What are death cap mushrooms?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM EST

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd speaks with interim health officer for Sonoma County, Dr. Michael Stacey, about death cap mushrooms.

In California, three people have died, and dozens more are sick after eating the mushrooms.

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