Aussies have been warned to steer clear of picking or consuming wild mushrooms to avoid deadly poisoning by deathcap ...

While death caps appear similar to edible mushrooms, eating just a quarter of a teaspoon of one can kill a healthy adult.

The Death Cap mushroom is one of the deadliest fungi in the world, responsible for the majority of fatal mushroom poisonings. Its toxins attack the liver and kidneys, often leading to organ failure ...

This autumn food safety authorities have issued a warning that a dangerous invasive species of fungus is flourishing in ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The world’s deadliest mushroom has been spreading across the United States faster ...

The world's deadliest mushroom is in California. The sunny state has been receiving more rain in recent months, but that has also brought on more death-cap mushrooms. There were 14 cases of death ...

In late December, a woman and her two grandsons in California ate soup made from deadly Amanita phalloides mushrooms they had picked. These so called 'death cap' mushrooms contain amatoxin—a ...

The most deadly mushroom is amanita phalloides, or the death cap. Eating half its top, about 30g, can kill you – and the symptoms aren’t immediate, so by the time you realise, it’s all over.