Foraging calendar

What to forage in August

171 wild plants, berries, nuts and mushrooms are in season to forage in August, from Aborted Entoloma, Bay Bolete, Beechwood Sickener, Beefsteak Fungus. Northern hemisphere. See what's in season near you.

Mushrooms in August 27

Aborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivum

Bay BoleteImleria badia

Beechwood SickenerRussula cyanoxantha

Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica

Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus

Collared EarthstarGeastrum triplex

Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum

DeceiverLaccaria laccata

Dotted-stem BoleteHemileccinum subglabripes

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

Field MushroomAgaricus campestris

Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria

Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus

Honey MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosa

Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo

Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

Porcini/CepBoletus edulis

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

Yellow Jelly FungusCalocera viscosa

Nuts in August 6

American BeechFagus grandifolia

American ChestnutCastanea dentata

American Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana

Black WalnutJuglans nigra

European BeechFagus sylvatica

WalnutJuglans regia

Plants & herbs in August 115

American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana

Amur HoneysuckleLonicera maackii

Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata

Beaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta

BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi

Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis

Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa

BlackcurrantRibes nigrum

Blue VervainVerbena hastata

Bluebead LilyClintonia borealis

Broad-leaved ThymeThymus pulegioides

Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa

ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis

Canada GermanderTeucrium canadense

Canada MayflowerMaianthemum canadense

Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata

CatnipNepeta cataria

ChickweedStellaria media

ChicoryCichorium intybus

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana

CinquefoilPotentilla reptans

ComfreySymphytum officinale

Common MallowMalva sylvestris

Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus

Common WoodsorrelOxalis stricta

Corn MintMentha arvensis

Creeping SnowberryGaultheria hispidula

DaisyBellis perennis

DandelionTaraxacum officinale

English OakQuercus robur

European GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea

False Solomon's SealMaianthemum racemosum

FennelFoeniculum vulgare

FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium

Fly HoneysuckleLonicera xylosteum

Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica

Ground IvyGlechoma hederacea

HackberryCeltis occidentalis

HawthornCrataegus monogyna

HazelnutCorylus avellana

Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium

Herb RobertGeranium robertianum

HopHumulus lupulus

Indian HempApocynum cannabinum

Intermediate Wood FernDryopteris intermedia

JuniperJuniperus communis

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum

Lamb's QuartersChenopodium album

Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis

LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea

Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium

MayapplePodophyllum peltatum

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria

MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca

MugwortArtemisia vulgaris

Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora

Narrow-leaf Lady FernAthyrium angustum

Narrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifolia

NasturtiumTropaeolum majus

New York AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae

NipplewortLapsana communis

Northern Prickly AshZanthoxylum americanum

Northern Red OakQuercus rubra

Ox-eye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare

PartridgeberryMitchella repens

PawpawAsimina triloba

PickerelweedPontederia cordata

PlantainPlantago major

Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola

Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria

Purple PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata

PurslanePortulaca oleracea

Red CloverTrifolium pratense

RedcurrantRibes rubrum

Redroot AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Roughleaf DogwoodCornus drummondii

Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa

Russian OliveElaeagnus angustifolia

Sea RocketCakile maritima

Self-healPrunella vulgaris

Sessile OakQuercus petraea

Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella

Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Smooth SumacRhus glabra

SorrelRumex acetosa

SpatterdockNuphar advena

SpearmintMentha spicata

SpicebushLindera benzoin

Spotted Joe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatum

Spotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosa

St. John's WortHypericum perforatum

Staghorn SumacRhus typhina

Stinging NettleUrtica dioica

TansyTanacetum vulgare

Tulip TreeLiriodendron tulipifera

Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia PepperweedLepidium virginicum

Water MintMentha aquatica

Wayfaring TreeViburnum lantana

White BaneberryActaea pachypoda

White CloverTrifolium repens

White DeadnettleLamium album

White OakQuercus alba

Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare

Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa

Wild CarrotDaucus carota

Wild OreganoOriganum vulgare

WineberryRubus phoenicolasius

Winged SumacRhus copallina

WintergreenGaultheria procumbens

Wood AvensGeum urbanum

Wood SorrelOxalis acetosella

YarrowAchillea millefolium

Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalis

Foraging in August: common questions

What can you forage in August?

In August, 171 wild species in this guide are in season, including Aborted Entoloma, Bay Bolete, Beechwood Sickener, Beefsteak Fungus. The list is for the northern hemisphere; the southern hemisphere runs about six months offset.

What wild mushrooms are in season in August?

27 mushrooms are in season in August, such as Aborted Entoloma, Bay Bolete, Beechwood Sickener. Never eat a wild mushroom unless you are 100% certain of the identification.

One note before you head out

Forage helps you discover and identify wild plants, but identification is never 100% certain. Many edible plants have toxic lookalikes. Never eat anything you find based only on what this app tells you. Always confirm with a field guide, an experienced forager or a local expert. The season score tells you where to look, too: it’s not a guarantee. Mind conservation law and property rights as well.