Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California ...

Death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) are among the world’s most poisonous fungi, responsible for the majority of fatal ...

In recent weeks, 21 cases of toxic poisoning from wild, foraged mushrooms – likely from the ominously named death cap mushroom – have been reported in California. So far, one of those cases has ...

California officials are warning the public after an outbreak of amatoxin mushroom poisoning linked to death cap mushrooms. The outbreak has resulted in one adult death and 21 cases of poisoning, with ...

Death cap mushrooms were in the headlines this week after an Australian woman received a life sentence for fatally poisoning some of her family members with the toxic fungus. But recent research has ...

Death cap mushrooms are back in the news. Amanita phalloides has once again been linked to poisonings, this time lacing beef Wellingtons served at a family meal in Leongatha, Australia, which resulted ...

California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.The ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — California health officials are urging the public to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms after a dangerous outbreak of amatoxin poisoning led to severe illnesses — ...

After a string of poisonings from “death cap” mushrooms — one fatal — California health officials are urging residents not to ...