Mushrooms, while often appreciated for their culinary variety and distinctive flavors, also pose great risks to human health. Out of the many hundreds of species that grow throughout the world, a ...

Before you head out to forage mushrooms in the woods, it might be wise to download a guide with species found in Virginia.

Have you ever looked out into your garden and wondered if the little mushrooms that can be seen popping up everywhere are edible? The many magical and captivating types of fungi are certainly ...

A Central Coast couple is warning others about the dangers of consuming wild mushrooms after a foraging mishap led to severe ...

As the hobby of mushroom hunting gains in popularity, there has also been a surge in calls to poison control centers. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS — The warm, soggy summer across ...

Salinas Valley Health warned the public on Friday about a threat of poisonous mushrooms in the area. Three individuals were hospitalized Tuesday after ingesting amanita phalloides – or death cap ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA) — Some Louisiana residents have seen “fairy rings” popping up in their lawns recently, raising questions and concerns. These so-called fairy rings aren’t exactly magical or ...

LOOMIS, Calif. (AP) – A California woman who served poisonous mushrooms to residents of an elder-care home has been barred for life from working in such facilities after four people died, state ...

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) – Health officials in California are warning a community about poisonous mushrooms used in some meals that may be mistaken for a commonly eaten variety. Salinas ...

Several dogs in California’s Central Coast have recently died or been hospitalized after eating toxic mushrooms, the Santa ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. These so-called fairy rings aren’t exactly ...