Mushrooms are just the visible part of a much larger, ... They usually start off with bulbous, off-white caps, sometimes shaggy or scaly, and eventually open into a bell or cone shape.

Prosecutors allege she intended to kill two elderly couples – including her children’s grandparents – and deliberately picked death cap mushrooms for murder.

Mushroom foraging, or mushroom hunting, is popular in many parts of the world - but even experienced foragers can make mistakes Death cap mushrooms: Expert reveals what happens if you eat a toxic ...

A toxic mushroom at the centre of an Australian woman’s ongoing murder trial is also found in Canada. Currently on trial, Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of killing three relatives and attempting to ...

Mushroom foraging, or mushroom hunting, is popular in many parts of the world - but even experienced foragers can make mistakes ...

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms has told a court she accepts the fatal lunch she served contained death caps.

An Australian woman accused of murdering three lunch guests with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington engaged in "calculated" deception to lure her victims, cook the deadly meal, and then cover ...

Scientifically known as Amanita phalloides, the death cap is accountable for approximately 90% of mushroom-related fatalities worldwide. It can easily be mistaken for various edible mushrooms.

It’s mushroom season in many parts of Australia.. Between April and about June, the cooler and wetter weather are the perfect conditions for mushrooms to grow in the wild. In Tasmania and parts of ...

The Death Cap mushroom kills 90 per cent of people who eat it (Getty Images) Some mushrooms can interact with alcohol for a couple of days after eating the mushroom, causing flushing, nausea ...