British Columbians warned to watch out for poisonous death cap mushrooms

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Experts are warning foragers to be vigilant. A potentially deadly mushroom that made global headlines recently after the death of multiple people in Australia also grows wild around southern British Columbia.

Posted: Aug 14, 2023 4:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

The highly toxic fungus can also pop up in Canada's westernmost province and has prompted warnings this summer from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control and two Vancouver Island communities. The death cap mushroom starts as a button-shaped bulb and opens into a flat-capped mushroom that turns darker brown-green as it matures.

 

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