Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now ...

This time of year, you might see fresh morel mushrooms pop up at farmers markets and on restaurant menus. But what exactly are these funky-looking fungi? Morels are wild mushrooms with distinctive ...

This year's rise in poisonous mushroom varieties in California has led to precipitous rise in illness and deaths from ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I had been preparing for a summer of field work studying foraged desert plants in a ...

Poison control can be reached anytime by calling 800-222-1222. As summertime rolls around, maybe you’re thinking of trying a new activity, like mushroom hunting. You’ve been hearing about these “morel ...

Last month, the California Department of Public Health issued a statewide warning to avoid foraging after clusters of ...