Australians are being warned to keep an eye out for a deadly mushroom that causes food poisoning and death.
The death cap mushroom, also known as amanita phalloides, is a deadly fungus that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms.
There has been an increase in growth of the death cap mushroom in Canberra thanks to the warm wet weather.
The death cap mushroom, also known as amanita phalloides (pictured), is a deadly fungus that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms
Death cap mushrooms (pictured) are responsible for 90 per cent of all mushroom deaths
ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman has issued a warning about the deadly fungus which is expected to grow more frequently in autumn.
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