Close-ups of inky cap mushrooms growing in the wild. - Sebastian_Photography/Shutterstock By now, you probably know the deal with mushrooms: Some of them, including ...

Ever eaten the inky cap mushroom? If you’re chewing some right now, that’s fine. Just don’t drink for a while. This mushroom doesn’t harm sober people, but it brings down the wrath of god on drinkers.

As spring greens up, the mica cap (Coprinellus micaceus) emerges in clusters on decaying wood, offering a unique visual cue with its sparkling, mica-like granules. While these small, edible mushrooms ...

Photographer’s description: “This is the first year that inky cap mushrooms showed up under our Japanese maple. They were so gloriously oozy that I just had to take a picture with my iPhone 13.” ...

It's October again and mushroom season is here, filling Westborough's woods and clearings with colorful and odd-looking mushrooms and other fungi. Among them, the shaggy mane mushroom offers a sight ...

Two men and two women appeared in the emergency room of St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Mont., one afternoon early last summer and insisted that they had been poisoned by drinking beer. The ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Shaggy Ink Caps, Coprinus comatus, are mushrooms in a rush. If you see one of these tall, ...