Golden oyster mushrooms have started to invade parts of southern Michigan, and could soon spread into northern Michigan, as ...

What started out as a fun and tasty culinary trend has now become a major threat to Michigan’s forests.Golden oyster ...

What started as a fun and tasty culinary trend — growing exotic mushrooms at home from a simple storebought or online kit — ...

The mushrooms often are imported for do-it-yourself growers, but they have made it to the wild and are spreading quickly.

The trend of growing exotic mushrooms at home has led to the invasive presence of golden oyster mushrooms in Michigan’s ...

Where golden oyster mushrooms, an invasive species in North America, have been reported in the wild, including in forests, parks and neighborhoods. Red dots indicate new reports each year.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with mycologist Aishwarya Veerabahu about the rapid spread of golden oyster mushrooms across North America. It's the subject of a new study authored by Veerabahu.

The golden oyster mushrooms’ invasion of North America should serve as a bright yellow warning that nonnative fungi are capable of rapid invasion and should be cultivated with caution, if at all.

The dark side of the mushroom trade Golden oyster mushrooms, native to Asia, were brought to North America around the early 2000s.