Close-ups of inky cap mushrooms growing in the wild. - Sebastian_Photography/Shutterstock By now, you probably know the deal with mushrooms: Some of them, including ...

Officials have issued a new notice after three people died from consuming toxic mushrooms. The California Department of Public Health updated its notice earlier this month, noting that 35 cases, ...

I also live in PA, although in the less-awesome-for-mycology southeastern corner. But we do get some good stuff occasionally! I rarely "forage", but always have my eyes open while trail running, ...

Editor's note -- Preface -- 1. How to use this book -- 2. Mushrooms are fungi -- 3. Mushroom poisoning -- pt. 1. Non-gilled mushrooms -- 4. Sac fungi : Ascomycetes -- Miscellaneous sac and cup fungi - ...

The inky cap mushroom, or Coprinopsis atramentaria, is a small, unassuming mushroom until it starts to mature or is picked, at which point it begins to dissolve into black ichor. Its flavor is quite ...