The triple-murder trial of Australian Erin Patterson revolves around an innocuous-looking mushroom with a "slightly sweet" smell and a sinister name.

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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.

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.

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 ...

Erin Patterson's alleged internet records have been shown to jurors in her triple-murder trial, which show a death cap mushroom web page was visited more than a year before the fatal lunch.

On Tuesday, the court heard death cap mushrooms were reportedly growing near Ms Patterson's hometown of Leongatha in the months leading up to the fatal lunch at her house on July 29, 2023.

Death cap mushrooms look similar to common puffball mushrooms but should never be eaten. If you suspect you may have consumed a death cap mushroom, you should seek emergency medical care immediately.

What does a death cap mushroom look like and where can it be found? The death cap is a large fungus up to around 15cm across and 15cm tall with a domed or white cap and an off-white stem.

No, death cap mushrooms are poisonous regardless of how they’re prepared. Whether they're cooked in a dish or picked and washed on the spot, ingesting these shrooms can have extremely serious, and ...