Wild mushroom danger call after elderly woman's death

A 98-year-old woman died from eating death cap mushrooms she picked outside her home. (HANDOUT/VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)

The dangers of wild mushrooms must be more widely publicised after an elderly woman died from eating death caps she picked outside her home, a coroner says.

Victorian State Coroner John Cain called for improved public awareness as he published findings on the death of Loreta Maria Del Rossi, 98, on Wednesday.