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Foraging in Wellington: what's in season in September

87 of the 169 wild species in this guide are in season around Wellington right now, 47 at their peak, from Bat's-wing Fern to Bovine Bolete. Updated automatically every month.

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Wellington · September

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

47 at peak 87 in season 3 starting soon
Bat's-wing Fern
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Bat's-wing FernHistiopteris incisa
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Bovine Bolete
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Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Velvet bolete, Slippery jack, Weeping bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bracken Fern
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Bracken FernPteridium esculentum
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Cat's Ear
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Cat's EarHypochaeris radicata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Common dandelion, Rough hawkbit, Smooth hawksbeard. 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.
 Cloud Funnel
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Cloud FunnelClitocybe nebularis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Livid Entoloma, Frosty Funnel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Elder
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ElderSambucus nigra
At peak
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Dwarf elder. 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 Turkey Tail
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False Turkey TailStereum hirsutum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Purplepore Bracket, False Turkey Tail, Crowded Parchment. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fragile Fern
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Fragile FernAsplenium flaccidum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Wetland
 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.
 Gorse
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GorseUlex europaeus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Montpellier broom, Scotch broom, Dyer's greenweed. 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.
 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.
 Japanese Privet
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Japanese PrivetLigustrum lucidum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Lance Fern
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Lance FernLomaria discolor
At peak
Woodland
 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.
 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
 Nasturtium
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NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Monkshood, Ground ivy, Common mallow. 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.
 Palm Fern, Crown Fern
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Palm Fern, Crown FernParablechnum procerum
At peak
Woodland
 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.
 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.
 Plantain
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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.
 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.
 Ribwort Plantain
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Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Broadleaf plantain, Hoary plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rosy Gomphidius
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Rosy GomphidiusRhizopogon roseolus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Scaly earthball, Yellow false truffle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rowan
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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.
 Saffron Milk Cap
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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
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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.
 Shaggy Inkcap
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Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green-spored parasol, Common inkcap, Magpie inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sheep Sorrel
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Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lords-and-ladies, Common sorrel, Wood sorrel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shieldfern
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ShieldfernPolystichum vestitum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Silver Wattle
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Silver WattleAcacia dealbata
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Black wattle, Green wattle, Cape wattle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Slippery Jack
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Slippery JackSuillus luteus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Weeping bolete, Ornate-stalked bolete, Larch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Smooth Sow-thistle
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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.
 Spear Thistle
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Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Greater burdock, Cotton thistle, Creeping thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spotted Ladysthumb
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Spotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosa
At peak
Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Water pepper, Pale persicaria, Amphibious bistort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 St. John's Wort
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St. John's WortHypericum androsaemum
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild privet, Alder buckthorn, Common St. John's wort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sydney Golden Wattle
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Sydney Golden WattleAcacia longifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Blackwood, White Sallow Wattle, Golden Wattle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Thorn-apple
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Thorn-appleDatura stramonium
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Black henbane, Sacred thorn-apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Three-cornered Leek
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Three-cornered LeekAllium triquetrum
At peak
Woodland edges, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Lily of the valley, Summer snowflake, Snowdrop. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Trainwrecker
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TrainwreckerNeolentinus lepideus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Tiger sawgill, Bear lentinus, Resinous sawgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Watercress
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WatercressNasturtium officinale
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cowbane, Hemlock water dropwort, Lesser water parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Carrot
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Wild CarrotDaucus carota
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Fool's parsley. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Parsnip
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Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, cowbane. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma australe
In season
Woodland
 Bay Laurel
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Bay LaurelLaurus nobilis
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cherry laurel, Oleander, Common rhododendron. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bermuda Buttercup
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Bermuda ButtercupOxalis pes-caprae
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Creeping buttercup, Common yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Borage
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BorageBorago officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Hound's-tongue. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Broadleaf
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BroadleafGriselinia littoralis
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Puka, Kohuhu, Taupata. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mallow
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Common MallowMalva sylvestris
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Carolina bristlemallow, Common mallow, Little mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mullein
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Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Dense-flowered mullein. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Thistle
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Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: spear thistle, musk thistle, milk thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Daisy
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DaisyBellis perennis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Southern daisy, Mexican fleabane, Oxeye daisy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Disc Mayweed
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Disc MayweedMatricaria discoidea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: stinking chamomile, German chamomile, scentless mayweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Harakeke
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HarakekePhormium tenax
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Scrub & hedgerows
 Hedge Woundwort
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Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: White dead-nettle, Black horehound, Marsh woundwort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Holly
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HollyIlex aquifolium
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild privet, American holly, Oregon grape. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Horopito
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HoropitoPseudowintera colorata
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Iceland Moss
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Iceland MossCetraria islandica
In season
Heath & moor
 Japanese Honeysuckle
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Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Tatarian honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Kawakawa
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KawakawaMacropiper excelsum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: karamu, mahoe, five-finger. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Kohuhu
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KohuhuPittosporum tenuifolium
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Lamb's Quarters
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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.
 Large Bindweed
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Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
In season
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common morning glory, Field bindweed, Bittersweet nightshade. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Male Fern
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Male FernDryopteris filix-mas
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Golden-scaled male fern, Narrow buckler fern, Broad buckler fern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Map Lichen / Geographic Lichen
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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.
 Nikau Palm
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Nikau PalmRhopalostylis sapida
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Old Man's Beard
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Old Man's BeardClematis vitalba
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Purslane
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PurslanePortulaca oleracea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, petty spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Clover
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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 Trametes
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Red TrametesTrametes coccinea
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Self-heal
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Self-healPrunella vulgaris
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Bugleweed, Ground ivy, Wild basil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shepherd's Purse
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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.
 Silver Birch
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Silver BirchBetula pendula
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Downy birch, Common alder, Aspen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Split Gill
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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.
 Spoon-leaf Sundew
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Spoon-leaf SundewDrosera spatulata
In season
Wetland, Heath & moor
 St. John's Wort
🌿
St. John's WortHypericum perforatum
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tutsan, Imperforate St John's-wort, Square-stalked St John's-wort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ti Kouka
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Ti KoukaCordyline australis
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Turkey Tail
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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.
 Viper's Bugloss
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Viper's BuglossEchium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 Wall Lettuce
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Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Prickly lettuce, Common sowthistle, Nipplewort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 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.
 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

Common Ivy
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Common IvyHedera helix
From October
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, Virginia creeper, old man's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Enoki Mushroom
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Enoki MushroomFlammulina velutipes
From October
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Snow Fungus
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Snow FungusTremella fuciformis
From October
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Leafy brain, Yellow brain, Warlock's butter. Only forage with a confident ID.

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