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Foraging in Ottawa: what's in season in September

318 of the 469 wild species in this guide are in season around Ottawa right now, 209 at their peak, from Aborted Entoloma to Alder Buckthorn. Updated automatically every month.

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Ottawa · September

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

209 at peak 318 in season 5 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.
 Alder Buckthorn
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Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
At peak
Wetland, Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common buckthorn, Bird cherry, Wild privet. 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 Chestnut
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American ChestnutCastanea dentata
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Horse chestnut, Ohio buckeye, Chinese chestnut. 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.
 Anise Hyssop
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Anise HyssopAgastache foeniculum
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Catnip, Purple giant hyssop, Hyssop. 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.
 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.
 Bay Polypore
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Bay PolyporePicipes badius
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-footed polypore, Elegant polypore, Spring polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Beaked Hazelnut
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Beaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: American hazelnut, Common hazel, Eastern hophornbeam. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Bitternut Hickory
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Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black walnut, Shagbark hickory, Pignut hickory. 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 Walnut
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Black WalnutJuglans nigra
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tree of heaven, Butternut, English walnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black-eyed Susan
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Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Cutleaf coneflower, Orange coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black-staining Polypore
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Black-staining PolyporeMeripilus sumstinei
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Hen of the Woods, Berkeley's Polypore, Chicken of the Woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blue Hedgehog Fungus
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Blue Hedgehog FungusHydnellum caeruleum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Zoned Tooth, Mealy Tooth, Bleeding Tooth Fungus. 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.
 Borage
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BorageBorago officinalis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Hound's-tongue. 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.
 Buckwheat
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BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: black bindweed, Tartary buckwheat, lady's thumb. 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.
 Bur Oak
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Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: White oak, Swamp white oak, Overcup oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Burdock
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BurdockArctium lappa
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Common comfrey, Butterbur. 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.
 Canada Germander
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Canada GermanderTeucrium canadense
At peak
Wetland, Waterside, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Marsh woundwort, Wild mint, Self-heal. 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.
 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.
 Chicory
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ChicoryCichorium intybus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Prickly lettuce, Common sowthistle, Catsear. 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.
 Collared Earthstar
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Collared EarthstarGeastrum triplex
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Rounded earthstar, Arched earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Funnel
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Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Goblet, Tawny Funnel Cap. 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 Mullein
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Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Dense-flowered mullein. 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
 Corn Mint
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Corn MintMentha arvensis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Wood sage, Ground ivy, Catnip. 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.
 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.
 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 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.
 Dryad's Saddle
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Dryad's SaddlePhaeolus schweinitzii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Oak bracket, Chicken of the woods, Giant polypore. 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.
 Eastern Red Cedar
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Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Canadian yew, Savin juniper. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Elm Oyster
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Elm OysterHypsizygus ulmarius
At peak
Woodland
 European Bugleweed
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European BugleweedLycopus europaeus
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: hemp-agrimony, water mint, three-lobe beggarticks. 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.
 False Sunflower
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False SunflowerHeliopsis helianthoides
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Woodland sunflower, Cutleaf coneflower, Cup plant. 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.
 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.
 Grey Knight
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Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tiger tricholoma, Ashen knight, Beech knight. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Hackberry
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HackberryCeltis occidentalis
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common buckthorn, Glossy buckthorn, Sugarberry. 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
 Honeylocust
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HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos
At peak
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Black locust, Kentucky coffeetree, Carob. 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.
 Horseradish
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HorseradishArmoracia rusticana
At peak
Disturbed ground
 Indianpipe
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IndianpipeMonotropa uniflora
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Pinesap, Pinedrops, Spotted coralroot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Indigo Milk Cap
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Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Saffron milkcap, False saffron milkcap, Chelidonium milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jack-in-the-pulpit
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Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum
At peak
Woodland, Wetland
 Jelly Antlers
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Jelly AntlersCalocera viscosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Beautiful Clavaria, Golden Spindles, Meadow Coral. 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.
 Late Oyster
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Late OysterSarcomyxa serotina
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel wings, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Bitter oyster. 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.
 Lion's Mane
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Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Coral tooth fungus, Bear's head tooth fungus, Conifer coral tooth. 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.
 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.
 Mapleleaf Viburnum
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Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: European cranberrybush, mountain maple, common ninebark. 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.
 marsh mallow
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marsh mallowAlthaea officinalis
At peak
Wetland, Waterside, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Common mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Mock Strawberry
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Mock StrawberryPotentilla indica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry, creeping cinquefoil. 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.
 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
🍄
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
🍄
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
🍄
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.
 Oregano
🌿
OreganoOriganum vulgare
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall germander, Wild basil, Wild thyme. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oregon Grape
🫐
Oregon GrapeMahonia aquifolium
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: European holly, Heavenly bamboo, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oriental Bittersweet
🌿
Oriental BittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Ornate-stemmed Bolete
🍄
Ornate-stemmed BoleteRetiboletus ornatipes
At peak
Woodland
 Oyster Mushroom
🍄
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
🍄
Pale ChanterelleCantharellula umbonata
At peak
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Club Foot, Twotone Funnel, The Goblet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Partridgeberry
🌿
PartridgeberryMitchella repens
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Wintergreen, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pedunculate Oak
🌿
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: sessile oak, Turkey oak, downy oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pickerelweed
🌿
PickerelweedPontederia cordata
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green arrow arum, Water arum, Water plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Plantain
🌿
PlantainPlantago major
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Lily of the valley, Fragrant plantain lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pleated Parasol
🍄
Pleated ParasolParasola plicatilis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Petticoat mottlegill, Goldenhaired pleated inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Poison Hemlock
🌿
Poison HemlockConium maculatum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, fool's parsley, wild parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ponderosa Larch Mushroom
🍄
Ponderosa Larch MushroomNeolentinus ponderosus
At peak
Woodland
 Porcini/Cep
🍄
Porcini/CepBoletus edulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Bitter Bolete, Summer Bolete, Bay Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Powderhorn
🍄
PowderhornCryptoporus volvatus
At peak
Woodland
 Prickly Lettuce
🌿
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: common sowthistle, prickly sowthistle, wild lettuce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prickly Rose
🌿
Prickly RoseRosa acicularis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Woods' rose, Prairie rose, Smooth rose. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Puffball
🍄
PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
At peak
Grassland, Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Umber-brown Puffball, Pestle Puffball, Pear-shaped Puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Puffball
🍄
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 Coneflower
🌿
Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea
At peak
Grassland
 Purple-spored Puffball
🍄
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 Baneberry
🌿
Red BaneberryActaea rubra
At peak
Woodland
 Red Cage Stinkhorn
🍄
Red Cage StinkhornPhallus ravenelii
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Red Clover
🌿
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow sweet clover, Bird's-foot trefoil, White clover. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-cracking Bolete
🍄
Red-cracking BoleteXerocomelus chrysenteron
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stem bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 River Grape
🫐
River GrapeVitis riparia
At peak
Waterside, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada moonseed, Virginia creeper, poison ivy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rounded Earthstar
🍄
Rounded EarthstarGeastrum saccatum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Collared earthstar, Fringed earthstar. 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.
 Russian Olive
🌿
Russian OliveElaeagnus angustifolia
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Sea buckthorn, Silver buffaloberry, Autumn olive. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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 Chanterelle
🍄
Scaly ChanterelleTurbinellus floccosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden chanterelle, Pig's ear, Kauffman's gomphus. 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.
 Scutiger
🍄
ScutigerSarcodon imbricatus
At peak
Woodland
 Sea Buckthorn
🌿
Sea BuckthornHippophae rhamnoides
At peak
Waterside, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common buckthorn, Glossy buckthorn, Bittersweet nightshade. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shagbark Hickory
🌿
Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Ohio buckeye, Black walnut, Bitternut hickory. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shaggy Inkcap
🍄
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green-spored parasol, Common inkcap, Magpie inkcap. 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.
 Sheep Sorrel
🌿
Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lords-and-ladies, Common sorrel, Wood sorrel. 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.
 Silverberry
🌿
SilverberryElaeagnus commutata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 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.
 Smooth Sow-thistle
🌿
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Prickly sow-thistle, Field sow-thistle. 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.
 Speedwell
🌿
SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Germander speedwell, Birdeye speedwell, Thyme-leaved speedwell. 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.
 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 Hedgehog
🍄
Sweet HedgehogHydnum repandum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Terracotta Hedgehog, Chanterelle, Western Bellybutton Hedgehog. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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
 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.
 Tiger Sawgill
🍄
Tiger SawgillLentinus tigrinus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Spring polypore, Train wrecker. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Trainwrecker
🍄
TrainwreckerNeolentinus lepideus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Tiger sawgill, Bear lentinus, Resinous sawgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Truncated Clubfungus
🍄
Truncated ClubfungusClavariadelphus truncatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Scaly chanterelle, Giant club, Strap coral. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Virginia Bistort
🌿
Virginia BistortPersicaria virginiana
At peak
Woodland, Wetland
 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
 White Oak
🌿
White OakQuercus alba
At peak
Woodland
 Wild Bergamot
🌿
Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Scarlet beebalm, Spotted beebalm, Narrowleaf mountain mint. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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 Teasel
🌿
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Wintergreen
🌿
WintergreenGaultheria procumbens
At peak
Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Lingonberry, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Woolly Bolete
🍄
Woolly BoleteBoletopsis grisea
At peak
Woodland
 woolly hedgenettle
🌿
woolly hedgenettleStachys byzantina
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Woolly foxglove, Common foxglove, Silver sage. Only forage with a confident ID.
 wrinkled cortinarius
🍄
wrinkled cortinariusCortinarius corrugatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, Fool's Webcap, Belted Slimy Cortinarius. 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.
 American Umbilicate Lichen
🍄
American Umbilicate LichenUmbilicaria americana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Artist's Conk
🍄
Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi / Lingzhi, Hemlock varnish shelf, Southern bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
🍄
Artist's ConkGanoderma curtisii
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Sessile Ganoderma, Hemlock Varnish Shelf. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Balsam Fir
🌿
Balsam FirAbies balsamea
In season
Woodland
 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 Alder
🌿
Black AlderAlnus glutinosa
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Bird cherry, Grey alder. 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.
 Broadleaf Cattail
🌿
Broadleaf CattailTypha latifolia
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow flag iris, Sweet flag, Narrowleaf cattail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Brown Knapweed
🌿
Brown KnapweedCentaurea jacea
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: common knapweed, greater knapweed, spotted knapweed. 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.
 Catnip
🌿
CatnipNepeta cataria
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: White horehound, Catmint, Ground ivy. 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.
 Cherry Plum
🫐
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Bird cherry, Cherry laurel, Blackthorn (sloe). 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.
 Cinnabar Chanterelle
🍄
Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Chanterelle waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Clubmoss
🌿
ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Common Mallow
🌿
Common MallowMalva neglecta
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: ground ivy, common mallow, least mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Milkweed
🌿
Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: black swallowwort, dogbane, pale swallowwort. 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.
 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.
 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
 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.
 Ebony Spleenwort
🌿
Ebony SpleenwortAsplenium platyneuron
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 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.
 Firewheel
🌿
FirewheelGaillardia pulchella
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 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
 Funnel Chanterelle
🍄
Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden Chanterelle, Black Chanterelle, Cantharellus sphaerosporus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Hemlock Varnish Shelf
🍄
Hemlock Varnish ShelfGanoderma tsugae
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Curtis's Reishi, Stemless Reishi. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hoary Rosette Lichen
🍄
Hoary Rosette LichenHyperphyscia adglutinata
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Honey Mushroom
🍄
Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hooded Rosette Lichen
🍄
Hooded Rosette LichenNephroma bellum
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 Hygrophorus milk cap
🍄
Hygrophorus milk capLactarius hygrophoroides
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Rufous milkcap, Weeping milkcap, Corrugated-cap milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Indian Hemp
🌿
Indian HempApocynum cannabinum
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside
 Jack Pine
🌿
Jack PinePinus banksiana
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Jelly Babies
🍄
Jelly BabiesDacrymyces spathularis
In season
Woodland
 Labrador Tea
🌿
Labrador TeaRhododendron groenlandicum
In season
Wetland, Heath & moor, Woodland
 Lamb's Quarters
🌿
Lamb's QuartersChenopodium album
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wormseed goosefoot, Common orache, Maple-leaved goosefoot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lemon Balm
🌿
Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Catnip, Spearmint, Ground ivy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lobed Artist's Conk
🍄
Lobed Artist's ConkGanoderma lobatum
In season
Woodland
 Lowbush Blueberry
🫐
Lowbush BlueberryVaccinium angustifolium
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Maidenhair Fern
🌿
Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
In season
Woodland, Wetland
 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.
 One-flowered Wintergreen
🌿
One-flowered WintergreenOrthilia secunda
In season
Woodland
 Paper Birch
🌿
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
In season
Woodland
 Pipsissewa
🌿
PipsissewaChimaphila umbellata
In season
Woodland
 Pixie Cup Lichen
🍄
Pixie Cup LichenCladonia pyxidata
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Plains Coreopsis
🌿
Plains CoreopsisCoreopsis tinctoria
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 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 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.
 Rugosa Rose
🌿
Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Dog rose, Multiflora rose, Prickly wild rose. 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.
 Silky Dogwood
🌿
Silky DogwoodCornus amomum
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Red osier dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silver Birch
🌿
Silver BirchBetula pendula
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Downy birch, Common alder, Aspen. 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
 Speckled Horsehair Lichen
🌿
Speckled Horsehair LichenBryoria nadvornikiana
In season
Woodland
 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.
 Spreading Dogbane
🌿
Spreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
 Stinging Nettle
🌿
Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: black horehound, white dead-nettle, red dead-nettle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stone Lichen
🍄
Stone LichenParmelia saxatilis
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Sweet Gale
🌿
Sweet GaleMyrica gale
In season
Wetland, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Grey willow, Common alder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweetfern
🌿
SweetfernComptonia peregrina
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 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.
 Varnished Shelf Fungus
🍄
Varnished Shelf FungusGanoderma resinaceum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Lingzhi / Reishi, Artist's Conk, Hemlock Varnish Shelf. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Viper's Bugloss
🌿
Viper's BuglossEchium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 Wall Lettuce
🌿
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Prickly lettuce, Common sowthistle, Nipplewort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Water Chestnut
🌰
Water ChestnutTrapa natans
In season
Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Yellow floating heart, Yellow water-lily, White water-lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Bedstraw
🌿
White BedstrawGalium album
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Crosswort, Lady's bedstraw, Cleavers. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Clover
🌿
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 Pine
🌿
White PinePinus strobus
In season
Woodland
 White Spruce
🌿
White SprucePicea glauca
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Canada yew, Black spruce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Sweetclover
🌿
White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, Alfalfa, Fenugreek. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Basil
🌿
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Lesser calamint, Wild marjoram, Selfheal. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Winterberry
🌿
WinterberryIlex verticillata
In season
Wetland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: European holly, American holly, Amur honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witch's Butter
🍄
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.
 Wrinkled Crust Fungus
🍄
Wrinkled Crust FungusPlicaturopsis crispa
In season
Woodland
 Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, tansy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Birch
🌿
Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
In season
Woodland
 Yellow Polypore
🍄
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
🍄
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
🍄
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
From October
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Oak Mazegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Candlestick Fungus
🍄
Candlestick FungusXylaria hypoxylon
From October
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Dead man's fingers, Dead moll's fingers, Crested coral fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Enoki Mushroom
🍄
Enoki MushroomFlammulina velutipes
From October
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jerusalem Artichoke
🌿
Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
From October
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, common sunflower, sawtooth sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Parrot Waxcap
🍄
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
From October
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Heath Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Butter Waxcap. 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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