Idaho Matters

Death cap mushrooms are back in Boise

It's not uncommon to find toxic mushrooms in the Mountain West. However, it is unusual to find death cap mushrooms, until recently.

Broadcast on:: 28 Sep 2022

A death cap mushroom pops up through grass in a Boise neighborhood.jpeg — 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.