New substituted azolylmethylcarbinols of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar stands for optionally substituted aryl,Z stands for nitrogen or an CH group andR stands for alkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, optionally substituted aryloxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or a radical of the formula ##STR2## whereinR.sup.1 stands for hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl or cycloalkyl andR.sup.2 stands for hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, for optionally substituted aryl or for optionally substituted aralkyl, orR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded stand for an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring which cna optionally contain further heteroatoms,and acid addition salts and metal salt complexes thereof, and the use of the novel compounds as fungicides and plant growth regulators.