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What to forage in May

144 wild plants, berries, nuts and mushrooms are in season to forage in May, from Aspen Oyster, Bay Bolete, Birch Polypore, Chanterelle. Northern hemisphere. See what's in season near you.

Mushrooms in May 12

Aspen OysterAspen OysterPleurotus populinusBay BoleteBay BoleteImleria badiaBirch PolyporeBirch PolyporeFomitopsis betulinaChanterelleChanterelleCantharellus cibariusChicken of the WoodsChicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusDryad's SaddleDryad's SaddleCerioporus squamosusMorelMorelMorchella americanaMorelMorelMorchella esculentaOrange Jelly Spotting FungusOrange Jelly Spotting FungusDacrymyces spathulariusShaggy ManeShaggy ManeCoprinus comatusTurkey TailTurkey TailTrametes versicolorWood EarWood EarAuricularia mesenterica

Berries & fruit in May 11

BilberryBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBird CherryBird CherryPrunus padusBlack CherryBlack CherryPrunus serotinaBlack RaspberryBlack RaspberryRubus occidentalisGooseberryGooseberryRibes uva-crispaHighbush BlueberryHighbush BlueberryVaccinium corymbosumRed ElderberryRed ElderberrySambucus racemosaRiver GrapeRiver GrapeVitis ripariaWhite MulberryWhite MulberryMorus albaWild StrawberryWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryWild StrawberryFragaria virginiana

Nuts in May 5

American BeechAmerican BeechFagus grandifoliaAmerican ChestnutAmerican ChestnutCastanea dentataAmerican Witch-hazelAmerican Witch-hazelHamamelis virginianaEuropean BeechEuropean BeechFagus sylvaticaWalnutWalnutJuglans regia

Plants & herbs in May 116

Bald CypressBald CypressTaxodium distichumBeaked HazelnutBeaked HazelnutCorylus cornutaBearberryBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiBird's-foot VioletBird's-foot VioletViola pedataBlack LocustBlack LocustRobinia pseudoacaciaBladder CampionBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBracken FernBracken FernPteridium aquilinumBristly GreenbrierBristly GreenbrierSmilax tamnoidesBroad-leaved ThymeBroad-leaved ThymeThymus pulegioidesBugleBugleAjuga reptansBulbiferous BittercressBulbiferous BittercressCardamine bulbiferaCat's-earCat's-earHypochaeris radicataChickweedChickweedStellaria mediaChicoryChicoryCichorium intybusCinquefoilCinquefoilPotentilla reptansCleaversCleaversGalium aparineComfreyComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon MilkweedCommon MilkweedAsclepias syriacaCommon WoodsorrelCommon WoodsorrelOxalis strictaCorn MintCorn MintMentha arvensisCow ParsleyCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCowslipCowslipPrimula verisCuckooflowerCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCurled DockCurled DockRumex crispusCutleaf ToothwortCutleaf ToothwortCardamine concatenataDaisyDaisyBellis perennisDame's RocketDame's RocketHesperis matronalisDandelionDandelionTaraxacum officinaleDowny BirchDowny BirchBetula pubescensDropwortDropwortFilipendula vulgarisEastern RedbudEastern RedbudCercis canadensisEastern White PineEastern White PinePinus strobusFennelFennelFoeniculum vulgareFireweedFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumFragrant SumacFragrant SumacRhus aromaticaGarlic MustardGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGround IvyGround IvyGlechoma hederaceaHackberryHackberryCeltis occidentalisHenbit DeadnettleHenbit DeadnettleLamium amplexicauleHerb RobertHerb RobertGeranium robertianumHogweedHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIntermediate Wood FernIntermediate Wood FernDryopteris intermediaJapanese HoneysuckleJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJapanese KnotweedJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaLamb's QuartersLamb's QuartersChenopodium albumLarge Bitter-cressLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLemon BalmLemon BalmMelissa officinalisLindenLindenTilia cordataLiverleafLiverleafHepatica americanaLizard's TailLizard's TailSaururus cernuusLungwortLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLyreleaf SageLyreleaf SageSalvia lyrataMarsh MarigoldMarsh MarigoldCaltha palustrisMayappleMayapplePodophyllum peltatumMeadowsweetMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMilk ThistleMilk ThistleSilybum marianumNarrow-leaf Lady FernNarrow-leaf Lady FernAthyrium angustumNarrow-leaved CattailNarrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifoliaNipplewortNipplewortLapsana communisNorway SpruceNorway SprucePicea abiesOstrich FernOstrich FernMatteuccia struthiopterisOx-eye DaisyOx-eye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgarePaper BirchPaper BirchBetula papyriferaPartridgeberryPartridgeberryMitchella repensPawpawPawpawAsimina trilobaPlantainPlantainPlantago majorPokeweedPokeweedPhytolacca americanaPrickly LettucePrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaQuaking AspenQuaking AspenPopulus tremuloidesRampsRampsAllium tricoccumRed CloverRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed Dead-nettleRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed MapleRed MapleAcer rubrumRedcurrantRedcurrantRibes rubrumRedroot AmaranthRedroot AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexusRibwort PlantainRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRivinus VioletRivinus VioletViola rivinianaRoyal FernRoyal FernOsmunda spectabilisSassafrasSassafrasSassafras albidumScots PineScots PinePinus sylvestrisSea RocketSea RocketCakile maritimaSelf-healSelf-healPrunella vulgarisSensitive FernSensitive FernOnoclea sensibilisSheep SorrelSheep SorrelRumex acetosellaShepherd's PurseShepherd's PurseCapsella bursa-pastorisSmooth Sow-thistleSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSorrelSorrelRumex acetosaSpatterdockSpatterdockNuphar advenaSpearmintSpearmintMentha spicataSpring BeautySpring BeautyClaytonia virginicaStaghorn SumacStaghorn SumacRhus typhinaStinging NettleStinging NettleUrtica dioicaSweet VioletSweet VioletViola odorataSweet WoodruffSweet WoodruffGalium odoratumSycamoreSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusTamarack LarchTamarack LarchLarix laricinaTormentilTormentilPotentilla erectaTrout LilyTrout LilyErythronium americanumTulip TreeTulip TreeLiriodendron tulipiferaViolet Wood SorrelViolet Wood SorrelOxalis violaceaVirginia BluebellsVirginia BluebellsMertensia virginicaVirginia PepperweedVirginia PepperweedLepidium virginicumVirginia WaterleafVirginia WaterleafHydrophyllum virginianumWayfaring TreeWayfaring TreeViburnum lantanaWhite CloverWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite DeadnettleWhite DeadnettleLamium albumWhite Dogtooth VioletWhite Dogtooth VioletErythronium albidumWild CarrotWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild GarlicWild GarlicAllium ursinumWild GeraniumWild GeraniumGeranium maculatumWinter CressWinter CressBarbarea vulgarisWintergreenWintergreenGaultheria procumbensWood AnemoneWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AvensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood SorrelWood SorrelOxalis acetosellaYellow BirchYellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis

Foraging in May: common questions

What can you forage in May?

In May, 144 wild species in this guide are in season, including Aspen Oyster, Bay Bolete, Birch Polypore, Chanterelle. The list is for the northern hemisphere; the southern hemisphere runs about six months offset.

What wild mushrooms are in season in May?

12 mushrooms are in season in May, such as Aspen Oyster, Bay Bolete, Birch Polypore. Never eat a wild mushroom unless you are 100% certain of the identification.

Keep exploring

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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.