Two Of The World's Most Toxic Mushrooms Can Be Found In Arizona Each Year
By Katie Lawrence|Published December 29, 2019
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Mushrooms are a key ingredient in dishes all across the world, but eating certain species can have grave consequences. Two of these fungi – false morels and death caps – grow right here in Arizona. Have you seen them?
False morels bear an uncanny resemblance to the true morel, a genus of edible sac fungi.
A brief period of wellness follows the acute malaise; however, severe internal damage is occurring insidiously. Death generally happens between six and 16 days after the initial poisoning.
Have you ever seen a false morel or death cap mushroom in person? If so, were you able to easily identify them?
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