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Foraging in Cologne: what's in season in July

103 of the 172 wild species in this guide are in season around Cologne right now, 90 at their peak, from Bald Cypress to Bay Bolete. Updated automatically every month.

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Cologne · July

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

90 at peak 103 in season 14 starting soon
Bald Cypress
🌿
Bald CypressTaxodium distichum
At peak
wetland, waterside
Bay Bolete
🍄
Bay BoleteImleria badia
At peak
forest
Beechwood Sickener
🍄
Beechwood SickenerRussula cyanoxantha
At peak
forest
Bilberry
🫐
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
At peak
heath, forest
Bird Cherry
🫐
Bird CherryPrunus padus
At peak
forest, forest_edge, scrub
Black Cherry
🫐
Black CherryPrunus serotina
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Black Elderberry
🫐
Black ElderberrySambucus nigra
At peak
scrub, forest_edge, disturbed
Blackberry
🫐
BlackberryRubus fruticosus
At peak
scrub, forest_edge, grassland
Blackcurrant
🌿
BlackcurrantRibes nigrum
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, wetland
Bog Bilberry
🫐
Bog BilberryVaccinium uliginosum
At peak
wetland, heath
Borage
🌿
BorageBorago officinalis
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Bracken Fern
🌿
Bracken FernPteridium aquilinum
At peak
forest_edge, grassland, scrub
Broad-leaved Thyme
🌿
Broad-leaved ThymeThymus pulegioides
At peak
grassland, heath, scrub
Cat's-ear
🌿
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Chanterelle
🍄
ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Chicken of the Woods
🍄
Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
At peak
forest
Chickweed
🌿
ChickweedStellaria media
At peak
disturbed, grassland, forest_edge
Chicory
🌿
ChicoryCichorium intybus
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Cinquefoil
🌿
CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Comfrey
🌿
ComfreySymphytum officinale
At peak
wetland, waterside, disturbed
Common Mallow
🌿
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
At peak
disturbed, grassland, forest_edge
Common Mullein
🌿
Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Common Woodsorrel
🌿
Common WoodsorrelOxalis stricta
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Corn Mint
🌿
Corn MintMentha arvensis
At peak
disturbed, waterside
Cornelian Cherry
🫐
Cornelian CherryCornus mas
At peak
scrub, forest_edge
Crowberry
🌿
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum
At peak
heath, wetland
Daisy
🌿
DaisyBellis perennis
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Dandelion
🌿
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
At peak
grassland, disturbed, forest_edge
Dropwort
🌿
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris
At peak
grassland
European Beech
🌰
European BeechFagus sylvatica
At peak
forest
Fireweed
🌿
FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium
At peak
forest_edge, disturbed, scrub
Flowering Raspberry
🫐
Flowering RaspberryRubus odoratus
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Fly Honeysuckle
🌿
Fly HoneysuckleLonicera xylosteum
At peak
scrub, forest_edge
Gooseberry
🫐
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Ground Ivy
🌿
Ground IvyGlechoma hederacea
At peak
forest_edge, disturbed
Hazelnut
🌿
HazelnutCorylus avellana
At peak
scrub, forest_edge
Hedge Bindweed
🌿
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, disturbed
Herb Robert
🌿
Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
At peak
forest, forest_edge, scrub
Highbush Blueberry
🫐
Highbush BlueberryVaccinium corymbosum
At peak
scrub, forest_edge, wetland
Highbush Cranberry
🫐
Highbush CranberryViburnum opulus
At peak
forest_edge, wetland
Hogweed
🌿
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
At peak
waterside, grassland, disturbed
Lady's Bedstraw
🌿
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
At peak
grassland, heath
Lamb's Quarters
🌿
Lamb's QuartersChenopodium album
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Lemon Balm
🌿
Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Meadow Sage
🌿
Meadow SageSalvia pratensis
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Meadowsweet
🌿
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
At peak
wetland, waterside, grassland
Motherwort
🌿
MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Mugwort
🌿
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Narrow-leaved Cattail
🌿
Narrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifolia
At peak
wetland, waterside
Nasturtium
🌿
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
At peak
disturbed
Ox-eye Daisy
🌿
Ox-eye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Pickerelweed
🌿
PickerelweedPontederia cordata
At peak
waterside, wetland
Plantain
🌿
PlantainPlantago major
At peak
grassland, disturbed, forest_edge
Prickly Lettuce
🌿
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Purple Loosestrife
🌿
Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria
At peak
wetland, waterside
Purslane
🌿
PurslanePortulaca oleracea
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Red Clover
🌿
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
At peak
grassland
Red Elderberry
🫐
Red ElderberrySambucus racemosa
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Red Raspberry
🫐
Red RaspberryRubus idaeus
At peak
scrub, forest_edge, disturbed
Redroot Amaranth
🌿
Redroot AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Ribwort Plantain
🌿
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Rugosa Rose
🌿
Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa
At peak
scrub, disturbed, forest_edge
Sea Rocket
🌿
Sea RocketCakile maritima
At peak
waterside, disturbed
Self-heal
🌿
Self-healPrunella vulgaris
At peak
grassland, forest_edge
Sheep Sorrel
🌿
Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Sloe
🫐
SloePrunus spinosa
At peak
scrub, forest_edge
Smooth Sow-thistle
🌿
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Sorrel
🌿
SorrelRumex acetosa
At peak
grassland, forest_edge, disturbed
Spotted Ladysthumb
🌿
Spotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosa
At peak
disturbed, waterside
St. John's Wort
🌿
St. John's WortHypericum perforatum
At peak
grassland, disturbed, scrub
Staghorn Sumac
🌿
Staghorn SumacRhus typhina
At peak
scrub, forest_edge
Stinging Nettle
🌿
Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge, wetland
Tansy
🌿
TansyTanacetum vulgare
At peak
disturbed, grassland, waterside
The Flirt
🍄
The FlirtRussula vesca
At peak
forest
Tormentil
🌿
TormentilPotentilla erecta
At peak
grassland, heath, wetland
Walnut
🌰
WalnutJuglans regia
At peak
forest_edge, disturbed
Water Mint
🌿
Water MintMentha aquatica
At peak
wetland, waterside
Wayfaring Tree
🌿
Wayfaring TreeViburnum lantana
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, grassland
White Clover
🌿
White CloverTrifolium repens
At peak
grassland, disturbed
White Deadnettle
🌿
White DeadnettleLamium album
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Wild Basil
🌿
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
At peak
grassland, forest_edge
Wild Carrot
🌿
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Wild Oregano
🌿
Wild OreganoOriganum vulgare
At peak
grassland, scrub, disturbed
Wild Strawberry
🫐
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
At peak
forest_edge, grassland, scrub
Wild Thyme
🌿
Wild ThymeThymus serpyllum
At peak
grassland, scrub, heath
Wineberry
🌿
WineberryRubus phoenicolasius
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, disturbed
Wood Avens
🌿
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
At peak
forest, forest_edge, disturbed
Wood Sorrel
🌿
Wood SorrelOxalis acetosella
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
At peak
grassland, scrub, disturbed
Yellow Sweetclover
🌿
Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalis
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Common Puffball
🍄
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
In season
grassland, forest
English Oak
🌿
English OakQuercus robur
In season
forest, forest_edge, grassland
Fairy Inkcap
🍄
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
In season
forest, disturbed
Funnel Chanterelle
🍄
Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
In season
forest
Giant Puffball
🍄
Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
In season
grassland, disturbed, scrub
Hawthorn
🌿
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
In season
scrub, forest_edge
Larch Bolete
🍄
Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei
In season
forest
Lingonberry
🌿
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
In season
forest, forest_edge, heath
Nipplewort
🌿
NipplewortLapsana communis
In season
disturbed, forest_edge
Redcurrant
🌿
RedcurrantRibes rubrum
In season
forest_edge, scrub, wetland
Rowan Berry
🫐
Rowan BerrySorbus aucuparia
In season
forest, scrub, forest_edge
Sessile Oak
🌿
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
In season
forest
Yellow Jelly Fungus
🍄
Yellow Jelly FungusCalocera viscosa
In season
forest

Starting soon

Beefsteak Fungus
🍄
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
From August
forest, forest_edge
Birch Polypore
🍄
Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina
From August
forest
Collared Earthstar
🍄
Collared EarthstarGeastrum triplex
From August
forest
Deceiver
🍄
DeceiverLaccaria laccata
From August
forest
European Goldenrod
🌿
European GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
From August
forest_edge, grassland, disturbed
Fly Agaric
🍄
Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
From August
forest, forest_edge
Hawthorn Berry
🫐
Hawthorn BerryCrataegus laevigata
From August
scrub, forest_edge
Holly
🌿
HollyIlex aquifolium
From August
forest, scrub, forest_edge
Hop
🌿
HopHumulus lupulus
From August
disturbed, forest_edge, scrub
Juniper
🌿
JuniperJuniperus communis
From August
scrub, heath, grassland
New York Aster
🌿
New York AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
From August
grassland, disturbed
Parasol Mushroom
🍄
Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera
From August
grassland, disturbed, scrub
Shaggy Mane
🍄
Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus
From August
grassland, disturbed
Wild Rose (Rosehip)
🫐
Wild Rose (Rosehip)Rosa canina
From August
scrub, forest_edge, grassland

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Later in the year

🌿 Alder
🌿 Black Locust
🌿 Bladder Campion
🌿 Bugle
🌿 Bulbiferous Bittercress
🌿 Burdock
🍄 Candlestick Fungus
🌿 Cleavers
🍄 Clouded Funnel
🌿 Coltsfoot
🌿 Cow Parsley
🌿 Cowslip
🌿 Cuckooflower
🌿 Curled Dock
🌿 Dame's Rocket
🌿 Downy Birch
🍄 Dryad's Saddle
🍄 Enoki Mushroom
🌿 Fennel
🌿 Field Maple
🍄 Field Mushroom
🌿 Garlic Mustard
🌿 Henbit Deadnettle
🍄 Honey Mushroom
🌿 Japanese Knotweed
🍄 Jelly Ear Fungus
🌿 Large Bitter-cress
🌿 Linden
🌿 Liverwort
🌿 Lungwort
🍄 Maitake
🌿 Marsh Marigold
🌿 Milk Thistle
🌿 Mistletoe
🍄 Morel
🌿 Multiflora Rose
🌿 Northern Red Oak
🌿 Norway Spruce
🌿 Ostrich Fern
🍄 Oyster Mushroom
🍄 Porcini/Cep
🌿 Primrose
🌿 Red Dead-nettle
🌿 Rivinus Violet
🌿 Scots Pine
🌿 Shepherd's Purse
🌿 Sweet Violet
🌿 Sweet Woodruff
🌿 Sycamore
🌿 Virginia Creeper
🌿 Wild Garlic
🌿 Winter Cress
🍄 Witch's Butter
🌿 Wood Anemone
🍄 Wood Blewit

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