Warning as death cap mushrooms flourish in Aussie gardens | Yahoo Australia

Описание: Subscribe and turn on notifications🔔 : https://buff.ly/3F6ZiLt | Authorities are warning Aussies that death cap mushrooms are flourishing in forests, backyards and gardens.

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

Death caps can be seen throughout the year, but they flourish when warm weather follows heavy rain.

The Food Safety Information Council warned foragers that identifying what’s harmless and what’s “extremely dangerous” is a near-impossible task which even stumps horticultural experts.

CEO Lydia Buchtmann said, “The poison immediately gets into your liver, then into your kidneys, and then goes around in a circle through your bloodstream, making you feel worse and worse.”

Death caps have been documented in Canberra, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. And it’s not just foragers the Food Safety Information Council are concerned about. Death caps can also spring up in backyards where they pose a danger to children, who love to put things in their mouths, and they also present a danger to pets.

If anyone suspects they or a family member has eaten a poisonous mushroom, they are urged to seek immediate medical treatment.

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