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Foraging in Chicago: what's in season in July

94 of the 191 wild species in this guide are in season around Chicago right now, 83 at their peak, from Allegheny Blackberry to American Beech. Updated automatically every month.

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Chicago · July

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

83 at peak 94 in season 26 starting soon
Allegheny Blackberry
🫐
Allegheny BlackberryRubus allegheniensis
At peak
scrub, disturbed, forest_edge
American Beech
🌰
American BeechFagus grandifolia
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
Bald Cypress
🌿
Bald CypressTaxodium distichum
At peak
wetland, waterside
Bearberry
🌿
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
At peak
heath, scrub, forest_edge
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
Blackeyed Susan
🌿
Blackeyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
At peak
grassland, disturbed, forest_edge
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
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
Catnip
🌿
CatnipNepeta cataria
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge, scrub
Chicken of the Woods
🍄
Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
At peak
forest
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
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
Crown Coral
🍄
Crown CoralArtomyces pyxidatus
At peak
forest
False Sunflower
🌿
False SunflowerHeliopsis helianthoides
At peak
grassland, forest_edge
Flowering Raspberry
🫐
Flowering RaspberryRubus odoratus
At peak
forest_edge, scrub
Fragrant Sumac
🌿
Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica
At peak
scrub, forest_edge, grassland
Ground Ivy
🌿
Ground IvyGlechoma hederacea
At peak
forest_edge, disturbed
Hackberry
🌿
HackberryCeltis occidentalis
At peak
forest, forest_edge, scrub
Hedge Bindweed
🌿
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, disturbed
Indian Hemp
🌿
Indian HempApocynum cannabinum
At peak
disturbed, waterside
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
Narrow-leaf Lady Fern
🌿
Narrow-leaf Lady FernAthyrium angustum
At peak
forest, wetland
Narrow-leaved Cattail
🌿
Narrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifolia
At peak
wetland, waterside
Nipplewort
🌿
NipplewortLapsana communis
At peak
disturbed, forest_edge
Northern Prickly Ash
🌿
Northern Prickly AshZanthoxylum americanum
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, forest
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
Redcurrant
🌿
RedcurrantRibes rubrum
At peak
forest_edge, scrub, wetland
Redroot Amaranth
🌿
Redroot AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Ribwort Plantain
🌿
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
At peak
grassland, disturbed
River Grape
🫐
River GrapeVitis riparia
At peak
waterside, forest_edge, scrub
Self-heal
🌿
Self-healPrunella vulgaris
At peak
grassland, forest_edge
Sheep Sorrel
🌿
Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
At peak
grassland, disturbed
Smooth Sumac
🌿
Smooth SumacRhus glabra
At peak
scrub, grassland, disturbed
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
Starry Campion
🌿
Starry CampionSilene stellata
At peak
forest, forest_edge
Tansy
🌿
TansyTanacetum vulgare
At peak
disturbed, grassland, waterside
Tulip Tree
🌿
Tulip TreeLiriodendron tulipifera
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
White Oak
🌿
White OakQuercus alba
At peak
forest
Wild Bergamot
🌿
Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa
At peak
grassland, scrub, forest_edge
Wild Oregano
🌿
Wild OreganoOriganum vulgare
At peak
grassland, scrub, disturbed
Wild Strawberry
🫐
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
At peak
forest_edge, grassland, scrub
Wild Strawberry
🫐
Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
At peak
grassland, disturbed, forest_edge
Wintergreen
🌿
WintergreenGaultheria procumbens
At peak
forest, heath, scrub
Wood Avens
🌿
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
At peak
forest, forest_edge, disturbed
Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
At peak
grassland, scrub, disturbed
Yellow Sweetclover
🌿
Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalis
At peak
disturbed, grassland
Bitternut Hickory
🌿
Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
In season
forest
Common Puffball
🍄
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
In season
grassland, forest
Fairy Inkcap
🍄
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
In season
forest, disturbed
Funnel Chanterelle
🍄
Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
In season
forest
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
Rugosa Rose
🌿
Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa
In season
scrub, disturbed, forest_edge
Virginia Creeper
🌿
Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
In season
forest, forest_edge

Starting soon

Aborted Entoloma
🍄
Aborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivum
From August
forest, forest_edge, scrub
Amur Honeysuckle
🌿
Amur HoneysuckleLonicera maackii
From August
scrub, forest_edge, disturbed
Autumn Olive
🌿
Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata
From August
scrub, forest_edge
Beefsteak Fungus
🍄
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
From August
forest, forest_edge
Berkeley's Polypore
🍄
Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
From August
forest
Black Chokeberry
🌿
Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
From August
wetland, scrub
Buckthorn
🌿
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
From August
forest_edge, scrub, disturbed
Bur Oak
🌿
Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa
From August
forest, grassland, forest_edge
Collared Earthstar
🍄
Collared EarthstarGeastrum triplex
From August
forest
Cornelian Cherry
🫐
Cornelian CherryCornus mas
From August
scrub, forest_edge
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
Giant Puffball
🍄
Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
From August
grassland, disturbed, scrub
Golden Oyster
🍄
Golden OysterPleurotus citrinopileatus
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
Multiflora Rose
🌿
Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
From August
scrub, forest_edge
New York Aster
🌿
New York AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
From August
grassland, disturbed
Rowan Berry
🫐
Rowan BerrySorbus aucuparia
From August
forest, scrub, forest_edge
Shaggy Mane
🍄
Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus
From August
grassland, disturbed
Wayfaring Tree
🌿
Wayfaring TreeViburnum lantana
From August
forest_edge, scrub, grassland
White Baneberry
🌿
White BaneberryActaea pachypoda
From August
forest

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🌿 Bird's-foot Violet
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🌿 Boxelder
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🌿 Burdock
🍄 Candlestick Fungus
🌿 Chickweed
🌿 Cleavers
🌿 Comfrey
🌿 Cow Parsley
🌿 Cow Parsnip
🌿 Curled Dock
🌿 Cutleaf Toothwort
🌿 Dame's Rocket
🌿 Dandelion
🍄 Dryad's Saddle
🌿 Eastern Redbud
🌿 Eastern Redcedar
🌿 Eastern White Pine
🍄 Enoki Mushroom
🌿 Garlic Mustard
🌿 Hazelnut
🌿 Henbit Deadnettle
🍄 Honey Mushroom
🌿 Japanese Knotweed
🍄 Jelly Ear Fungus
🍄 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
🍄 Scarlet Cup Fungus
🌿 Scots Pine
🌿 Sensitive Fern
🌿 Shepherd's Purse
🌿 Skunk Cabbage
🍄 Snow Fungus
🌿 Spring Beauty
🌿 Stinging Nettle
🌿 Sugar Maple
🌿 Sweet Violet
🌿 Sweet Woodruff
🌿 Tamarack Larch
🌿 Trout Lily
🌿 Violet Wood Sorrel
🌿 Virginia Bluebells
🌿 Virginia Waterleaf
🌿 White Dogtooth Violet
🌿 Wild Carrot
🌿 Wild Columbine
🌿 Wild Geranium
🌿 Wild Sarsaparilla
🌿 Winter Cress
🍄 Witch's Butter
🍄 Wood Blewit
🌿 Yellow Birch

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