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What to forage in October

113 wild plants, berries, nuts and mushrooms are in season to forage in October, from Aborted Entoloma, Aspen Oyster, Bay Bolete, Beechwood Sickener. Northern hemisphere. See what's in season near you.

Mushrooms in October 40

Aborted EntolomaAborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivumAspen OysterAspen OysterPleurotus populinusBay BoleteBay BoleteImleria badiaBeechwood SickenerBeechwood SickenerRussula cyanoxanthaBeefsteak FungusBeefsteak FungusFistulina hepaticaBerkeley's PolyporeBerkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyiBirch PolyporeBirch PolyporeFomitopsis betulinaCandlestick FungusCandlestick FungusXylaria hypoxylonChanterelleChanterelleCantharellus cibariusChicken of the WoodsChicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusClouded FunnelClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisCollared EarthstarCollared EarthstarGeastrum triplexCommon PuffballCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumDeceiverDeceiverLaccaria laccataDotted-stem BoleteDotted-stem BoleteHemileccinum subglabripesEnoki MushroomEnoki MushroomFlammulina velutipesFairy InkcapFairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatusField MushroomField MushroomAgaricus campestrisFly AgaricFly AgaricAmanita muscariaFunnel ChanterelleFunnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformisGiant PuffballGiant PuffballCalvatia giganteaGypsy MushroomGypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatusHoney MushroomHoney MushroomArmillaria melleaHoney MushroomHoney MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosaIndigo Milk CapIndigo Milk CapLactarius indigoJelly Ear FungusJelly Ear FungusAuricularia auricula-judaeLarch BoleteLarch BoleteSuillus grevilleiLion's ManeLion's ManeHericium americanumLion's ManeLion's ManeHericium erinaceusMaitakeMaitakeGrifola frondosaOyster MushroomOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusParasol MushroomParasol MushroomMacrolepiota proceraPorcini/CepPorcini/CepBoletus edulisShaggy ManeShaggy ManeCoprinus comatusSnow FungusSnow FungusTremella fuciformisTurkey TailTurkey TailTrametes versicolorWitch's ButterWitch's ButterTremella mesentericaWood BlewitWood BlewitLepista nudaWood EarWood EarAuricularia mesentericaYellow Jelly FungusYellow Jelly FungusCalocera viscosa

Berries & fruit in October 10

Black ElderberryBlack ElderberrySambucus nigraCornelian CherryCornelian CherryCornus masHawthorn BerryHawthorn BerryCrataegus laevigataHighbush CranberryHighbush CranberryViburnum opulusMuscadine GrapeMuscadine GrapeVitis rotundifoliaRiver GrapeRiver GrapeVitis ripariaRowan BerryRowan BerrySorbus aucupariaSloeSloePrunus spinosaWild AppleWild AppleMalus sylvestrisWild Rose (Rosehip)Wild Rose (Rosehip)Rosa canina

Nuts in October 5

American BeechAmerican BeechFagus grandifoliaAmerican ChestnutAmerican ChestnutCastanea dentataAmerican Witch-hazelAmerican Witch-hazelHamamelis virginianaBlack WalnutBlack WalnutJuglans nigraEuropean BeechEuropean BeechFagus sylvatica

Plants & herbs in October 58

American PersimmonAmerican PersimmonDiospyros virginianaAmur HoneysuckleAmur HoneysuckleLonicera maackiiAutumn OliveAutumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataBearberryBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiBitternut HickoryBitternut HickoryCarya cordiformisBlack ChokeberryBlack ChokeberryAronia melanocarpaBur OakBur OakQuercus macrocarpaBurdockBurdockArctium lappaCanada MayflowerCanada MayflowerMaianthemum canadenseCat's-earCat's-earHypochaeris radicataChickweedChickweedStellaria mediaChicoryChicoryCichorium intybusCommon WoodsorrelCommon WoodsorrelOxalis strictaCorn MintCorn MintMentha arvensisDaisyDaisyBellis perennisDandelionDandelionTaraxacum officinaleEnglish OakEnglish OakQuercus roburEuropean GoldenrodEuropean GoldenrodSolidago virgaureaFennelFennelFoeniculum vulgareHackberryHackberryCeltis occidentalisHawthornHawthornCrataegus monogynaHerb RobertHerb RobertGeranium robertianumJapanese HoneysuckleJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJuniperJuniperJuniperus communisLingonberryLingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaMapleleaf ViburnumMapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifoliumMultiflora RoseMultiflora RoseRosa multifloraNarrow-leaved CattailNarrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifoliaNasturtiumNasturtiumTropaeolum majusNew York AsterNew York AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeNorthern Red OakNorthern Red OakQuercus rubraPartridgeberryPartridgeberryMitchella repensPickerelweedPickerelweedPontederia cordataPurple PassionflowerPurple PassionflowerPassiflora incarnataRibwort PlantainRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRoughleaf DogwoodRoughleaf DogwoodCornus drummondiiRugosa RoseRugosa RoseRosa rugosaRussian OliveRussian OliveElaeagnus angustifoliaSessile OakSessile OakQuercus petraeaSheep SorrelSheep SorrelRumex acetosellaSpatterdockSpatterdockNuphar advenaSpearmintSpearmintMentha spicataSpicebushSpicebushLindera benzoinSpotted LadysthumbSpotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosaStaghorn SumacStaghorn SumacRhus typhinaStinging NettleStinging NettleUrtica dioicaSweet GumSweet GumLiquidambar styracifluaTulip TreeTulip TreeLiriodendron tulipiferaVirginia CreeperVirginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaWhite BaneberryWhite BaneberryActaea pachypodaWhite CloverWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite DeadnettleWhite DeadnettleLamium albumWhite OakWhite OakQuercus albaWild CarrotWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild SarsaparillaWild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulisWinged SumacWinged SumacRhus copallinaWintergreenWintergreenGaultheria procumbensWood AvensWood AvensGeum urbanum

Foraging in October: common questions

What can you forage in October?

In October, 113 wild species in this guide are in season, including Aborted Entoloma, Aspen Oyster, Bay Bolete, Beechwood Sickener. The list is for the northern hemisphere; the southern hemisphere runs about six months offset.

What wild mushrooms are in season in October?

40 mushrooms are in season in October, such as Aborted Entoloma, Aspen Oyster, Bay Bolete. Never eat a wild mushroom unless you are 100% certain of the identification.

Keep exploring

← September November → Season Finder Species library

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.