According to provincial forest pathologist Harry Kope (British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development), one of the world91裸聊视频檚 most dangerous mushrooms has been found growing in Comox.

91裸聊视频淚 have been informed that what appears to be Amanita phalloides (Death cap mushroom) has been found fruiting in Comox, close to Filberg Park,91裸聊视频� reads the email, sent by Kope to a local community health network. 91裸聊视频淭his is a first finding of the mushroom outside of greater Vancouver and Victoria.

91裸聊视频淒eath cap mushrooms are a high health risk in urbananized environments. Death cap mushrooms are extremely poisonous and closely resemble some edible mushroom from Asia. Eating them may lead to liver and kidney damage, or death. People should educate themselves to keep their children and pets away from this species.91裸聊视频�

When contacted by The Record, Kope confirmed the discovery as authentic.

91裸聊视频淪omeone on Facebook posted a picture of the mushroom and said it was in the Comox Valley,91裸聊视频� said Kope. 91裸聊视频淭here was some follow-up, and on Oct. 26 someone went out and collected it, and confirmed that it is [a death cap].91裸聊视频�

Kope said that while only a single mushroom was discovered, chances are good that there are more in the area.

91裸聊视频淪pores are wind-spread91裸聊视频� it can be carried on roots of trees, and plants. How fast it can get around is really hard to say. But assuming that one that fruited was allowed to sporulate, those spores can carry into the wind, and they can [spread]. Just because there was that one mushroom found, there may be more of them coming to this area. To say there91裸聊视频檚 just that one91裸聊视频� [that91裸聊视频檚] unlikley.91裸聊视频�

Vancouver Island has recorded at least one human death due to the ingestion of the death cap mushroom. In October of 2016, a child died after eating one that was picked in downtown Victoria.

A puppy also died from ingesting a death cap mushroom in Victoria, last year.

91裸聊视频淚 went to the neighbourhood where this puppy had eaten that mushroom and there were lots and lots of different ones,91裸聊视频� said Kope. 91裸聊视频淪o why did he go for that one? So that91裸聊视频檚 part of the concern91裸聊视频� maybe there91裸聊视频檚 something about these that attracts dogs. So don91裸聊视频檛 let your dogs investigate them, or eat them.91裸聊视频�

For up to date information about the death cap mushroom, characteristics, and what to do if ingested, visit the BC Centre for Disease Control website:

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