At first glance, Coprinopsis comatus—commonly known as the shaggy ink cap—appears harmless, or perhaps even mundane. Its fibrous, bell-shaped cap is a classic mushroom silhouette. However ...

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 ...

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 ...

Three California residents suffered severe organ failure after consuming deadly 'death cap' mushrooms they claimed to have purchased from a produce van in Salinas on New Year's Day.