Warnings have been issued in NSW as 27 people have been poisoned by eating wild mushrooms.
A spokesperson for NSW Health states while its prime season for mushrooming, pickers are confusing
a poisonous fungi for an edible one.
Jared Brown, head of the Poisons Information Centre says there is no reliable way to distinguish poisonous mushrooms from edible ones.
Anyone in contact with wild mushrooms should contact the PIC on 13 11 26.