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Known for their mushroom-shaped canopies and the blood-red sap that courses through their wood, the trees once stood in great numbers.

A poison expert found death cap mushrooms near a Victorian sporting oval months before a deadly beef Wellington lunch, a jury has heard.

Mycologist Tom May, who is an internationally recognised fungi expert, told the jury death cap mushrooms can only be found beneath or close to oak trees or trees within the oak family.

These mushrooms can be located in parks, gardens and nature strips, the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria has said on its website. It often resides under exotic trees, especially oak (Quercus).