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Foraging in Austin: what's in season in November

253 of the 442 wild species in this guide are in season around Austin right now, 30 at their peak, from Ashe Juniper to Blushing Bracket. Updated automatically every month.

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Austin · November

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

30 at peak 253 in season 1 starting soon
Ashe Juniper
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Ashe JuniperJuniperus ashei
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Blushing Bracket
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Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Oak Mazegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 California Sulphur Shelf
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California Sulphur ShelfLaetiporus gilbertsonii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Western jack-o'-lantern, Sulphur shelf, Conifer chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Candlestick Fungus
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Candlestick FungusXylaria hypoxylon
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Dead man's fingers, Dead moll's fingers, Crested coral fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cedar Elm
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Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Waterside
 Coralberry
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CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common snowberry, Tatarian honeysuckle, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Desert Agaric
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Desert AgaricAgaricus deserticola
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 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.
 Fame Flower
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Fame FlowerTalinum paniculatum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 Honey Mushroom
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Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Bulbous Honey Fungus, Shaggy Scalycap, Funeral Bell. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hop Tree
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Hop TreePtelea trifoliata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison ivy, White ash, Box elder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Japanese Honeysuckle
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Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Tatarian honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle. 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.
 Oyster Mushroom
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Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Pale Oyster, Aspen Oyster Mushroom, Leaf-like Oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pickerelrush
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PickerelrushPontederia cordata
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green arrow arum, Water arum, Water plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Plateau Live Oak
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Plateau Live OakQuercus fusiformis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Woodland
 Pomegranate
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PomegranatePunica granatum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Socotran pomegranate. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Possumhaw
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PossumhawIlex decidua
At peak
Woodland edges, Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yaupon holly, Winterberry, American holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweetgum
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SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
At peak
Woodland, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red maple, American sycamore, Sugar maple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Taro
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TaroColocasia esculenta
At peak
Wetland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: giant taro, arrowleaf elephant ear, heart of Jesus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tiger Sawgill
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Tiger SawgillLentinus tigrinus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Spring polypore, Train wrecker. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tree of Heaven
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Tree of HeavenAilanthus altissima
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison sumac, Staghorn sumac, Black walnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Water Oak
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Water OakQuercus nigra
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Willow oak, Laurel oak, Darlington oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wax Myrtle
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Wax MyrtleMorella cerifera
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Wetland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yaupon holly, Groundsel bush, Chinese privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Western Soapberry
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Western SoapberrySapindus drummondii
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Chinaberry, White ash, Wingleaf soapberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Wood Ear
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White Wood EarTremella fuciformis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Leafy brain, Yellow brain, Warlock's butter. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Pear
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Wild PearPyrus communis
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Quince, Apple, Crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Blewit
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Wood BlewitLepista nuda
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Blewit, Field Blewit, Sordid Blewit. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Ear Orange
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Wood Ear OrangeNaematelia aurantia
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Orange jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yaupon Holly
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Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Chinese privet, Inkberry, American holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Aborted Entoloma
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Aborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid Entoloma, Clouded Agaric, Wood Pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Alamo Vine
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Alamo VineDistimake dissectus
In season
American Beautyberry
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American BeautyberryCallicarpa americana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: American pokeweed, Chinese privet, lantana. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Elm
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American ElmUlmus americana
In season
⚠ Similar species: Slippery elm, Siberian elm, Common hackberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Persimmon
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American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: pawpaw, Japanese persimmon. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Amethyst Deceiver
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Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, Lilac Fibrecap, Lilac Bonnet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Angel's Trumpet
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Angel's TrumpetDatura innoxia
In season
Annual Ryegrass
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Annual RyegrassLolium multiflorum
In season
Apple
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AppleMalus domestica
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Quince, European pear, European crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Arched Earthstar
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Arched EarthstarGeastrum fornicatum
In season
⚠ Similar species: Collared earthstar, Crowned earthstar, Pepperpot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
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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
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Artist's ConkGanoderma curtisii
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Sessile Ganoderma, Hemlock Varnish Shelf. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Aspen Bracket
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Aspen BracketPhellinus tremulae
In season
Autumn Millet
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Autumn MilletPanicum dichotomiflorum
In season
Balloon Vine
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Balloon VineCardiospermum halicacabum
In season
Barometer Earthstar
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Barometer EarthstarAstraeus hygrometricus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Scaly earthball, Collared earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bear Lentinus
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Bear LentinusLentinellus ursinus
In season
Bear's Tooth Fungus
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Bear's Tooth FungusHericium coralloides
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Strict-branch Coral, Lion's Mane, Bear's Head Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore
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Birch Mazegill, Gilled PolyporeLenzites betulinus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Blushing Bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Birch Polypore
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Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Artist's bracket, Tinder fungus, Lumpy bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Medick
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Black MedickMedicago lupulina
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, lesser trefoil, hop trefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Walnut
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Black WalnutJuglans nigra
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tree of heaven, Butternut, English walnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blackening Bracket
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Blackening BracketPanus neostrigosus
In season
Woodland
 Blistered Cup
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Blistered CupPeziza vesiculosa
In season
Blood Sage
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Blood SageSalvia coccinea
In season
Brazilian Vervain
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Brazilian VervainVerbena brasiliensis
In season
Bristly-fruited Mallow
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Bristly-fruited MallowModiola caroliniana
In season
Brittle Cinder
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Brittle CinderKretzschmaria deusta
In season
Bruising Webcap
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Bruising WebcapThaxterogaster purpurascens
In season
Carbon Balls
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Carbon BallsDaldinia childiae
In season
Carpetweed
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CarpetweedMollugo verticillata
In season
Cat's-ear
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Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Common dandelion, Rough hawkbit, Smooth hawksbeard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Centuryplant
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CenturyplantAgave americana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows
 Ceramic Parchment
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Ceramic ParchmentXylobolus frustulatus
In season
Chamber Bitter
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Chamber BitterPhyllanthus urinaria
In season
Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Conifer Chicken of the Woods, Western Chicken-of-the-Woods, Black-staining Polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chinese Parasol Tree
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Chinese Parasol TreeFirmiana simplex
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: castor bean, paper mulberry, southern catalpa. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cinnamon Cap
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Cinnamon CapPholiota adiposa
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Cocklebur
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Common CockleburXanthium strumarium
In season
Common Eyelash
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Common EyelashScutellinia scutellata
In season
⚠ Similar species: Dung-loving Cheilymenia, Hairy Eyelash Cup, Common Eyelash. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Field-speedwell
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Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
In season
⚠ Similar species: Germander speedwell, Corn speedwell, Ivy-leaved speedwell. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Funnel
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Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Goblet, Tawny Funnel Cap, Ivory funnel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mazegill
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Common MazegillPodofomes mollis
In season
Common Stork's-bill
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Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
In season
Common Stump Brittlestem
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Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral Bell, Sulphur Tuft, Brick Cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Confederate Jasmine
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Confederate JasmineTrachelospermum jasminoides
In season
Conifer Mazegill
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Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Brown rot conk, Thin-walled maze polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cowpen Daisy
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Cowpen DaisyVerbesina encelioides
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: creeping oxeye, common sunflower, black-jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cramp Ball
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Cramp BallDaldinia concentrica
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Birch woodwart, Carbon balls, Beech woodwart. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Woodsorrel
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Creeping WoodsorrelOxalis debilis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Creeping woodsorrel, Common yellow woodsorrel, Pink-sorrel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Crowded Parchment
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Crowded ParchmentStereum complicatum
In season
⚠ Similar species: False turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Turkey tail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Curlytop Knotweed
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Curlytop KnotweedPersicaria lapathifolia
In season
Dandelion
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DandelionTaraxacum officinale
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: common ragwort, catsear, common sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dead Man's Fingers
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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.
 Dwarf Palmetto
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Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Dye Lichen
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Dye LichenParmotrema tinctorum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Eclipta
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EcliptaEclipta prostrata
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Disturbed ground
 Egg Yolk Lichen
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Egg Yolk LichenCandelariella vitellina
In season
Elegant Stinkhorn
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Elegant StinkhornPhallus rubicundus
In season
Elfin Saddle
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Elfin SaddleHelvella lacunosa
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: false morel, early morel, black elfin saddle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Inkcap
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Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
In season
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
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Fool's Funnel, Spring Fieldcap, Penny Top. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Grape
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False GrapeAmpelopsis cordata
In season
False Indigo
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False IndigoAmorpha fruticosa
In season
False Tinder Fungus
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False Tinder FungusPhellinus igniarius
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Tinder fungus, Red-belted conk, Artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Turkey Tail
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False Turkey TailStereum hirsutum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Purplepore Bracket, False Turkey Tail, Crowded Parchment. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Turkeytail
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False TurkeytailStereum ostrea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Farinose Cartilage Lichen
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Farinose Cartilage LichenRamalina farinacea
In season
Field Madder
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Field MadderSherardia arvensis
In season
⚠ Similar species: Cleavers, Lady's bedstraw, Hedge bedstraw. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Firerug Inkcap
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Firerug InkcapCoprinellus domesticus
In season
Flat Oysterling
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Flat OysterlingCrepidotus applanatus
In season
⚠ Similar species: peeling oysterling, variable oysterling, roundspored oysterling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Flocculose Inkcap
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Flocculose InkcapCoprinellus flocculosus
In season
Florida Butter Bolete
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Florida Butter BoleteButyriboletus floridanus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Eastwood's bolete, Rocky Mountain king bolete, Frost's bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fourvalve Mimosa
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Fourvalve MimosaMimosa quadrivalvis
In season
Giant Ragweed
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Giant RagweedAmbrosia trifida
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common cocklebur, Common ragweed, Boxelder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Goldenhaired Inkcap
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Goldenhaired InkcapParasola auricoma
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Banded mottlegill, Pleated inkcap, Conical brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Green Bristle-grass
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Green Bristle-grassSetaria viridis
In season
Grey Inkcap
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Grey InkcapCoprinopsis cinerea
In season
Ground Cherry
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Ground CherryPhysalis angulata
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Apple-of-Peru, Black nightshade, Chinese lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Gum Bully
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Gum BullySideroxylon lanuginosum
In season
Hairy Bracket
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Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Soft turkey tail, Ochre bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hairy Wood Mushroom
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Hairy Wood MushroomLentinus crinitus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
 Hardy Orange
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Hardy OrangeCitrus trifoliata
In season
⚠ Similar species: Common prickly-ash, Chinese bitter orange, Bitter orange. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hare'sfoot Inkcap
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Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
In season
Heath Aster
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Heath AsterSymphyotrichum ericoides
In season
Hemlock Reishi
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Hemlock ReishiGanoderma tsugae
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Curtis's Reishi, Stemless Reishi. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hercules' Club
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Hercules' ClubZanthoxylum clava-herculis
In season
Hexagonal-pored Polypore
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Hexagonal-pored PolyporeNeofavolus alveolaris
In season
⚠ Similar species: Spring Polypore, Fragrant Polypore, Dryad's Saddle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hoary Rosette Lichen
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Hoary Rosette LichenPhyscia aipolia
In season
Honey Mushroom
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Honey MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap, Honey Fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Honeylocust
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HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Black locust, Kentucky coffeetree, Carob. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hooded Sunburst Lichen
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Hooded Sunburst LichenOxneria fallax
In season
Horse Mushroom
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Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: death cap, destroying angel, yellow stainer. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Horse's Hoof Fungus
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Horse's Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Red-belted conk, Willow bracket, Artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 House Holly-fern
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House Holly-fernCyrtomium falcatum
In season
Husk Tomato
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Husk TomatoPhysalis pubescens
In season
Japanese Photinia
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Japanese PhotiniaPhotinia serratifolia
In season
Jelly Babies
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Jelly BabiesDacrymyces spathularis
In season
Woodland
 Jelly Rot
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Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa
In season
Late Boneset
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Late BonesetEupatorium serotinum
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: white snakeroot, common boneset, sweet Joe-Pye weed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Leaf-like Oyster
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Leaf-like OysterHohenbuehelia petaloides
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel's wings, Oyster mushroom, Pale oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Leafy Brain
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Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Jelly ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Least Mallow
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Least MallowMalva parviflora
In season
Lilac Chastetree
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Lilac ChastetreeVitex agnus-castus
In season
Lilac Oysterling
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Lilac OysterlingPanus conchatus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fleecy Milkcap, Hairy Panus, Tiger Sawgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lumpy Bracket
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Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Hairy bracket, Pubescent bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Matted Sandmat
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Matted SandmatEuphorbia serpens
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, spreading spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Milky Polypore
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Milky PolyporeTrametes lactinea
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Mower's Mushroom
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Mower's MushroomPanaeolus foenisecii
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral bell, Magic mushroom, Banded mottlegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Netted Fieldcap
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Netted FieldcapBolbitius reticulatus
In season
Northern Fogfruit
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Northern FogfruitPhyla lanceolata
In season
Northern Tooth
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Northern ToothClimacodon septentrionalis
In season
Oak Mistletoe
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Oak MistletoePhoradendron leucarpum
In season
Oakmoss Lichen
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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.
 Obedient Plant
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Obedient PlantPhysostegia virginiana
In season
Ochre Shelf
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Ochre ShelfTrametes ochracea
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Hairy Bracket, Pubescent Bracket, Lumpy Bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Old-man-of-the-woods
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Old-man-of-the-woodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Confusing Old Man of the Woods, Russell's Bolete, Bitter Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Onion-stalk Parasol
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Onion-stalk ParasolLeucocoprinus cepistipes
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: green-spored parasol, flowerpot parasol, stinking dapperling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Grisette
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Orange GrisetteAmanita crocea
In season
Orange Mock Oyster
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Orange Mock OysterPhyllotopsis nidulans
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Stalkless paxillus, Late oyster, Oyster mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Mosscap
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Orange MosscapRickenella fibula
In season
⚠ Similar species: Collared Navel, Flame Navel, Golden-gilled Navel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Brittlestem
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Pale BrittlestemCandolleomyces candolleanus
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Common Stump Brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Oyster
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Pale OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Western jack-o'-lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Palmer Amaranth
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Palmer AmaranthAmaranthus palmeri
In season
Parrot Waxcap
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Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
In season
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Heath Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Butter Waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Passion Flower
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Passion FlowerPassiflora incarnata
In season
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Stinking passionflower, Yellow passionflower, Blue passionflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pavement Mushroom
🍄
Pavement MushroomAgaricus bitorquis
In season
Pecan
🌰
PecanCarya illinoinensis
In season
⚠ Similar species: Black walnut, Shagbark hickory, Pignut hickory. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pennsylvania Pellitory
🌿
Pennsylvania PellitoryParietaria pensylvanica
In season
Persistent Waxcap
🍄
Persistent WaxcapHygrocybe acutoconica
In season
Pink-sorrel
🌿
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
In season
Pink-spored Fieldcap
🍄
Pink-spored FieldcapBolbitius coprophilus
In season
Pinkweed
🌿
PinkweedPersicaria pensylvanica
In season
Poison Oak
🌿
Poison OakToxicodendron pubescens
In season
Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Speckled greenshield lichen, Rough speckled shield lichen, Black stone flower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prickly Mallow
🌿
Prickly MallowSida spinosa
In season
Prostrate Sandmat
🌿
Prostrate SandmatEuphorbia prostrata
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spotted spurge, Matted sandmat, Thyme-leaved spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple Heart
🌿
Purple HeartTradescantia pallida
In season
Purplepore Bracket
🍄
Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
In season
Woodland
 Queensland-hemp
🌿
Queensland-hempSida rhombifolia
In season
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.
 Ramalina Lichen
🍄
Ramalina LichenRamalina fastigiata
In season
Woodland
 Red Ash
🌿
Red AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
In season
Red-cracking Bolete
🍄
Red-cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron
In season
⚠ Similar species: Sepia Bolete, Truncated Bolete, Bluefoot Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-cracking Bolete
🍄
Red-cracking BoleteXerocomelus chrysenteron
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stem bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete
🍄
Reddish Brown Bitter BoleteTylopilus rubrobrunneus
In season
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.
 Resurrection Fern
🌿
Resurrection FernPleopeltis michauxiana
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: rock polypody, Appalachian polypody, resurrection fern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ringed Milk-cap
🍄
Ringed Milk-capLactarius zonarius
In season
Ringless Honey Fungus
🍄
Ringless Honey FungusDesarmillaria tabescens
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Robin's-plantain
🌿
Robin's-plantainErigeron philadelphicus
In season
Robust Bracket
🍄
Robust BracketFomitiporia robusta
In season
Rounded Earthstar
🍄
Rounded EarthstarGeastrum saccatum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Collared earthstar, Fringed earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ruby Bolete
🍄
Ruby BoleteHortiboletus rubellus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lurid bolete, Scarletina bolete, Engel's bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sandy Milk Cap
🍄
Sandy Milk CapLactarius psammicola
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Woolly Milkcap, Downy Milkcap, Blushing Milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sandy Stilt Puffball
🍄
Sandy Stilt PuffballBattarrea phalloides
In season
Scaly Shield
🍄
Scaly ShieldPluteus petasatus
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Livid entoloma, Stubble rosegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Elfcup
🍄
Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
In season
⚠ Similar species: Scarlet elf cup, Jura elf cup, Orange peel fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Sage
🌿
Scarlet SageHamelia patens
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common lantana, Orange cestrum, Firespike. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Waxcap
🍄
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
In season
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Crimson waxcap, Splendid waxcap, Vermilion waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shaggy Bracket
🍄
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: willow bracket, robust bracket, chicken of the woods. 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.
 Shiitake
🍄
ShiitakeLentinula edodes
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Bitter oyster, Oyster mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shumard Oak
🌿
Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
In season
⚠ Similar species: Northern red oak, Pin oak, Scarlet oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silky Rosegill
🍄
Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Eastern destroying angel, Destroying angel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Skullcap Dapperling
🍄
Skullcap DapperlingLeucocoprinus brebissonii
In season
Skunkbush Sumac
🌿
Skunkbush SumacRhus trilobata
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, western poison ivy, Pacific poison oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Slender Lespedeza
🌿
Slender LespedezaLespedeza virginica
In season
Small Melilot
🌿
Small MelilotMelilotus indicus
In season
Small Stagshorn
🍄
Small StagshornCalocera cornea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Fan-shaped jelly fungus, Yellow stagshorn, Golden spindles. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Smooth Chanterelle
🍄
Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Golden chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Soft Slipper
🍄
Soft SlipperCrepidotus mollis
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Bitter Oyster, Flat Crep, Variable Oysterling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sordid Blewit
🍄
Sordid BlewitLepista sordida
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, White Fibrecap, Lilac Bonnet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 sorghum
🌿
sorghumSorghum bicolor
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Soursob
🌿
SoursobOxalis corniculata
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Common yellow woodsorrel, Slender yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Southern Catalpa
🌿
Southern CatalpaCatalpa bignonioides
In season
Southern Maidenhair Fern
🌿
Southern Maidenhair FernAdiantum capillus-veneris
In season
Waterside, Woodland edges
 Spanish Moss
🌿
Spanish MossTillandsia usneoides
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Sparkleberry
🌿
SparkleberryVaccinium arboreum
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: yaupon holly, maleberry, shiny blueberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spiny Puffball
🍄
Spiny PuffballLycoperdon echinatum
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (egg stage), Destroying angel (button stage), Common earthball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 spiny sowthistle
🌿
spiny sowthistleSonchus asper
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: common sow thistle, field sow thistle, prickly lettuce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Split Fibrecap
🍄
Split FibrecapPseudosperma rimosum
In season
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.
 Sticky Mouse-ear
🌿
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
In season
Stink-grass
🌿
Stink-grassEragrostis cilianensis
In season
Stinking Passion Fruit
🫐
Stinking Passion FruitPassiflora foetida
In season
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Passion fruit, Corky-stemmed passionflower, Maypop. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Suede Bolete
🍄
Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red-mouth bolete, Lurid bolete, Ruby bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sulphur Cosmos
🌿
Sulphur CosmosCosmos sulphureus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Garden cosmos, Golden tickseed, Apache beggarticks. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sussex Yellow-sorrel
🌿
Sussex Yellow-sorrelOxalis dillenii
In season
⚠ Similar species: Common yellow woodsorrel, Creeping woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Swamp Smartweed
🌿
Swamp SmartweedPersicaria hydropiperoides
In season
Sweet Acacia
🌿
Sweet AcaciaVachellia farnesiana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Thin-capped Polypore
🍄
Thin-capped PolyporeFavolus tenuiculus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Threelobe False Mallow
🌿
Threelobe False MallowMalvastrum coromandelianum
In season
Tomato
🌿
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Bittersweet nightshade, Black nightshade. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Toothed Medick
🌿
Toothed MedickMedicago polymorpha
In season
Trumpet Honeysuckle
🌿
Trumpet HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Japanese honeysuckle, Tatarian honeysuckle, Trumpet creeper. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Turkey Tail
🍄
Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: False turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Twistspine Pricklypear
🌿
Twistspine PricklypearOpuntia macrorhiza
In season
Vampires' Bane
🍄
Vampires' BaneMycetinis scorodonius
In season
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.
 Violet-toothed Polypore
🍄
Violet-toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
In season
Wall Speedwell
🌿
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
In season
Warlock's Butter
🍄
Warlock's ButterExidia nigricans
In season
Water Lettuce
🌿
Water LettucePistia stratiotes
In season
Western Ironweed
🌿
Western IronweedVernonia baldwinii
In season
⚠ Similar species: late boneset, tall ironweed, Missouri ironweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Ash
🌿
White AshFraxinus americana
In season
White Cheese Polypore
🍄
White Cheese PolyporeTyromyces chioneus
In season
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 Dapperling
🍄
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Fool's mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Dune Mushroom
🍄
White Dune MushroomLeucocoprinus cretaceus
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: green-spored parasol, flowerpot parasol, stinking dapperling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White-rot Fungus
🍄
White-rot FungusTrametes pubescens
In season
Whorled Milkweed
🌿
Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
In season
Wild Carrot
🌿
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Fool's parsley, Spotted Water Hemlock. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Winged Sumac
🌿
Winged SumacRhus copallina
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison sumac, Tree of heaven, Staghorn sumac. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witches' Butter
🍄
Witches' ButterExidia glandulosa
In season
⚠ Similar species: Warlock's Butter, Amber Jelly Fungus, White Brain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Ear
🍄
Wood EarAuricularia americana
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: witches' butter, amber jelly roll, wood ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Woolly Croton
🌿
Woolly CrotonCroton capitatus
In season
Disturbed ground
 Wrinkled Peach Fungus
🍄
Wrinkled Peach FungusCerrena hydnoides
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Yellow Brain Fungus
🍄
Yellow Brain FungusTremella mesenterica
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden ear, Orange jelly spot, Golden white jelly fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Fieldcap
🍄
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Conocybe, Funeral Bell, Netted Fieldcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Lotus
🌿
Yellow LotusNelumbo lutea
In season
⚠ Similar species: American white waterlily, spatterdock, sacred lotus. 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

Peach
🌿
PeachPrunus persica
From December
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: apricot, European plum, cherry plum. Only forage with a confident ID.

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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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