Death cap mushrooms – killer on the forest floor

These fungi are reported to taste quite pleasant, and symptoms of poisoning may not appear for up to 24 hoursThis is the season for mushrooms, but there’s one particular menace this autumn: the death cap mushroom. Amanita phalloides is Britain’s deadliest mushroom and it’s been reported in unusually large numbers in the run of mild, damp weather. Related: Free-for-all by wild mushroom pickers puts woodland habitats at riskContinue reading...