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Death cap mushrooms are back in Boise
A death cap mushroom pops up through grass in a Boise residential neighborhood.(Susan Stacy / Posted by joemat on iNaturalist)
Over the weekend, the death cap mushroom was likely identified for the second September in a row in Boise.
The extremely toxic fungus is a concern for parents and pet owners. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Madelyn Beck reports what it is, how it got here and what to do about it.
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A death cap mushroom pops up through grass in a Boise residential neighborhood.(Susan Stacy / Posted by joemat on iNaturalist)
Over the weekend, the death cap mushroom was likely identified for the second September in a row in Boise.
The extremely toxic fungus is a concern for parents and pet owners. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Madelyn Beck reports what it is, how it got here and what to do about it.
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