is this?

Be careful my friend. I was always taught to be much more wary of the molds and mildews which only grow on dead plant material as opposed to living.

Here’s an old article where greywolf drops a bit of knowledge on the subject.

"Aspergillus is primarily a composting mold living off dead plant material, while Botrytis and Powdery Mildew target living material.

As previously noted, it has spores everywhere, but poorly cured material is the primary reason for an infestation. It likes to grow in dark damp places.

Aspergillus is the more serious actor when it comes to serious health effects, both from allergic reactions to its spores, invasive colonization, and from its aflatoxins, but Penicillium sp. is known to cause keratitis, external ear, respiratory and urinary tract infections, so it isn’t soft and cuddly."

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