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Californians really need to stop eating deadly mushrooms

Gail P Sherman
Jan 12, 2026
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Deadly mushrooms are continuing to claim lives in California despite warnings.

Warm weather and early rains in California have caused a “super bloom” of Amanita phalloides, also known as the death cap mushroom. Death cap mushrooms are extremely dangerous. They are highly poisonous and can cause liver failure and sometimes, u…

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