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Foraging in Adelaide: what's in season in July

13 of the 48 wild species in this guide are in season around Adelaide right now, 3 at their peak, from Birch sap to Chickweed. Updated automatically every month.

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Adelaide · July

Southern-hemisphere calendar, tuned to Adelaide's latitude (34.9°S).

3 at peak 13 in season 2 starting soon
Birch sap
🌳
Birch sapBetula pendula
At peak
Tapped from birch trunks just before leaf-out
Chickweed
🌿
ChickweedStellaria media
At peak
Gardens, fields and disturbed ground, almost year-round
⚠ Check the single line of hairs along the stem.
Wild garlic
🌿
Wild garlicAllium ursinum
At peak
Damp, shady woodland, often in dense carpets
⚠ Deadly lookalikes: lily of the valley and autumn crocus. Every single leaf must smell of garlic.
Common sorrel
🌿
Common sorrelRumex acetosa
In season
Grassland and meadows
⚠ Oxalic acid: enjoy in moderation. Toxic lookalike: lords-and-ladies.
Dandelion
🌼
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
In season
Meadows, lawns and verges almost everywhere
Garlic mustard
🌿
Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
In season
Hedgerows and woodland edges
Ground elder
🌿
Ground elderAegopodium podagraria
In season
Gardens, parks and shady hedgerows; best young
⚠ Carrot-family lookalikes exist: check the triangular, grooved leaf stem.
Morel
🍄
MorelMorchella esculenta
In season
Ash woods, old orchards and disturbed ground in spring
⚠ Deadly lookalike: false morel. Always cook morels thoroughly.
Oyster mushroom
🍄
Oyster mushroomPleurotus ostreatus
In season
Dead beech and poplar; fruits after cold snaps
Ribwort plantain
🌿
Ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata
In season
Paths, meadows and lawns
Stinging nettle
🌱
Stinging nettleUrtica dioica
In season
Rich soils: field edges, riverbanks, disturbed ground
Watercress
💧
WatercressNasturtium officinale
In season
Clean, flowing streams
⚠ Liver-fluke risk near livestock: cook if unsure. Lookalike: fool's watercress.
Wood sorrel
☘️
Wood sorrelOxalis acetosella
In season
Shady woodland floors and mossy logs
⚠ Oxalic acid: small amounts only.

Starting soon

Spruce tips
🌲
Spruce tipsPicea abies
From August
Fresh bright-green tips on spruce in spring
⚠ Never confuse with yew: yew is deadly poisonous.
Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
From August
Dry meadows and verges
⚠ Carrot-family lookalikes: crushed leaves smell herbal and bitter.

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Later in the year

🌰 Beechnut
🫐 Bilberry
🫐 Blackberry
🍄 Chanterelle
🍄 Chicken of the woods
🍒 Cornelian cherry
🍏 Crab apple
🍇 Elderberry
🌸 Elderflower
🍄 Field mushroom
⚪ Giant puffball
🍒 Hawthorn berries
🌰 Hazelnut
🍄 Hedgehog mushroom
🌼 Linden blossom
🌼 Meadowsweet
🍄 Parasol mushroom
🍄 Porcini
🌹 Rosehip
🍒 Rowan berries
🍊 Sea buckthorn
🍄 Shaggy ink cap
🫐 Sloe
🌰 Sweet chestnut
🌰 Walnut
🍒 Wild cherry
🌸 Wild marjoram
🌿 Wild mint
🍑 Wild plum & mirabelle
🍓 Wild raspberry
🌹 Wild rose petals
🍓 Wild strawberry
🌸 Wild thyme

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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 look-alikes. 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.

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