Mushrooms thrive in East Texas. What s not to like? Cool and damp are perfect conditions in which mushrooms grow, and we ve got plenty of that to spare in our area forests and thickets. Several years ago, the air conditioner in our radio station control room had a slow, but steady leak onto the carpeted floor. We didn t realize that there was a leak until we saw a mushroom actually growing out of a space between the carpet and back wall of the studio.
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So, if you can have a mushroom growing out of a wet, moldy rug, the soil conditions in East Texas forests and many yards are perfect conditions for fungi to prosper. There are some bold folks that go so far as foraging for mushrooms and eating them or eating soups made from them. Unless you are an expert at mycology, the study of fungi/mushrooms, you would best advised to steer clear of them. There are many that are edible and harmless, but, there are also quite a few that are dangerously toxic.
The World s Deadliest Mushroom is Alive and Well in East Texas
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Australians are being warned to keep an eye out for a deadly mushroom that causes food poisoning and death.
The death cap mushroom, also known as amanita phalloides, is a deadly fungus that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms.
There has been an increase in growth of the death cap mushroom in Canberra thanks to the warm wet weather.
The death cap mushroom, also known as amanita phalloides (pictured), is a deadly fungus that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms
Death cap mushrooms (pictured) are responsible for 90 per cent of all mushroom deaths
ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman has issued a warning about the deadly fungus which is expected to grow more frequently in autumn.