Yard shrooms are so cute, especially the red ones with the white spots. But here's why you should think twice before popping ...

Mushrooms pose significant risks to human health due to the presence of poisonous species that can easily be mistaken for ...

Three California residents were nearly fatally poisoned by deadly mushrooms that masquerade as edible varieties, suffering ...

California health officials said emergency room physicians reported three individuals who came into the ER on New Year’s Eve.

The mushrooms reportedly look like white button mushrooms, which are edible, but are actually amanita phalloides, also known as death cap mushrooms for their level of poisonousness. Anyone who ...

Mushrooms, like the ones consumed by the three individuals in Salinas, may appear to be white button mushrooms but are in fact amanita phalloides or death cap mushrooms because of their potential ...

Three individuals were hospitalized Tuesday after ingesting amanita phalloides – or death cap mushrooms – purchased from a truck vendor in East Salinas. The individuals reported buying the ...

Three individuals were hospitalized after ingesting amanita phalloides, or death cap mushrooms, purchased from a truck vendor ...

The three said that they bought the death cap mushrooms on the side of the road from a truck vendor. The patients brought the ...

Three Monterey County residents were hospitalized after eating poisonous mushrooms purchased from an unlicensed vendor in ...

Monterey County officials issued a warning to the public Friday after three people needed hospitalization due to “severe mushroom poisoning.” ...