These wild mushrooms have sickened Californians. Here's how to forage safely.
Death cap mushrooms are proliferating in California and have caused multiple illnesses and at least one death; wild foraging carries serious liver-damage risk.
California warns against foraging mushrooms after cluster of poisonings, 1 death
Foraged death cap mushrooms in California have caused multiple amatoxin poisonings, including one death and severe liver injuries; avoid foraging and buy from reputable sources.