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Foraging in Denver: what's in season in September

191 of the 306 wild species in this guide are in season around Denver right now, 138 at their peak, from Alpine Bistorta to Alpine Rose Root. Updated automatically every month.

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Denver · September

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

138 at peak 191 in season 2 starting soon
Alpine Bistorta
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Alpine BistortaBistorta vivipara
At peak
Grassland, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Common bistort, Ribwort plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Alpine Rose Root
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Alpine Rose RootRhodiola integrifolia
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
 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.
 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.
 Apple
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AppleMalus domestica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Quince, European pear, European crab apple. 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.
 Aspen Scaber Stalk
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Aspen Scaber StalkLeccinum insigne
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Orange oak bolete, Orange birch bolete, Brown birch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Azure Sage
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Azure SageSalvia azurea
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Beaked Hazelnut
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Beaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: American hazelnut, Common hazel, Eastern hophornbeam. 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.
 Big Sagebrush
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Big SagebrushArtemisia tridentata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 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.
 Blue Hedgehog Fungus
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Blue Hedgehog FungusHydnellum caeruleum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Zoned Tooth, Mealy Tooth, Bleeding Tooth Fungus. 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.
 Bunchberry
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BunchberryCornus canadensis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lords-and-ladies, Canada mayflower, Dwarf cornel. 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.
 Button Mushroom (wild Form)
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Button Mushroom (wild Form)Agaricus bisporus
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: death cap, destroying angel, eastern destroying angel. 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.
 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.
 Chicory
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ChicoryCichorium intybus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Prickly lettuce, Common sowthistle, Catsear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cloud Funnel
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Cloud FunnelClitocybe nebularis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Livid Entoloma, Frosty Funnel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Conifer Tuft
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Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral bell, Sulphur tuft, Brick cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Corn Mint
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Corn MintMentha arvensis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Wood sage, Ground ivy, Catnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cowpen Daisy
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Cowpen DaisyVerbesina encelioides
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: creeping oxeye, common sunflower, black-jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Oregon-grape
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Creeping Oregon-grapeMahonia repens
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: European holly, common barberry, Oregon grape. 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.
 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.
 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.
 Dotted Gayfeather
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Dotted GayfeatherLiatris punctata
At peak
Grassland
 Dryad's Saddle
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Dryad's SaddlePhaeolus schweinitzii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Oak bracket, Chicken of the woods, Giant polypore. 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 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.
 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.
 Fourwing Saltbush
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Fourwing SaltbushAtriplex canescens
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: greasewood, shadscale saltbush, big saltbush. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Gambel Oak
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Gambel OakQuercus gambelii
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 Goji Berry
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Goji BerryLycium barbarum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Bittersweet nightshade, Black nightshade. 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.
 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.
 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.
 Horseradish
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HorseradishArmoracia rusticana
At peak
Disturbed ground
 Jelly Antlers
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Jelly AntlersCalocera viscosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Beautiful Clavaria, Golden Spindles, Meadow Coral. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jelly Ear
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Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Bay cup, Black witches' butter, Amber jelly fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jelly Spike
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Jelly SpikePseudohydnum gelatinosum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black witches' butter, Yellow brain, Warlock's butter. 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.
 Kaibab Suillus
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Kaibab SuillusSuillus kaibabensis
At peak
Woodland
 Leadplant
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LeadplantAmorpha canescens
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
 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.
 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.
 mica cap
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mica capCoprinellus micaceus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Firerug Inkcap, Trunk Inkcap, Flocculose Inkcap. 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.
 Mooseberry
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MooseberryViburnum edule
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Winterberry, Red elderberry, Black twinberry honeysuckle. 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.
 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.
 Netted Spine Fungus
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Netted Spine FungusHydnellum scrobiculatum
At peak
Woodland
 Oak Loving Gymnopus
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Oak Loving GymnopusGymnopus dryophilus
At peak
Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral bell, Fairy ring mushroom, Spindleshank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oceanspray
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OceansprayHolodiscus discolor
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: red elderberry, hardhack, goat's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Jelly Spot
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Orange Jelly SpotGuepiniopsis alpina
At peak
Woodland
 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.
 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.
 Pale Chanterelle
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Pale ChanterelleCantharellus roseocanus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Scaly chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Peppery Milkcap
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Peppery MilkcapLactarius scrobiculatus
At peak
Woodland
 Pinyon Pine
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Pinyon PinePinus edulis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland
 Pleated Parasol
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Pleated ParasolParasola plicatilis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Petticoat mottlegill, Goldenhaired pleated inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ponderosa Larch Mushroom
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Ponderosa Larch MushroomNeolentinus ponderosus
At peak
Woodland
 Porcini/Cep
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Porcini/CepBoletus edulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Bitter Bolete, Summer Bolete, Bay Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Powderhorn
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PowderhornCryptoporus volvatus
At peak
Woodland
 Prairie Rose
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Prairie RoseRosa arkansana
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Prickly Rose
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Prickly RoseRosa acicularis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Woods' rose, Prairie rose, Smooth rose. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Puffball
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PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
At peak
Grassland, Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Umber-brown Puffball, Pestle Puffball, Pear-shaped Puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple-spored Puffball
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Purple-spored PuffballCalvatia cyathiformis
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Common earthball, Giant puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Elderberry
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Red ElderberrySambucus racemosa
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: dwarf elder, guelder rose, black elder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Raspberry
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Red RaspberryRubus idaeus
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Wineberry, Black raspberry, Blackberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-capped Bolete
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Red-capped BoleteBoletus rubriceps
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Red-flesh bolete, Lurid bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-cracking Bolete
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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
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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.
 River Grape
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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.
 Rocky Mountain Juniper
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Rocky Mountain JuniperJuniperus scopulorum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland
 rose of Sharon
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rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Chinese hibiscus, Swamp rose-mallow, Hollyhock. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rosy Gomphidius
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Rosy GomphidiusRhizopogon roseolus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Scaly earthball, Yellow false truffle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rowan
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RowanSorbus aucuparia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: red elderberry, tree cotoneaster, wild service tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Russian Olive
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Russian OliveElaeagnus angustifolia
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Sea buckthorn, Silver buffaloberry, Autumn olive. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Saffron Milk Cap
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Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Woolly milkcap, Yellowdrop milkcap, False saffron milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Salsify
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SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Scaly Hedgehog
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Scaly HedgehogSarcodon squamosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Shingled hedgehog, Ridged tooth, Bitter tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sculptured Puffball
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Sculptured PuffballCalvatia sculpta
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Scutiger
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ScutigerSarcodon imbricatus
At peak
Woodland
 Shaggy Bracket
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Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: willow bracket, robust bracket, chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shaggy Inkcap
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Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green-spored parasol, Common inkcap, Magpie inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sheep Sorrel
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Sheep SorrelRumex acetosella
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Lords-and-ladies, Common sorrel, Wood sorrel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Skunkbush Sumac
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Skunkbush SumacRhus trilobata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Smooth Aster
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Smooth AsterSymphyotrichum laeve
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Spear Thistle
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Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Greater burdock, Cotton thistle, Creeping thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spotted Ladysthumb
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Spotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosa
At peak
Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Water pepper, Pale persicaria, Amphibious bistort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spotted Touch-me-not
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Spotted Touch-me-notImpatiens capensis
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Himalayan balsam, Small balsam, Pale jewelweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stinkhorn
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StinkhornPhallus impudicus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Dune stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Strawberry Tooth Fungus
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Strawberry Tooth FungusHydnellum peckii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Velvet Tooth, Zoned Tooth, Orange Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sulfur Buckwheat
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Sulfur BuckwheatEriogonum umbellatum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Heath & moor
 Sunflower
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SunflowerHelianthus annuus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden crownbeard, Jerusalem artichoke, false sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweet Hedgehog
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Sweet HedgehogHydnum repandum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Terracotta Hedgehog, Chanterelle, Western Bellybutton Hedgehog. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tansy
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TansyTanacetum vulgare
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common ragwort, Ragwort, Canada goldenrod. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tatarian Maple
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Tatarian MapleAcer tataricum
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 Terracotta Hedgehog
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Terracotta HedgehogHydnellum ferrugineum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Zoned Tooth, Velvet Tooth, Bleeding Tooth Fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Thimbleberry
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ThimbleberryRubus parviflorus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Salmonberry, Purple-flowering raspberry, Red raspberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Trainwrecker
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TrainwreckerNeolentinus lepideus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Tiger sawgill, Bear lentinus, Resinous sawgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Truncated Clubfungus
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Truncated ClubfungusClavariadelphus truncatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Scaly chanterelle, Giant club, Strap coral. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Velvet Roll-rim
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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 Creeper
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Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, horse chestnut, woodbine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Watercress
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WatercressNasturtium officinale
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cowbane, Hemlock water dropwort, Lesser water parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wayfaring Tree
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Wayfaring TreeViburnum lantana
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Wild privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Western Hackberry
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Western HackberryCeltis reticulata
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Waterside
 White Clover
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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 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
 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.
 Woods Rose
🌿
Woods RoseRosa woodsii
At peak
Waterside, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: black hawthorn, American red raspberry, prickly rose. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Woolly Pine Bolete
🍄
Woolly Pine BoleteSuillus tomentosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: American slippery jack, Slippery jack, Weeping bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Umbilicate Lichen
🍄
American Umbilicate LichenUmbilicaria americana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 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.
 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.
 Blue Vervain
🌿
Blue VervainVerbena hastata
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Common vervain, Hoary vervain, Purpletop vervain. 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.
 Brittle Prickly Pear
🫐
Brittle Prickly PearOpuntia fragilis
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 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.
 Catnip
🌿
CatnipNepeta cataria
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: White horehound, Catmint, Ground ivy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cherry Plum
🫐
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Bird cherry, Cherry laurel, Blackthorn (sloe). Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chokecherry
🌿
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Glossy buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Clammyweed
🌿
ClammyweedPolanisia dodecandra
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Common Mallow
🌿
Common MallowMalva neglecta
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: ground ivy, common mallow, least mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mullein
🌿
Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Dense-flowered mullein. 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.
 Elegant Sunburst Lichen
🍄
Elegant Sunburst LichenXanthoria elegans
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 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.
 Freckle Pelt Lichen
🍄
Freckle Pelt LichenPeltigera aphthosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Grey Alder
🌿
Grey AlderAlnus incana
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Black alder, Green alder. 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.
 Iceland Moss
🍄
Iceland MossCetraria islandica
In season
Heath & moor
 Indian Hemp
🌿
Indian HempApocynum cannabinum
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside
 Lamb's Quarters
🌿
Lamb's QuartersChenopodium album
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wormseed goosefoot, Common orache, Maple-leaved goosefoot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Male Fern
🌿
Male FernDryopteris filix-mas
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Golden-scaled male fern, Narrow buckler fern, Broad buckler fern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Map Lichen / Geographic Lichen
🍄
Map Lichen / Geographic LichenRhizocarpon geographicum
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: rust-colored cobblestone lichen, dark brown tile lichen, map lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Oakmoss
🌿
OakmossEvernia divaricata
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 One-flowered Wintergreen
🌿
One-flowered WintergreenOrthilia secunda
In season
Woodland
 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.
 Pixie Cup Lichen
🍄
Pixie Cup LichenCladonia pyxidata
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Plains Prickly Pear
🫐
Plains Prickly PearOpuntia polyacantha
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: brittle prickly pear, tulip prickly pear, plains prickly pear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Plantain
🌿
PlantainPlantago major
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Lily of the valley, Fragrant plantain lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Powdered Shield Lichen
🍄
Powdered Shield LichenHypogymnia physodes
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: powder-headed tube lichen, forked tube lichen, hammered shield lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prairie Coneflower
🌿
Prairie ConeflowerRatibida columnifera
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Purslane
🌿
PurslanePortulaca oleracea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, petty spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Clover
🌿
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow sweet clover, Bird's-foot trefoil, White clover. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-banded Polypore
🍄
Red-banded PolyporeFomitopsis pinicola
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Birch polypore, Artist's conk, Tinder fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Redroot Amaranth
🌿
Redroot AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Black nightshade, Lambsquarters, Smooth pigweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Self-heal
🌿
Self-healPrunella vulgaris
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Bugleweed, Ground ivy, Wild basil. 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.
 Smooth Sow-thistle
🌿
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Prickly sow-thistle, Field sow-thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stinging Nettle
🌿
Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: black horehound, white dead-nettle, red dead-nettle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sulphur Tuft
🍄
Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Shaggy Scalycap, Conifer Tuft. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sumac
🌿
SumacRhus typhina
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison sumac, smooth sumac, tree of heaven. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Turkey Tail
🍄
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.
 Veined Felt Lichen
🍄
Veined Felt LichenPeltigera venosa
In season
Woodland
 White Sweetclover
🌿
White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, Alfalfa, Fenugreek. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witch's Hair Lichen
🍄
Witch's Hair LichenAlectoria sarmentosa
In season
Woodland
 Wolf Lichen
🍄
Wolf LichenLetharia vulpina
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Wood Blewit
🍄
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.
 Yellow Polypore
🍄
Yellow PolyporeFomitopsis ochracea
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Red-belted conk, Northern red-belted conk, Birch polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Toadflax
🌿
Yellow ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Dalmatian toadflax, Ivy-leaved toadflax, Broomleaf toadflax. Only forage with a confident ID.

Starting soon

Enoki Mushroom
🍄
Enoki MushroomFlammulina velutipes
From October
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Western Amethyst Deceiver
🍄
Western Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
From October
Woodland

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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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