The North Texas Mycological Association was founded ... He joined the NTMA to meet people and work on his mushroom identification skills. “I’m colorblind, so I’ve always wanted to learn ...

which is the number one cause of fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide, can be found across the Lone Star State, according to Texas A&M University. The invasive species native to Europe is believed ...

If you’re considering foraging for wild mushrooms in Texas, think again. The death cap, or Amanita phalloides, one of the world’s most toxic mushrooms, grows right here in the Lone Star State ...

“This is where I saw the fairy ring,” said my mushroom guide, Angel Schatz. We paused in the deep shade of a nature trail improbably located a mile from a busy Central Texas highway. For a ...

The latter mushroom – scientific name Chorioactis Geaster and commonly known as both the Devil’s Cigar and Texas star – is the official State Mushroom of Texas. Legislation designating it as ...

Still others apparently hiss. The latter mushroom, whose scientific name is Chorioactis Geaster and is commonly known as both the Devil’s Cigar and Texas star, is the official State Mushroom of ...