The present invention relates to azolylmethyloxiranes of the general formula (I) in which A stands for phenyl which is optionally substituted by one to three of the following substituents: halogen, NO2, amino, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C1-C4-dialkylamino, thio or C1-C4-alkylthio, with the proviso that A does not stand for 2-methylphenyl, and also their plant-compatible acid addition salts or metal salts, and also to the use of the compounds of the formula I for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, and to compositions comprising them.
