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Foraging in Chicago: what's in season in September

290 of the 443 wild species in this guide are in season around Chicago right now, 203 at their peak, from Aborted Entoloma to American Beech. Updated automatically every month.

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Chicago · September

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

203 at peak 290 in season 8 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.
 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 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 Persimmon
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American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: pawpaw, Japanese persimmon. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Plum
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American PlumPrunus americana
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 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.
 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.
 Azure Sage
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Azure SageSalvia azurea
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 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.
 Beefsteak Fungus
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Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Artist's conk, Reishi, Shaggy bracket. 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 Cohosh
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Black CohoshActaea racemosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red baneberry, Goat's beard, False goat's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Haw
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Black HawViburnum prunifolium
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 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-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.
 Blackjack Oak
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Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Black oak, Southern red oak, Bear oak. 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.
 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.
 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.
 butterfly-bush
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butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
At peak
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Common lilac, Orange ball tree, Purple loosestrife. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Buttonbush
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ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Winterberry, Red osier dogwood, Silky dogwood. 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.
 Canada Mayflower
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Canada MayflowerMaianthemum canadense
At peak
Woodland
 Catnip
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CatnipNepeta cataria
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: White horehound, Catmint, Ground ivy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cauliflower Mushroom
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Cauliflower MushroomSparassis spathulata
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Cauliflower fungus, Western cauliflower mushroom, Hen of the woods. 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.
 Chickweed
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ChickweedStellaria media
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: scarlet pimpernel, petty spurge, common mouse-ear chickweed. 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.
 Chinkapin Oak
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Chinkapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Chestnut oak, Swamp chestnut oak, Swamp white oak. 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.
 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 scullcap
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common scullcapScutellaria galericulata
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Water Germander, Marsh Woundwort, Self-heal. 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.
 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.
 Cornelian Cherry
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Cornelian CherryCornus mas
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Fly honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Corrugated-cap Milky
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Corrugated-cap MilkyLactarius corrugis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fleecy milk cap, Weeping milk cap, Hygrophorus milk cap. 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 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.
 crimsoneyed rosemallow
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crimsoneyed rosemallowHibiscus moscheutos
At peak
Wetland, Waterside, Grassland
 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.
 Desert Puffball
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Desert PuffballCalvatia booniana
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (button stage), Western destroying angel (button stage), Common earthball. 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.
 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 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 Solomon's Seal
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False Solomon's SealMaianthemum stellatum
At peak
Woodland
 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.
 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.
 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.
 Field Pumpkin
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Field PumpkinCucurbita pepo
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Buffalo gourd, Texas gourd, Squirting cucumber. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Flowering Dogwood Berries
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Flowering Dogwood BerriesCornus florida
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Cornelian cherry. 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.
 Frost's Bolete
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Frost's BoleteButyriboletus frostii
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Scarletina bolete. 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.
 Golden Oyster
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Golden OysterPleurotus citrinopileatus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Western jack-o'-lantern, Oyster mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Goldenseal
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GoldensealHydrastis canadensis
At peak
Woodland
 Ground-ivy
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Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: bugle, purple deadnettle, henbit deadnettle. 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.
 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.
 Honey Mushroom
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Honey MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosa
At peak
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
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.
 Hop Tree
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Hop TreePtelea trifoliata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Horseradish
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HorseradishArmoracia rusticana
At peak
Disturbed ground
 Illinois Bundleflower
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Illinois BundleflowerDesmanthus illinoensis
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Partridge pea, Coffee senna, Honey mesquite. 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
 Japanese Honeysuckle
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Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Tatarian honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle. 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.
 Leadplant
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LeadplantAmorpha canescens
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
 Lemon Balm
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Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Catnip, Spearmint, Ground ivy. 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.
 Maximilian Sunflower
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Maximilian SunflowerHelianthus maximiliani
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Missouri ironweed
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Missouri ironweedVernonia missurica
At peak
Grassland, Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Giant ironweed, Baldwin's ironweed, Prairie ironweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Mistflower
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MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
At peak
Woodland edges, Wetland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: White snakeroot, Blue mistflower / floss flower, Sweet Joe-Pye weed. 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.
 Mosaic Puffball
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Mosaic PuffballBovistella utriformis
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (immature button stage), Common earthball, Common puffball. 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.
 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.
 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.
 Old-man-of-the-woods
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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 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.
 Oregon Grape
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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
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Oriental BittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Osage Orange
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Osage OrangeMaclura pomifera
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Ohio buckeye, custard apple, pomelo. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oyster Mushroom
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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.
 Oyster Mushrooms
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Oyster MushroomsPleurotus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 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.
 Partridge Pea
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Partridge PeaChamaecrista fasciculata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Sicklepod, American Senna, Maryland Senna. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Partridgeberry
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PartridgeberryMitchella repens
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Wintergreen, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Perilla
🌿
PerillaPerilla frutescens
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 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.
 Powderhorn
🍄
PowderhornCryptoporus volvatus
At peak
Woodland
 Prairie Onion
🌿
Prairie OnionAllium stellatum
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Prairie Rose
🌿
Prairie RoseRosa arkansana
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Prickly Lettuce
🌿
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: common sowthistle, prickly sowthistle, wild lettuce. 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 Loosestrife
🌿
Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: great willowherb, fireweed, European wand loosestrife. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Purslane
🌿
PurslanePortulaca oleracea
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, petty spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Red-twig Dogwood
🌿
Red-twig DogwoodCornus alba
At peak
Wetland, Waterside, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: wild privet, guelder rose, common 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.
 rose of Sharon
🌿
rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Chinese hibiscus, Swamp rose-mallow, Hollyhock. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Roughleaf Dogwood
🌿
Roughleaf DogwoodCornus drummondii
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: glossy buckthorn, common buckthorn, common privet. 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.
 Roundhead Lespedeza
🌿
Roundhead LespedezaLespedeza capitata
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Sassafras
🌿
SassafrasSassafras albidum
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, red mulberry, paper mulberry. 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.
 Scutiger
🍄
ScutigerSarcodon imbricatus
At peak
Woodland
 Self-heal
🌿
Self-healPrunella vulgaris
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Bugleweed, Ground ivy, Wild basil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 sericea lespedeza
🌿
sericea lespedezaLespedeza cuneata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: slender lespedeza, Japanese clover, roundhead lespedeza. 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 Bracket
🍄
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: willow bracket, robust bracket, chicken of the woods. 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.
 Slippery Jack
🍄
Slippery JackSuillus luteus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Weeping bolete, Ornate-stalked bolete, Larch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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 Aster
🌿
Smooth AsterSymphyotrichum laeve
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Spatterdock
🌿
SpatterdockNuphar advena
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: American white waterlily, Yellow water-lily, Variegated yellow pond-lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Spicebush
🌿
SpicebushLindera benzoin
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Winterberry, Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn. 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.
 Spotted Wintergreen
🌿
Spotted WintergreenChimaphila maculata
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Stinkhorn
🍄
StinkhornPhallus impudicus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Dune stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stonecrop
🌿
StonecropSedum ternatum
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
 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 Gum
🌿
Sweet GumLiquidambar styraciflua
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red maple, American sycamore, Sugar maple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sycamore Tar Spot
🍄
Sycamore Tar SpotRhytisma acerinum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 tall thoroughwort
🌿
tall thoroughwortEupatorium altissimum
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 Tatarian Maple
🌿
Tatarian MapleAcer tataricum
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 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.
 Tree of Heaven
🌿
Tree of HeavenAilanthus altissima
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison sumac, Staghorn sumac, Black walnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Velvet Roll-rim
🍄
Velvet Roll-rimTapinella atrotomentosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Brown Roll-rim, Oyster Rollrim, Orange Mock Oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Virginia Bistort
🌿
Virginia BistortPersicaria virginiana
At peak
Woodland, Wetland
 Virginia Creeper
🌿
Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, horse chestnut, woodbine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Watercress
🌿
WatercressNasturtium officinale
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cowbane, Hemlock water dropwort, Lesser water parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wayfaring Tree
🌿
Wayfaring TreeViburnum lantana
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Wild privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Baneberry
🌿
White BaneberryActaea pachypoda
At peak
Woodland
 White Clover
🌿
White CloverTrifolium repens
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, creeping woodsorrel, black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Oak
🌿
White OakQuercus alba
At peak
Woodland
 White Sage
🌿
White SageArtemisia ludoviciana
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 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 Sarsaparilla
🌿
Wild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison ivy, Bristly sarsaparilla, American spikenard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Teasel
🌿
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Winged Sumac
🌿
Winged SumacRhus copallina
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison sumac, Tree of heaven, Staghorn sumac. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Wood Ear
🍄
Wood EarAuricularia americana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: witches' butter, amber jelly roll, wood ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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-eyed Susan
🌿
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Cutleaf coneflower, Orange coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Borage
🌿
BorageBorago officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Hound's-tongue. 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.
 Christmas Fern
🌿
Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Marginal wood fern, Intermediate wood fern, Western sword fern. 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.
 Clammyweed
🌿
ClammyweedPolanisia dodecandra
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Cleavers
🌿
CleaversGalium aparine
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: sweet woodruff, hedge bedstraw, lady's bedstraw. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Ivy
🌿
Common IvyHedera helix
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, Virginia creeper, old man's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mallow
🌿
Common MallowMalva neglecta
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: ground ivy, common mallow, least mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 corn
🌿
cornZea mays
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Johnson grass, Sorghum, Eastern gamagrass. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dandelion
🌿
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: common ragwort, catsear, common sowthistle. 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.
 Eastern Hemlock
🌿
Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada yew, English yew, Balsam fir. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ebony Spleenwort
🌿
Ebony SpleenwortAsplenium platyneuron
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Eclipta
🌿
EcliptaEclipta prostrata
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Disturbed ground
 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.
 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
 Flowering Raspberry
🫐
Flowering RaspberryRubus odoratus
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Red raspberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Forked Lichen
🍄
Forked LichenCladonia furcata
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland
 Fragrant Water Lily
🌿
Fragrant Water LilyNymphaea odorata
In season
Waterside, Wetland
 Fringeleaf Wild Petunia
🌿
Fringeleaf Wild PetuniaRuellia humilis
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Limestone wild petunia, Carolina wild petunia, Wild petunia. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hedge Bindweed
🌿
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Field bindweed, Common morning glory, Sea bindweed. 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.
 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
 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.
 Maidenhair Fern
🌿
Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
In season
Woodland, Wetland
 Musk Thistle
🌿
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Spear thistle, Spiny plumeless thistle, Creeping thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Jelly Spot
🍄
Orange Jelly SpotDacrymyces chrysospermus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Witch's butter, Golden ear, Common jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oregano
🌿
OreganoOriganum vulgare
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall germander, Wild basil, Wild thyme. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Coneflower
🌿
Pale ConeflowerEchinacea pallida
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Paper Birch
🌿
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
In season
Woodland
 Pawpaw
🌿
PawpawAsimina triloba
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Ohio buckeye, yellow buckeye, American persimmon. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pixie Cup Lichen
🍄
Pixie Cup LichenCladonia pyxidata
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Plains Coreopsis
🌿
Plains CoreopsisCoreopsis tinctoria
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Poison Hemlock
🌿
Poison HemlockConium maculatum
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, fool's parsley, wild parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 potato
🌿
potatoSolanum tuberosum
In season
Disturbed ground
 Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
 Prairie Coneflower
🌿
Prairie ConeflowerRatibida columnifera
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Prairie Fleabane
🌿
Prairie FleabaneErigeron strigosus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Purpletop Vervain
🌿
Purpletop VervainVerbena bonariensis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: blue vervain, slender vervain, common vervain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Pine
🌿
Red PinePinus resinosa
In season
Woodland
 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
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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.
 Sheep Sorrel
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Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lords-and-ladies, Common sorrel, Wood sorrel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shield Lichen
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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
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Silky DogwoodCornus amomum
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Red osier dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silver Cock's Comb
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Silver Cock's CombCelosia argentea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Silverweed
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SilverweedArgentina anserina
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Wetland
 sorghum
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sorghumSorghum bicolor
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Spearmint
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SpearmintMentha spicata
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Catnip, Ground ivy, Water mint. 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.
 Spreading Hedgeparsley
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Spreading HedgeparsleyTorilis arvensis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Sulphur Tuft
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Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Shaggy Scalycap, Conifer Tuft. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweet Wormwood
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Sweet WormwoodArtemisia annua
In season
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 Sweetfern
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SweetfernComptonia peregrina
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 Tomato
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TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Bittersweet nightshade, Black nightshade. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tulip Tree
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Tulip TreeLiriodendron tulipifera
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow buckeye, American sycamore, Sugar maple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Valerian
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ValerianValeriana officinalis
In season
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, cowbane, hemp-agrimony. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Varnished Shelf Fungus
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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 Wood Sorrel
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Violet Wood SorrelOxalis violacea
In season
Woodland, Grassland
 Viper's Bugloss
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Viper's BuglossEchium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 Water Mint
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Water MintMentha aquatica
In season
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Water Germander, Gypsywort, Corn Mint. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Pine
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White PinePinus strobus
In season
Woodland
 White Sweetclover
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White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, Alfalfa, Fenugreek. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Winterberry
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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
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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.
 Wood Blewit
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Wood BlewitLepista nuda
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's webcap, Deadly webcap, Livid pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wrinkled Crust Fungus
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Wrinkled Crust FungusPlicaturopsis crispa
In season
Woodland
 Yarrow
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YarrowAchillea millefolium
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, tansy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Flag Iris
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Yellow Flag IrisIris pseudacorus
In season
Wetland, Waterside
 Yellow Polypore
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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
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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

Blushing Bracket
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Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
From October
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Oak Mazegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Candlestick Fungus
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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
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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.
 Ginkgo
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GinkgoGinkgo biloba
From October
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Jerusalem Artichoke
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Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
From October
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, common sunflower, sawtooth sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Late Oyster
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Late OysterSarcomyxa serotina
From October
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel wings, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Bitter oyster. 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.
 Wild Yam
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Wild YamDioscorea villosa
From October
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows

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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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