Death cap mushrooms are white with greenish-yellow tinges and grow up to 15 centimetres tall. They have a floppy ring around the stem near the top of the mushroom, and the bottom of the stem sits ...

Mushroom foraging 101 The death cap is not native to B.C. and was first spotted in the Mission area in 1997, according to Paul Kroeger, founding member of the Vancouver Mycological Society.

Death cap mushrooms look similar to common puffball mushrooms but should never be eaten. If you suspect you may have consumed a death cap mushroom, you should seek emergency medical care immediately.

Death cap mushrooms look similar to common puffball mushrooms but should never be eaten. If you suspect you may have consumed a death cap mushroom, you should seek emergency medical care immediately.

MacKinnon says death cap mushrooms are an invasive species from Europe, introduced to B.C. from the roots of various European trees, including hornbeam, sweet chestnut, English oak and beech trees.

In 2015, the first incident of a Death Cap growing on a native tree in B.C. was recorded when the mushroom was found on a Garry Oak near Victoria.

Note the location, take careful photographs, and report it to government. Remove the whole mushrooms, bag them, and dispose of them in the garbage. If ingested, save the remains of the mushroom and ...

Death cap mushrooms — the most toxic mushroom in B.C. — have been reported in the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and on Vancouver Island, most recently at a park in Comox.

After a child consumed part of the highly poisonous death cap mushroom in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood, authorities warn southwestern B.C. to exercise caution.

Toxic death cap mushrooms are popping up in Oak Bay, prompting a warning from the municipality. Around 600 to 700 of the mushrooms have been found and disposed of so far this summer, said Chris ...

Toddler dies after eating poisonous mushroom Island Health is in talks to set up signs warning the public of potential death cap mushrooms near the areas where fungi has been found ...