Poisonous mushrooms sprout across Victoria

Updated March 31 2021 - 8:12am, first published 8:09am
Death cap mushrooms can kill a person who mistakenly consumes them within 48 hours.
Death cap mushrooms can kill a person who mistakenly consumes them within 48 hours.

Victorians are being urged not to gather wild mushrooms, as two poisonous varieties have started growing across the state.

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