Q. What mushroom is this? Can I eat it? A. The Missouri Department of Conservation has a handy guide on mushrooms, with color photos of the most common ones in the ...

After half a century of patiently waiting in the dark and biding their time, the deadliest mushroom in the world has arrived in Idaho. For decades, Amanita phalloides — commonly known as the death cap ...

They don’t look too dissimilar to the supermarket varieties we chop and throw into stir fries, but death cap mushrooms are one of the deadliest plants in the UK. Also known as 'Amanita Phalloides', ...

If asked to describe what tree bark looks like, most people probably would say something like: “It’s rough and brown and covers the trunk of a tree.” That is a good description of many trees, but not ...

A question for Dan Gill: This is the second year that this fungus (see photo above) has shown up. It smells like something dead. What is it, and what can I do? -- Nancy Fraley Answer: This is one of ...

So we got a dog and that's how I learned that one corner of my backyard has a bunch of mushrooms growing under a tree, after we caught her two different times munching on them. So on the plus side, ...

WESTMINSTER — Are you curious about the fungus among us? Mushrooms are truly amazing and the planet would not be the same (and neither would you) if they didn’t exist. Mushrooms contain some of the ...

Discover the joy of fall mushroom hunting tours where expert guides teach foraging, cooking, and the art of connecting with nature’s hidden treasures.

After an autumn rain, they suddenly appear: mushrooms. They pop up in the lawn, in the mulch around the base of trees, and among the perennials. Some homeowners are alarmed by them, but mushrooms ...