Canberra Death Cap mushroom season sparks warning on deadly fungus

Julia Kanapathippillai
Updated February 24 2021 - 2:33pm, first published 1:00pm
Death Cap mushrooms can kill. Picture: Shutterstock
Death Cap mushrooms can kill. Picture: Shutterstock

Canberrans have been warned to be careful of Death Cap mushrooms, as we enter the peak period for the highly poisonous fungus.

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Julia Kanapathippillai

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