‘Unprecedented’ spate of toxic mushroom illnesses jar California
via theguardian.com
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After state sees four deaths and 40 hospitalizations, public health officials and foraging experts urge caution A wet winter in California has produced a surge of wild fungi – a shroom boom that would typically have foragers cheering. But among the chanterelles and porcinis, a much more dangerous fungus called the death cap – also […]