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Foraging in Halifax: what's in season in September

274 of the 440 wild species in this guide are in season around Halifax right now, 174 at their peak, from Aborted Entoloma to American Beech. Updated automatically every month.

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Halifax · September

A localized calendar for the Halifax area, from real occurrence records.

174 at peak 274 in season 4 starting soon
Aborted Entoloma
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Aborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid Entoloma, Clouded Agaric, Wood Pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Beech
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American BeechFagus grandifolia
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: American hornbeam, eastern hophornbeam, yellow birch. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Caesar's Mushroom
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American Caesar's MushroomAmanita jacksonii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly agaric, Yellow patches, False Caesar's mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Elderberry
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American ElderberrySambucus canadensis
At peak
Woodland edges, Wetland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, poison hemlock, red elderberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Rowan
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American RowanSorbus americana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red elderberry, European rowan, Showy mountain-ash. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Amethyst Deceiver
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Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, Lilac Fibrecap, Lilac Bonnet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Amphibious Bistort
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Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Redshank, Pale persicaria, Water pepper. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Annual Ragweed
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Annual RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tansy, Common groundsel, Mugwort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Apple
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AppleMalus domestica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Quince, European pear, European crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi / Lingzhi, Hemlock varnish shelf, Southern bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Aspen Oyster
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Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Western jack-o'-lantern, Ivory funnel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Autumn Olive
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Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Amur honeysuckle, Winterberry, Russian olive. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bamboo Fungus
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Bamboo FungusPhallus indusiatus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Common stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Barberry
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BarberryBerberis vulgaris
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild privet, European holly, Fly honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bay Bolete
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Bay BoleteImleria badia
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Devil's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stem bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bayberry
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BayberryMorella pensylvanica
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Wetland
 Bear's Tooth Fungus
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Bear's Tooth FungusHericium coralloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Strict-branch Coral, Lion's Mane, Bear's Head Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bearberry
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BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
At peak
Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild cotoneaster, Salal, Lingonberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Beechwood Sickener
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Beechwood SickenerRussula cyanoxantha
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Greyish Brittlegill, Crab Brittlegill, Greencracked Brittlegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Berkeley's Polypore
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Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-staining polypore, Hen of the woods, Chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Chokeberry
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Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
At peak
Wetland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common privet, Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Huckleberry
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Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: glossy buckthorn, common buckthorn, common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Trumpet
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Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Devil's urn, Ashen chanterelle, Sinuous chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black-staining Polypore
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Black-staining PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-staining Polypore, Hen of the Woods, Mountain Polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blue Vervain
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Blue VervainVerbena hastata
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Common vervain, Hoary vervain, Purpletop vervain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blusher
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BlusherAmanita rubescens
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Panther cap, Fly agaric. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Buckthorn
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BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Wild privet, European holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bunchberry
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BunchberryCornus canadensis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lords-and-ladies, Canada mayflower, Dwarf cornel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Butter Collybia
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Butter CollybiaRhodocollybia butyracea
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Spotted Toughshank, Russet Toughshank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Buttonbush
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ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Winterberry, Red osier dogwood, Silky dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Canada Goldenrod
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Canada GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Ragwort, Giant goldenrod, Wrinkleleaf goldenrod. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Canada Mayflower
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Canada MayflowerMaianthemum canadense
At peak
Woodland
 Canada Yew
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Canada YewTaxus canadensis
At peak
Woodland
 Chanterelle
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ChanterelleCantharellus enelensis
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Eastern jack-o'-lantern, False chanterelle, Golden chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chanterelle
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ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Frosted Chanterelle, California Golden Chanterelle, White Chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chicken Fat Mushroom
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Chicken Fat MushroomSuillus americanus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Chicken Fat Mushroom, Yellow Slippery Jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Chicken of the Woods, Conifer Chicken of the Woods, Western Chicken-of-the-Woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chickweed
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ChickweedStellaria media
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: scarlet pimpernel, petty spurge, common mouse-ear chickweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chippewa Bolete
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Chippewa BoleteBoletus chippewaensis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stemmed bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chokecherry
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ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cloudberry
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CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
At peak
Wetland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Arctic bramble, Stone bramble, Dwarf red raspberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Hemp-nettle
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Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Hedge woundwort, Large-flowered hemp-nettle, Red hemp-nettle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Woodsorrel
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Common WoodsorrelOxalis stricta
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Creeping buttercup, Black medick, White clover. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conifer Mazegill
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Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Brown rot conk, Thin-walled maze polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conifer Tuft
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Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral bell, Sulphur tuft, Brick cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coral Fungus
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Coral FungusClavulina coralloides
At peak
Woodland
 Corrugated-cap Milky
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Corrugated-cap MilkyLactarius corrugis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fleecy milk cap, Weeping milk cap, Hygrophorus milk cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cranberry
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CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
At peak
Wetland, Heath & moor
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: lily of the valley, red baneberry, bearberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cranberry
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CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
At peak
Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Eastern teaberry, Lingonberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Jenny
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Creeping JennyLysimachia nummularia
At peak
Wetland, Waterside, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Ground ivy, Japanese loosestrife, Marsh pennywort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Juniper
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Creeping JuniperJuniperus horizontalis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Creeping Snowberry
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Creeping SnowberryGaultheria hispidula
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Partridgeberry, Eastern Teaberry, Small Cranberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Thistle
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Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: spear thistle, musk thistle, milk thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Crown Tipped Coral
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Crown Tipped CoralArtomyces pyxidatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Upright Coral, Golden Coral Fungus, Ivory Coral. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Deceiver
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DeceiverLaccaria laccata
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Scurfy Deceiver, Twisted Deceiver, Bicoloured Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Decorated Mop
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Decorated MopTricholomopsis decora
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spectacular Rustgill, Plums and Custard, Flaming Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Deer Mushroom
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Deer MushroomPluteus cervinus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid pinkgill, Clouded agaric, Willow shield. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dotted-stem Bolete
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Dotted-stem BoleteHemileccinum subglabripes
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red-mouth bolete, Ruby bolete, Iodine bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 early goldenrod
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early goldenrodSolidago juncea
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden ragwort, common groundsel, tansy ragwort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Eastern Daisy Fleabane
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Eastern Daisy FleabaneErigeron annuus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Philadelphia fleabane, Prairie fleabane, White panicle aster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 European Beech
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European BeechFagus sylvatica
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: European hornbeam, Common hazel, Common alder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Inkcap
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Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Mower's mushroom, Pale brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Ring Mushroom
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Fairy Ring MushroomMarasmius oreades
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Fool's Funnel, Spring Fieldcap, Penny Top. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Solomon's Seal
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False Solomon's SealMaianthemum stellatum
At peak
Woodland
 False Solomon's Seal
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False Solomon's SealMaianthemum racemosum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: False hellebore, Lily of the valley, Solomon's seal. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Field Mushroom
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Field MushroomAgaricus campestris
At peak
Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Fool's mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fly Agaric
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Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: False Caesar's Mushroom, Caesar's Amanita, Royal Fly Agaric. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fool's Webcap
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Fool's WebcapCortinarius bolaris
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: deadly webcap, fool's webcap, blood-red webcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Funnel Chanterelle
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Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden Chanterelle, Black Chanterelle, Cantharellus sphaerosporus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 garden cosmos
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garden cosmosCosmos bipinnatus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Golden tickseed, Sulphur cosmos, Apache beggarticks. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Giant Puffball
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Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (immature button stage), Destroying angel (egg stage), Common earthball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Glutinous Gomphidius
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Glutinous GomphidiusGomphidius glutinosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Copper Spike, Larch Spike, Blackening Slime Spike. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Greenbrier
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GreenbrierSmilax rotundifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Gypsy Mushroom
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Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Deadly galerina, Deadly fibrecap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hawthorn
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HawthornCrataegus monogyna
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall cotoneaster, Firethorn, European holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Heather
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HeatherCalluna vulgaris
At peak
Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bell heather, Cross-leaved heath, Winter heath. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Herb Robert
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Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Little Robin, Shining Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Cranesbill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Highbush Cranberry
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Highbush CranberryViburnum opulus
At peak
Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Bittersweet nightshade, Wayfaring tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hobblebush
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HobblebushViburnum lantanoides
At peak
Woodland
 Honeysuckle
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HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Perfoliate honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hop
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HopHumulus lupulus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Bittersweet nightshade, White bryony, Hedge bindweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Inkberry
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InkberryIlex glabra
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Chinese privet, yaupon holly, large gallberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jelly Spike
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Jelly SpikePseudohydnum gelatinosum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black witches' butter, Yellow brain, Warlock's butter. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jellybaby Fungus
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Jellybaby FungusLeotia lubrica
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common cudonia, Green jelly baby, Beech jellydisc. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Juniper
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JuniperJuniperus communis
At peak
Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: English yew, Savin juniper, Prickly juniper. Only forage with a confident ID.
 lady's-mantle
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lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Monkshood, Common lady's mantle, Alpine lady's mantle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Larch Bolete
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Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Larch Bolete, Orange Larch Bolete, Slippery Jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Larch Suillus
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Larch SuillusSuillus spraguei
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Western Painted Suillus, Hollow Bolete, Rosy Larch Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lesser Burdock
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Lesser BurdockArctium minus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Butterbur. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lingonberry
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LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
At peak
Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild cotoneaster, Bearberry, Small cranberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lion's Mane
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Lion's ManeHericium americanum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Coral tooth fungus, Lion's mane, Bear's head tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lobster Mushroom
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Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Peppery milkcap, Short-stemmed russula, Firm russula. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lowbush Blueberry
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Lowbush BlueberryVaccinium angustifolium
At peak
Woodland, Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lucerne
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LucerneMedicago sativa
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, White sweet clover, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Maitake
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MaitakeGrifola frondosa
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Black-Staining Polypore, Giant Polypore, Berkeley's Polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Mare's Tail
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Mare's TailErigeron canadensis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Guernsey fleabane, flax-leaved fleabane, panicled aster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Multiflora Rose
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Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Narrow-leaved Cattail
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Narrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifolia
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow flag iris, Sweet flag, Broadleaf cattail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Netted Spine Fungus
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Netted Spine FungusHydnellum scrobiculatum
At peak
Woodland
 New England Aster
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New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Northern Red Oak
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Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Black oak, Scarlet oak, Pin oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oak Loving Gymnopus
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Oak Loving GymnopusGymnopus dryophilus
At peak
Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral bell, Fairy ring mushroom, Spindleshank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ochre Jelly Club
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Ochre Jelly ClubGuepinia helvelloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Jelly ear, Leafy brain, Yellow stagshorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Old-man-of-the-woods
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Old-man-of-the-woodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Confusing Old Man of the Woods, Russell's Bolete, Bitter Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Jelly Spot
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Orange Jelly SpotDacrymyces chrysospermus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Witch's butter, Golden ear, Common jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Peel Fungus
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Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spring orange peel fungus, Hare's ear, Eyelash cup. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Spine Fungus
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Orange Spine FungusHydnellum aurantiacum
At peak
Woodland
 Oriental Bittersweet
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Oriental BittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Ornate-stemmed Bolete
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Ornate-stemmed BoleteRetiboletus ornatipes
At peak
Woodland
 Oyster Mushroom
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Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel wings, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Chanterelle
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Pale ChanterelleCantharellula umbonata
At peak
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Club Foot, Twotone Funnel, The Goblet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Parrot Waxcap
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Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Heath Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Butter Waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Partridgeberry
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PartridgeberryMitchella repens
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Wintergreen, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pedunculate Oak
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Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: sessile oak, Turkey oak, downy oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pickerelweed
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PickerelweedPontederia cordata
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green arrow arum, Water arum, Water plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pleated Parasol
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Pleated ParasolParasola plicatilis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Petticoat mottlegill, Goldenhaired pleated inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Porcini/Cep
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Porcini/CepBoletus edulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Bitter Bolete, Summer Bolete, Bay Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Powderhorn
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PowderhornCryptoporus volvatus
At peak
Woodland
 Puffball
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PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
At peak
Grassland, Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Umber-brown Puffball, Pestle Puffball, Pear-shaped Puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Puffball
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PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Common earthball, Common puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple-gilled Laccaria
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Purple-gilled LaccariaLaccaria proxima
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Split Fibrecap, Deadly Webcap, Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple-spored Puffball
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Purple-spored PuffballCalvatia cyathiformis
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Common earthball, Giant puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Cage Stinkhorn
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Red Cage StinkhornPhallus ravenelii
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Red-osier Dogwood
🌿
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
At peak
Waterside, Wetland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: silky dogwood, common dogwood, red-barked dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ribwort Plantain
🌿
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Broadleaf plantain, Hoary plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 rose of Sharon
🌿
rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Chinese hibiscus, Swamp rose-mallow, Hollyhock. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rowan
🌿
RowanSorbus aucuparia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: red elderberry, tree cotoneaster, wild service tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rugosa Rose
🌿
Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Dog rose, Multiflora rose, Prickly wild rose. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Saffron Milk Cap
🍄
Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Woolly milkcap, Yellowdrop milkcap, False saffron milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scaber Stalk
🍄
Scaber StalkLeccinum scutiger
At peak
Woodland, Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
 Scaber Stalk
🍄
Scaber StalkLeccinum scabrum
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Bitter bolete, Red-capped scaber stalk, Orange birch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scaly Hedgehog
🍄
Scaly HedgehogSarcodon squamosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Shingled hedgehog, Ridged tooth, Bitter tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scaly Pholiota
🍄
Scaly PholiotaPholiota squarrosoides
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Shaggy Scalycap, Sulphur Tuft, Golden Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Waxcap
🍄
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Crimson waxcap, Splendid waxcap, Vermilion waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shaggy Scalycap
🍄
Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly galerina, Sulphur tuft, Sharp-scaly pholiota. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Short-stemmed Russula
🍄
Short-stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Milk White Brittlegill, Blue Band Brittlegill, Subalpine Waxy Cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Slippery Jack
🍄
Slippery JackSuillus luteus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Weeping bolete, Ornate-stalked bolete, Larch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 smallspike false nettle
🌿
smallspike false nettleBoehmeria cylindrica
At peak
Wetland, Waterside, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Annual mercury, Stinging nettle, Canadian clearweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Soursob
🌿
SoursobOxalis corniculata
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Common yellow woodsorrel, Slender yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spatterdock
🌿
SpatterdockNuphar variegata
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
 Spear Thistle
🌿
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Greater burdock, Cotton thistle, Creeping thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spikenard
🌿
SpikenardAralia racemosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: red baneberry, American pokeweed, red elderberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spindle Coral
🍄
Spindle CoralClavulinopsis fusiformis
At peak
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Handsome club, Apricot club, White spindles. Only forage with a confident ID.
 spiny sowthistle
🌿
spiny sowthistleSonchus asper
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: common sow thistle, field sow thistle, prickly lettuce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
🌿
Spotted Joe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatum
At peak
Wetland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common boneset, White snakeroot, Sweet Joe-Pye weed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spotted Ladysthumb
🌿
Spotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosa
At peak
Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Water pepper, Pale persicaria, Amphibious bistort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spotted Touch-me-not
🌿
Spotted Touch-me-notImpatiens capensis
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Himalayan balsam, Small balsam, Pale jewelweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stinkhorn
🍄
StinkhornPhallus impudicus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Dune stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Straight-stalked Entoloma
🍄
Straight-stalked EntolomaEntoloma strictius
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid Entoloma, Wood Pinkgill, Common Bonnet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Strawberry Tooth Fungus
🍄
Strawberry Tooth FungusHydnellum peckii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Velvet Tooth, Zoned Tooth, Orange Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sumac
🌿
SumacRhus typhina
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison sumac, smooth sumac, tree of heaven. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sunflower
🌿
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden crownbeard, Jerusalem artichoke, false sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweet Gale
🌿
Sweet GaleMyrica gale
At peak
Wetland, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Grey willow, Common alder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweet Pepperbush
🌿
Sweet PepperbushClethra alnifolia
At peak
Wetland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Sweetflag
🌿
SweetflagAcorus calamus
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: White hellebore, Yellow flag iris, Blue flag iris. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sycamore Tar Spot
🍄
Sycamore Tar SpotRhytisma acerinum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Tansy
🌿
TansyTanacetum vulgare
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common ragwort, Ragwort, Canada goldenrod. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tatarian Maple
🌿
Tatarian MapleAcer tataricum
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 The Flirt
🍄
The FlirtRussula vesca
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Panther cap, The sickener, Primrose brittlegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tiger Lily
🌿
Tiger LilyLilium lancifolium
At peak
Woodland edges, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Turk's cap lily, Henry's lily, Leopard lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Velvet Roll-rim
🍄
Velvet Roll-rimTapinella atrotomentosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Brown Roll-rim, Oyster Rollrim, Orange Mock Oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Virginia Creeper
🌿
Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, horse chestnut, woodbine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Viscid Violet Cort
🍄
Viscid Violet CortCortinarius iodes
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, Fool's Webcap, Gassy Webcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Baneberry
🌿
White BaneberryActaea pachypoda
At peak
Woodland
 Wild Carrot
🌿
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Fool's parsley. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Parsnip
🌿
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, cowbane. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Sarsaparilla
🌿
Wild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison ivy, Bristly sarsaparilla, American spikenard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Teasel
🌿
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Witch Hazel
🌰
Witch HazelHamamelis virginiana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common buckthorn, Glossy buckthorn, American hazelnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witchgrass
🌿
WitchgrassPanicum capillare
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: fall panicum, broomcorn millet, hairy crabgrass. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Withe Rod
🌿
Withe RodViburnum cassinoides
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Wetland, Waterside
 Wood Avens
🌿
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Creeping buttercup, Water avens, Creeping cinquefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Ear
🍄
Wood EarAuricularia americana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: witches' butter, amber jelly roll, wood ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Clintonia
🌿
Yellow ClintoniaClintonia borealis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: American false hellebore, Lily of the valley, False Solomon's seal. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Balsam Poplar
🌿
Balsam PoplarPopulus balsamifera
In season
Woodland, Wetland
 Birch Polypore
🍄
Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Artist's bracket, Tinder fungus, Lumpy bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Spruce
🌿
Black SprucePicea mariana
In season
Woodland, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada yew, White spruce, Red spruce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black-eyed Susan
🌿
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Cutleaf coneflower, Orange coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Borage
🌿
BorageBorago officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Hound's-tongue. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Canadian Mint
🌿
Canadian MintMentha canadensis
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: American germander, ground ivy, American water horehound. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chaga
🍄
ChagaInonotus obliquus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Willow bracket, Fox polypore, Tinder fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chives
🌿
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Autumn crocus, Wild tulip, Star-of-Bethlehem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Clubmoss
🌿
ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Common Mullein
🌿
Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Dense-flowered mullein. Only forage with a confident ID.
 common scullcap
🌿
common scullcapScutellaria galericulata
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Water Germander, Marsh Woundwort, Self-heal. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coralline Algae
🌿
Coralline AlgaeCorallina officinalis
In season
Waterside
 Cramp Ball
🍄
Cramp BallDaldinia concentrica
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Birch woodwart, Carbon balls, Beech woodwart. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Crowberry
🌿
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum
In season
Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Bilberry, Lingonberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
🌿
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: springy turf-moss, lanky moss, glittering wood moss. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Daisy
🌿
DaisyBellis perennis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Southern daisy, Mexican fleabane, Oxeye daisy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dead Man's Fingers
🍄
Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Dead man's fingers (long-stemmed), Candlesnuff fungus, King Alfred's cakes. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Disc Mayweed
🌿
Disc MayweedMatricaria discoidea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: stinking chamomile, German chamomile, scentless mayweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dog Lichen
🍄
Dog LichenPeltigera canina
In season
Woodland edges, Grassland
 Dulse
🌿
DulsePalmaria palmata
In season
Waterside
 Eastern Hemlock
🌿
Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada yew, English yew, Balsam fir. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Eastern White Cedar
🌿
Eastern White CedarThuja occidentalis
In season
Woodland, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Canada yew, Eastern red cedar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Elegant Sunburst Lichen
🍄
Elegant Sunburst LichenXanthoria elegans
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Evening Primrose
🌿
Evening PrimroseOenothera biennis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Common mullein, Large-flowered evening primrose. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Tinder Fungus
🍄
False Tinder FungusPhellinus igniarius
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Tinder fungus, Red-belted conk, Artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Feather Moss
🍄
Feather MossPleurozium schreberi
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Glittering wood moss, Neat feather-moss, Big shaggy-moss. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Field Sowthistle
🌿
Field SowthistleSonchus arvensis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: common ragwort, common sow thistle, prickly sow thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Flowering Raspberry
🫐
Flowering RaspberryRubus odoratus
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Red raspberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Forked Lichen
🍄
Forked LichenCladonia furcata
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland
 Fragrant Water Lily
🌿
Fragrant Water LilyNymphaea odorata
In season
Waterside, Wetland
 Freckle Pelt Lichen
🍄
Freckle Pelt LichenPeltigera aphthosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Goldthread
🌿
GoldthreadCoptis trifolia
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Grey Alder
🌿
Grey AlderAlnus incana
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Black alder, Green alder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ground Elder
🌿
Ground ElderAegopodium podagraria
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, cowbane, fool's parsley. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hedge Bindweed
🌿
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Field bindweed, Common morning glory, Sea bindweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hemlock Varnish Shelf
🍄
Hemlock Varnish ShelfGanoderma tsugae
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Curtis's Reishi, Stemless Reishi. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Honey Mushroom
🍄
Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Horse's Hoof Fungus
🍄
Horse's Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Red-belted conk, Willow bracket, Artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Indian Hemp
🌿
Indian HempApocynum cannabinum
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside
 Irish Moss
🌿
Irish MossChondrus crispus
In season
Waterside
 Jack Pine
🌿
Jack PinePinus banksiana
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Jelly Babies
🍄
Jelly BabiesDacrymyces spathularis
In season
Woodland
 Knapweed
🌿
KnapweedCentaurea nigra
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Brown knapweed, Greater knapweed, Spotted knapweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Labrador Tea
🌿
Labrador TeaRhododendron groenlandicum
In season
Wetland, Heath & moor, Woodland
 Lesser Spearwort
🌿
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Grassland
 Lumpy Bracket
🍄
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Hairy bracket, Pubescent bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lungwort Lichen
🍄
Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Textured lungwort, Speckle-belly lichen, Broad-leaved lungwort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Map Lichen / Geographic Lichen
🍄
Map Lichen / Geographic LichenRhizocarpon geographicum
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: rust-colored cobblestone lichen, dark brown tile lichen, map lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Miller Mushroom
🍄
Miller MushroomClitopilus prunulus
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Clouded Funnel, Livid Pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Nipplewort
🌿
NipplewortLapsana communis
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Common sowthistle, Prickly sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oakmoss Lichen
🍄
Oakmoss LichenEvernia prunastri
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Tree moss lichen, Farinose cartilage lichen, Old man's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 One-flowered Wintergreen
🌿
One-flowered WintergreenOrthilia secunda
In season
Woodland
 Oregano
🌿
OreganoOriganum vulgare
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall germander, Wild basil, Wild thyme. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pipsissewa
🌿
PipsissewaChimaphila umbellata
In season
Woodland
 Pixie Cup Lichen
🍄
Pixie Cup LichenCladonia pyxidata
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
 Powdered Reindeer Lichen
🍄
Powdered Reindeer LichenCladonia uncialis
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland
 Powdered Shield Lichen
🍄
Powdered Shield LichenHypogymnia physodes
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: powder-headed tube lichen, forked tube lichen, hammered shield lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prairie Fleabane
🌿
Prairie FleabaneErigeron strigosus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Purple Loosestrife
🌿
Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria
In season
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: great willowherb, fireweed, European wand loosestrife. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purslane
🌿
PurslanePortulaca oleracea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, petty spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ragbag Lichen
🍄
Ragbag LichenPlatismatia glauca
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Olive Cetrelia lichen, Ragged rag lichen, American wrinkle lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Clover
🌿
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow sweet clover, Bird's-foot trefoil, White clover. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Pine
🌿
Red PinePinus resinosa
In season
Woodland
 Red Spruce
🌿
Red SprucePicea rubens
In season
Woodland
 Redroot Amaranth
🌿
Redroot AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Black nightshade, Lambsquarters, Smooth pigweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Reindeer Lichen
🍄
Reindeer LichenCladonia stellaris
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Reindeer Lichen
🍄
Reindeer LichenCladonia rangiferina
In season
Heath & moor, Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Star-tipped reindeer lichen, Reindeer lichen, Reindeer lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scots Pine
🌿
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Norway spruce, Black pine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 sea mayweed
🌿
sea mayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside, Grassland
 Seaside Plantain
🌿
Seaside PlantainPlantago maritima
In season
Grassland, Waterside
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Sea arrowgrass, Marsh arrowgrass, Buck's-horn plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Self-heal
🌿
Self-healPrunella vulgaris
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Bugleweed, Ground ivy, Wild basil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shepherd's Purse
🌿
Shepherd's PurseCapsella bursa-pastoris
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Field pennycress, Lesser swine cress. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shield Lichen
🍄
Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Common greenshield lichen, Salted shield lichen, Monk's-hood lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silverweed
🌿
SilverweedArgentina anserina
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Wetland
 Smooth Navel Lichen
🍄
Smooth Navel LichenUmbilicaria mammulata
In season
Woodland
 Smooth Sow-thistle
🌿
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Prickly sow-thistle, Field sow-thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Splendid Feather Moss
🍄
Splendid Feather MossHylocomium splendens
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Split Gill
🍄
Split GillSchizophyllum commune
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Crimped gill, Hairy curtain crust, Turkey tail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stone Lichen
🍄
Stone LichenParmelia saxatilis
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Stringy Beard Lichen
🍄
Stringy Beard LichenUsnea strigosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wolf Lichen, Oakmoss, Dotted Ramalina. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweetfern
🌿
SweetfernComptonia peregrina
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 Tulip Tree
🌿
Tulip TreeLiriodendron tulipifera
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow buckeye, American sycamore, Sugar maple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Turkey Tail
🍄
Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: False turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Valerian
🌿
ValerianValeriana officinalis
In season
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, cowbane, hemp-agrimony. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Viper's Bugloss
🌿
Viper's BuglossEchium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 White Clover
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White CloverTrifolium repens
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, creeping woodsorrel, black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Spruce
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White SprucePicea glauca
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Canada yew, Black spruce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Sweetclover
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White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, Alfalfa, Fenugreek. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Basil
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Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Lesser calamint, Wild marjoram, Selfheal. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Winterberry
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WinterberryIlex verticillata
In season
Wetland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: European holly, American holly, Amur honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wintergreen
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WintergreenGaultheria procumbens
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Lingonberry, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witch's Butter
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Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Golden ear, Orange jelly spot, Golden white jelly fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witch's Hair Lichen
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Witch's Hair LichenAlectoria sarmentosa
In season
Woodland
 Wood Blewit
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Wood BlewitLepista nuda
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's webcap, Deadly webcap, Livid pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wrinkled Crust Fungus
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Wrinkled Crust FungusPlicaturopsis crispa
In season
Woodland
 Yarrow
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YarrowAchillea millefolium
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, tansy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Flag Iris
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Yellow Flag IrisIris pseudacorus
In season
Wetland, Waterside
 Yellow Polypore
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Yellow PolyporeFomitopsis ochracea
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Red-belted conk, Northern red-belted conk, Birch polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Wall Lichen
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Yellow Wall LichenXanthoria parietina
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Elegant sunburst lichen, Pincushion sunburst lichen, Shrubby sunburst lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.

Starting soon

Blushing Bracket
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Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
From October
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Oak Mazegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jerusalem Artichoke
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Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
From October
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, common sunflower, sawtooth sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Late Oyster
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Late OysterSarcomyxa serotina
From October
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel wings, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Bitter oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shaggy Inkcap
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Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
From October
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green-spored parasol, Common inkcap, Magpie inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.

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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.

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