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Foraging in Boston: what's in season in July

114 of the 196 wild species in this guide are in season around Boston right now, 95 at their peak, from Allegheny Blackberry to American Beech. Updated automatically every month.

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Boston · July

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

95 at peak 114 in season 18 starting soon
Allegheny Blackberry
🫐
Allegheny BlackberryRubus allegheniensis
At peak
scrub, disturbed, forest_edge
American Beech
🌰
American BeechFagus grandifolia
At peak
forest
American Chestnut
🌰
American ChestnutCastanea dentata
At peak
forest
American Elderberry
🫐
American ElderberrySambucus canadensis
At peak
forest_edge, wetland, disturbed
American Linden
🌿
American LindenTilia americana
At peak
forest_edge
American Witch-hazel
🌰
American Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana
At peak
forest
Bay Bolete
🍄
Bay BoleteImleria badia
At peak
forest
Beaked Hazelnut
🌿
Beaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Bearberry
🌿
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
At peak
heath, scrub, forest_edge
Beechwood Sickener
🍄
Beechwood SickenerRussula cyanoxantha
At peak
forest
Birch Polypore
🍄
Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina
At peak
forest
Black Cherry
🫐
Black CherryPrunus serotina
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Black Raspberry
🫐
Black RaspberryRubus occidentalis
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Black Walnut
🌰
Black WalnutJuglans nigra
At peak
forest
Blue Vervain
🌿
Blue VervainVerbena hastata
At peak
disturbed, grassland, waterside
Bluebead Lily
🌿
Bluebead LilyClintonia borealis
At peak
forest
Bracken Fern
🌿
Bracken FernPteridium aquilinum
At peak
forest_edge, grassland, scrub
Broad-leaved Thyme
🌿
Broad-leaved ThymeThymus pulegioides
At peak
grassland, heath, scrub
Buttonbush
🌿
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
At peak
wetland, waterside
Canada Germander
🌿
Canada GermanderTeucrium canadense
At peak
wetland, waterside, forest_edge
Canada Mayflower
🌿
Canada MayflowerMaianthemum canadense
At peak
forest
Cat's-ear
🌿
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Catnip
🌿
CatnipNepeta cataria
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge, scrub
Chanterelle
🍄
ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Chanterelle
🍄
ChanterelleCantharellus enelensis
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
Chokecherry
🌿
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Cinnabar Chanterelle
🍄
Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Comfrey
🌿
ComfreySymphytum officinale
At peak
wetland, waterside, disturbed
Common Milkweed
🌿
Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Common Mullein
🌿
Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Common Woodsorrel
🌿
Common WoodsorrelOxalis stricta
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Creeping Snowberry
🌿
Creeping SnowberryGaultheria hispidula
At peak
forest, forest_edge, heath
Dead Man's Fingers
🍄
Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
At peak
forest
Flowering Raspberry
🫐
Flowering RaspberryRubus odoratus
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Fragrant Sumac
🌿
Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica
At peak
scrub, forest_edge, grassland
Hackberry
🌿
HackberryCeltis occidentalis
At peak
forest, forest_edge, scrub
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
Indian Hemp
🌿
Indian HempApocynum cannabinum
At peak
disturbed, waterside
Inkberry
🌿
InkberryIlex glabra
At peak
forest, forest_edge, wetland
Intermediate Wood Fern
🌿
Intermediate Wood FernDryopteris intermedia
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Lamb's Quarters
🌿
Lamb's QuartersChenopodium album
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Lemon Balm
🌿
Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Lowbush Blueberry
🫐
Lowbush BlueberryVaccinium angustifolium
At peak
forest, heath, scrub
Mapleleaf Viburnum
🌿
Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
At peak
forest
Mayapple
🌿
MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Motherwort
🌿
MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Mugwort
🌿
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Multiflora Rose
🌿
Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
At peak
scrub, forest_edge
Narrow-leaf Lady Fern
🌿
Narrow-leaf Lady FernAthyrium angustum
At peak
forest, wetland
Narrow-leaved Cattail
🌿
Narrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifolia
At peak
wetland, waterside
Nasturtium
🌿
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
At peak
disturbed
Nipplewort
🌿
NipplewortLapsana communis
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Ox-eye Daisy
🌿
Ox-eye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Partridgeberry
🌿
PartridgeberryMitchella repens
At peak
forest, forest_edge, heath
Pawpaw
🌿
PawpawAsimina triloba
At peak
forest, forest_edge
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
Self-heal
🌿
Self-healPrunella vulgaris
At peak
grassland, forest_edge
Shaggy Mane
🍄
Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Sheep Sorrel
🌿
Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Smooth Sumac
🌿
Smooth SumacRhus glabra
At peak
scrub, grassland, disturbed
Spearmint
🌿
SpearmintMentha spicata
At peak
disturbed, waterside, wetland
Spicebush
🌿
SpicebushLindera benzoin
At peak
forest, forest_edge, wetland
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
🌿
Spotted Joe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatum
At peak
wetland, 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
Tansy
🌿
TansyTanacetum vulgare
At peak
disturbed, grassland, waterside
Tinder Fungus
🍄
Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius
At peak
forest
Tulip Tree
🌿
Tulip TreeLiriodendron tulipifera
At peak
forest
Turkey Tail
🍄
Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
At peak
forest
Velvet Leaf Blueberry
🫐
Velvet Leaf BlueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
At peak
forest, heath
Virginia Pepperweed
🌿
Virginia PepperweedLepidium virginicum
At peak
disturbed
White Clover
🌿
White CloverTrifolium repens
At peak
grassland, disturbed
White Mulberry
🫐
White MulberryMorus alba
At peak
forest_edge, disturbed
Wild Bergamot
🌿
Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa
At peak
grassland, scrub, forest_edge
Wild Sarsaparilla
🌿
Wild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis
At peak
forest
Wild Strawberry
🫐
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
At peak
forest_edge, grassland, scrub
Wild Strawberry
🫐
Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
At peak
grassland, disturbed, forest_edge
Wineberry
🌿
WineberryRubus phoenicolasius
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, disturbed
Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
At peak
grassland, scrub, disturbed
Yellow Sweetclover
🌿
Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalis
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Autumn Olive
🌿
Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata
In season
scrub, forest_edge
Bitternut Hickory
🌿
Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
In season
forest
Black Chokeberry
🌿
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
In season
wetland, scrub
Chippewa Bolete
🍄
Chippewa BoleteBoletus chippewaensis
In season
forest
Common Puffball
🍄
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
In season
grassland, forest
Dotted-stem Bolete
🍄
Dotted-stem BoleteHemileccinum subglabripes
In season
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
Highbush Cranberry
🫐
Highbush CranberryViburnum opulus
In season
forest_edge, wetland
Indigo Milk Cap
🍄
Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo
In season
forest
Larch Bolete
🍄
Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei
In season
forest
Northern Red Oak
🌿
Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
In season
forest, forest_edge
Porcini/Cep
🍄
Porcini/CepBoletus edulis
In season
forest
Rowan Berry
🫐
Rowan BerrySorbus aucuparia
In season
forest, scrub, forest_edge
Rugosa Rose
🌿
Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa
In season
scrub, disturbed, forest_edge
Virginia Creeper
🌿
Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
In season
forest, forest_edge
White Oak
🌿
White OakQuercus alba
In season
forest

Starting soon

Aborted Entoloma
🍄
Aborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivum
From August
forest, forest_edge, scrub
American Rowan
🌿
American RowanSorbus americana
From August
forest, scrub
Amur Honeysuckle
🌿
Amur HoneysuckleLonicera maackii
From August
scrub, forest_edge, disturbed
Berkeley's Polypore
🍄
Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
From August
forest
Deceiver
🍄
DeceiverLaccaria laccata
From August
forest
False Solomon's Seal
🌿
False Solomon's SealMaianthemum racemosum
From August
forest
Field Mushroom
🍄
Field MushroomAgaricus campestris
From August
grassland
Fly Agaric
🍄
Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
From August
forest, forest_edge
Gypsy Mushroom
🍄
Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus
From August
forest
Honey Mushroom
🍄
Honey MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosa
From August
forest, forest_edge
Juniper
🌿
JuniperJuniperus communis
From August
scrub, heath, grassland
Larch Bolete
🍄
Larch BoleteSuillus spraguei
From August
forest
New York Aster
🌿
New York AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
From August
grassland, disturbed
White Baneberry
🌿
White BaneberryActaea pachypoda
From August
forest
Wild Carrot
🌿
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
From August
grassland, disturbed
Winged Sumac
🌿
Winged SumacRhus copallina
From August
forest_edge, scrub
Wintergreen
🌿
WintergreenGaultheria procumbens
From August
forest, heath, scrub
Yellow Jelly Fungus
🍄
Yellow Jelly FungusCalocera viscosa
From August
forest

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🌿 Balsam Fir
🌿 Bird's-foot Violet
🌿 Black Locust
🌿 Bladder Campion
🌿 Bugle
🌿 Burdock
🌿 Cleavers
🌿 Coltsfoot
🌿 Cow Parsley
🌿 Cuckooflower
🌿 Curled Dock
🌿 Dame's Rocket
🌿 Dandelion
🍄 Dryad's Saddle
🌿 Eastern Redbud
🍄 Enoki Mushroom
🌰 European Beech
🌿 Garlic Mustard
🌿 Greenbrier
🌿 Ground Ivy
🌿 Henbit Deadnettle
🍄 Honey Mushroom
🌿 Japanese Honeysuckle
🌿 Japanese Knotweed
🍄 Lion's Mane
🍄 Lion's Mane
🌿 Liverleaf
🍄 Maitake
🌿 Marsh Marigold
🍄 Morel
🌿 Norway Spruce
🍄 Orange Jelly Spotting Fungus
🌿 Ostrich Fern
🍄 Oyster Mushroom
🌿 Paper Birch
🌿 Pokeweed
🌿 Quaking Aspen
🌿 Ramps
🌿 Red Dead-nettle
🌿 Red Maple
🌿 Royal Fern
🌿 Sassafras
🍄 Scarlet Cup Fungus
🌿 Scots Pine
🌿 Sensitive Fern
🌿 Shepherd's Purse
🌿 Skunk Cabbage
🌿 Sorrel
🌿 Spring Beauty
🌿 Stinging Nettle
🌿 Sugar Maple
🌿 Sweet Violet
🌿 Sweet Woodruff
🌿 Sycamore
🌿 Tamarack Larch
🌿 Trout Lily
🌿 Virginia Bluebells
🌿 Wild Geranium
🌿 Winter Cress
🍄 Witch's Butter
🍄 Wood Blewit
🍄 Wood Ear Orange
🌿 Yellow Birch

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