Centre for Disease control is warning people to beware of the poisonous death cap mushroom which can be fatal if ingested. The species Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the death cap mushroom, is a poisonous and grows in urban and forested areas. Symptoms of death cap mushroom poisoning include low blood pressure, nausea, abdominal pain, dehydration and vomiting which can begin within six to 12 hours after eating. Death cap mushrooms are now common in Vancouver, Victoria and the Fraser Valley. In 2016, a three-year-old boy from Victoria died after eating a poisonous death cap mushroom picked in the city's downtown.

Source: CBC News October 08, 2020 12:56 UTC