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Foraging in Los Angeles: what's in season in November

251 of the 448 wild species in this guide are in season around Los Angeles right now, 40 at their peak, from Alder Milkcap to Ambiguous Stropharia. Updated automatically every month.

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Los Angeles · November

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

40 at peak 251 in season 3 starting soon
Alder Milkcap
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Alder MilkcapLactarius alnicola
At peak
Woodland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spotted-stalked Milkcap, Northern Bearded Milkcap, Woolly Milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ambiguous Stropharia
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Ambiguous StrophariaStropharia ambigua
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 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.
 Buffalo Gourd
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Buffalo GourdCucurbita foetidissima
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: colocynth, Cucamonga manroot, fingerleaf gourd. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Calabazilla
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CalabazillaMarah macrocarpa
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 California Golden Chanterelle
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California Golden ChanterelleCantharellus californicus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Western jack-o'-lantern, Scaly vase chanterelle, False chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 California Sulphur Shelf
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California Sulphur ShelfLaetiporus gilbertsonii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Western jack-o'-lantern, Sulphur shelf, Conifer chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Candlestick Fungus
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Candlestick FungusXylaria hypoxylon
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Dead man's fingers, Dead moll's fingers, Crested coral fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Carob
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CarobCeratonia siliqua
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Black locust, Honey locust, Mesquite. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coast Live Oak
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Coast Live OakQuercus agrifolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: English holly, interior live oak, canyon live oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cooper's Truffle
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Cooper's TruffleGeopora cooperi
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Crimson Wax Cap
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Crimson Wax CapHygrocybe singeri
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
 Deceiver
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DeceiverLaccaria laccata
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Scurfy Deceiver, Twisted Deceiver, Bicoloured Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Desert Agaric
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Desert AgaricAgaricus deserticola
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Enoki Mushroom
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Enoki MushroomFlammulina velutipes
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Enoki Mushroom, Velvet Shank, Poplar Velvet Shank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 European Dwarf Palm
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European Dwarf PalmChamaerops humilis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: sago palm, Canary Island date palm, Chinese windmill palm. 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.
 Grey Knight
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Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tricholoma triste, Leopard Knight, Blushing Knight. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Holm Oak
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Holm OakQuercus ilex
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Holly, Kermes oak, Cork oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Honey Mushroom
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Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Bulbous Honey Fungus, Shaggy Scalycap, Funeral Bell. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Northern California Walnut
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Northern California WalnutJuglans hindsii
At peak
Waterside, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
 Olive
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OliveOlea europaea
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: common privet, Italian buckthorn, green olive tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Jelly Spot
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Orange Jelly SpotGuepiniopsis alpina
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: orange jelly spot, witch's butter, golden ear. 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.
 Oyster Mushroom
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Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Pale Oyster, Aspen Oyster Mushroom, Leaf-like Oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Peruvian Peppertree
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Peruvian PeppertreeSchinus molle
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Quince
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QuinceCydonia oblonga
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Common pear, Apple, Japanese quince. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Salsify
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SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Meadow salsify, Yellow salsify, Black salsify. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shaggy Ink Cap
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Shaggy Ink CapCoprinus comatus
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Coprinus vosoustii, Magpie Inkcap, Common Inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Single-leaf Pinyon
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Single-leaf PinyonPinus monophylla
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland
 Spanish Needle
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Spanish NeedleBidens pilosa
At peak
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
 Strawberry Tree
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Strawberry TreeArbutus unedo
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Greek strawberry tree, Hybrid strawberry tree, Lychee. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stubble Rosegill
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Stubble RosegillXerocomellus dryophilus
At peak
Woodland
 Sweet Pittosporum
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Sweet PittosporumPittosporum undulatum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Toyon
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ToyonHeteromeles arbutifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: English holly, Franchet's cotoneaster, Heavenly bamboo. 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.
 Western Amethyst Deceiver
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Western Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, Lilac Bonnet, Amethyst Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Pear
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Wild PearPyrus communis
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Quince, Apple, Crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Blewit
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Wood BlewitLepista nuda
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Blewit, Field Blewit, Sordid Blewit. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Brain Fungus
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Yellow Brain FungusTremella mesenterica
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden ear, Orange jelly spot, Golden white jelly fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Alice Eastwood's Bolete
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Alice Eastwood's BoleteRubroboletus eastwoodiae
In season
Annual Ryegrass
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Annual RyegrassLolium multiflorum
In season
Arched Earthstar
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Arched EarthstarGeastrum fornicatum
In season
⚠ Similar species: Collared earthstar, Crowned earthstar, Pepperpot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Argentine Fleabane
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Argentine FleabaneErigeron bonariensis
In season
Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi / Lingzhi, Hemlock varnish shelf, Southern bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma brownii
In season
Woodland
 Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma curtisii
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Sessile Ganoderma, Hemlock Varnish Shelf. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma zonatum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: varnished conk, Curtis's bracket, artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Aspen Oyster
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Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Western jack-o'-lantern, Ivory funnel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Aztec Marigold
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Aztec MarigoldTagetes erecta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Wild marigold, Pot marigold, Crown daisy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Barometer Earthstar
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Barometer EarthstarAstraeus hygrometricus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Scaly earthball, Collared earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bay Cup
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Bay CupLegaliana badia
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: False morel, Blistered cup, Pink crown. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bear Lentinus
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Bear LentinusLentinellus ursinus
In season
Bear's Tooth Fungus
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Bear's Tooth FungusHericium coralloides
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Strict-branch Coral, Lion's Mane, Bear's Head Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bearded Milkcap
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Bearded MilkcapLactarius pubescens
In season
Birch Mazegill, Gilled Polypore
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Birch Mazegill, Gilled PolyporeLenzites betulinus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Blushing Bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Medick
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Black MedickMedicago lupulina
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, lesser trefoil, hop trefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Mustard
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Black MustardBrassica nigra
In season
⚠ Similar species: woad, wild mustard, field mustard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black-staining Polypore
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Black-staining PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-staining Polypore, Hen of the Woods, Mountain Polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blistered Cup
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Blistered CupPeziza vesiculosa
In season
Blue Paloverde
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Blue PaloverdeParkinsonia florida
In season
Bristly Oxtongue
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Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Viper's bugloss, Hawkweed oxtongue, Common sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bristly-fruited Mallow
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Bristly-fruited MallowModiola caroliniana
In season
Brown-staining Cheese Polypore
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Brown-staining Cheese PolyporeFuscopostia fragilis
In season
Butter Collybia
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Butter CollybiaRhodocollybia butyracea
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Spotted Toughshank, Russet Toughshank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Buttonweed
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ButtonweedCotula coronopifolia
In season
California Buckthorn
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California BuckthornFrangula californica
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: common buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, English holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 California Lacefern
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California LacefernAspidotis californica
In season
California Maidenhair Fern
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California Maidenhair FernAdiantum jordanii
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Southern maidenhair fern, Western maidenhair fern, Northern maidenhair fern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Californian Incense-cedar
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Californian Incense-cedarCalocedrus decurrens
In season
Woodland
 Canyon Live Oak
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Canyon Live OakQuercus chrysolepis
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Coast live oak, Interior live oak, Huckleberry oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cardoon
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CardoonCynara cardunculus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Scotch thistle, Milk thistle, Spear thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cat's-ear
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Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Common dandelion, Rough hawkbit, Smooth hawksbeard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Catclaw Acacia
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Catclaw AcaciaSenegalia greggii
In season
Centuryplant
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CenturyplantAgave americana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows
 Champagne Bolete
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Champagne BoleteSuillus bellinii
In season
Chickweed
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ChickweedStellaria media
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: scarlet pimpernel, petty spurge, common mouse-ear chickweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Cocklebur
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Common CockleburXanthium strumarium
In season
Common Eyelash
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Common EyelashScutellinia scutellata
In season
⚠ Similar species: Dung-loving Cheilymenia, Hairy Eyelash Cup, Common Eyelash. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Field-speedwell
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Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
In season
⚠ Similar species: Germander speedwell, Corn speedwell, Ivy-leaved speedwell. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Jellyspot
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Common JellyspotDacrymyces stillatus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Orange jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Morning-glory
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Common Morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Mexican morning glory, ivyleaf morning glory, Japanese morning glory. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Stork's-bill
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Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
In season
Common Stump Brittlestem
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Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral Bell, Sulphur Tuft, Brick Cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conical Brittlestem
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Conical BrittlestemParasola conopilea
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Banded Mottlegill, Pleated Inkcap, Goldhair Inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conifer Mazegill
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Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Brown rot conk, Thin-walled maze polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coville's Lip Fern
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Coville's Lip FernMyriopteris covillei
In season
Cowpen Daisy
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Cowpen DaisyVerbesina encelioides
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: creeping oxeye, common sunflower, black-jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Woodsorrel
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Creeping WoodsorrelOxalis debilis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Creeping woodsorrel, Common yellow woodsorrel, Pink-sorrel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creosote Bush
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Creosote BushLarrea tridentata
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Cultivated Radish
🌿
Cultivated RadishRaphanus sativus
In season
Curlytop Knotweed
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Curlytop KnotweedPersicaria lapathifolia
In season
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
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Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
In season
Daisy
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DaisyHelichrysum luteoalbum
In season
Dark Brown Tile Lichen
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Dark Brown Tile LichenLecidea atrobrunnea
In season
Date Palm
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Date PalmPhoenix dactylifera
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Canary Island date palm, Senegal date palm, Silver date palm. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dead Man's Fingers
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Dead Man's FingersCodium fragile
In season
⚠ Similar species: velvet horn, hen pen, common green branched weed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Desert Lily
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Desert LilyHesperocallis undulata
In season
Dune Brittlestem
🍄
Dune BrittlestemPsathyrella ammophila
In season
Eclipta
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EcliptaEclipta prostrata
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Disturbed ground
 Egg Yolk Lichen
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Egg Yolk LichenCandelariella vitellina
In season
Elegant Sunburst Lichen
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Elegant Sunburst LichenXanthoria elegans
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Evergreen Blackberry
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Evergreen BlackberryRubus laciniatus
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Himalayan blackberry, Elmleaf blackberry, European blackberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Inkcap
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Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
In season
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Mower's mushroom, Pale brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Indigo
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False IndigoAmorpha fruticosa
In season
False Turkey Tail
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False Turkey TailStereum hirsutum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Purplepore Bracket, False Turkey Tail, Crowded Parchment. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Turkeytail
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False TurkeytailStereum ostrea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Farinose Cartilage Lichen
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Farinose Cartilage LichenRamalina farinacea
In season
Fennel
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FennelFoeniculum vulgare
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Cowbane, Fool's parsley. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Field Madder
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Field MadderSherardia arvensis
In season
⚠ Similar species: Cleavers, Lady's bedstraw, Hedge bedstraw. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Field Mustard
🌿
Field MustardBrassica rapa
In season
⚠ Similar species: wild mustard, black mustard, shortpod mustard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fig
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FigFicus carica
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Castor bean, Weeping fig, Paper mulberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Firerug Inkcap
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Firerug InkcapCoprinellus domesticus
In season
Flat Oysterling
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Flat OysterlingCrepidotus applanatus
In season
⚠ Similar species: peeling oysterling, variable oysterling, roundspored oysterling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Flocculose Inkcap
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Flocculose InkcapCoprinellus flocculosus
In season
Goldback Fern
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Goldback FernPentagramma triangularis
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: pallid silverback fern, California cloak fern, Coville's lipfern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Golden-yarrow
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Golden-yarrowEriophyllum confertiflorum
In season
Goldenhaired Inkcap
🍄
Goldenhaired InkcapParasola auricoma
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Banded mottlegill, Pleated inkcap, Conical brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Grey Coral
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Grey CoralClavulina cinerea
In season
Grey Puffball
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Grey PuffballBovista plumbea
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Common earthball, Common puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Guernsey Fleabane
🌿
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
In season
⚠ Similar species: Canadian horseweed, flax-leaved fleabane, eastern annual saltmarsh aster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Gumtree Deceiver
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Gumtree DeceiverLaccaria fraterna
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: White fibrecap, Fool's funnel, Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hairy Bittercress
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Hairy BittercressCardamine hirsuta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Wavy bittercress, Cuckooflower, Shepherd's purse. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hairy Bracket
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Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Soft turkey tail, Ochre bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hairy Yerba Santa
🌿
Hairy Yerba SantaEriodictyon trichocalyx
In season
Hare'sfoot Inkcap
🍄
Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
In season
Hoary Mustard
🌿
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
In season
Hoary Rosette Lichen
🍄
Hoary Rosette LichenHyperphyscia adglutinata
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Hollyleaf Cherry
🫐
Hollyleaf CherryPrunus ilicifolia
In season
Hooded Sunburst Lichen
🍄
Hooded Sunburst LichenOxneria fallax
In season
Horse Mushroom
🍄
Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: death cap, destroying angel, yellow stainer. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Indische Scheinerdbeere
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Indische ScheinerdbeerePotentilla indica
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry, creeping cinquefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Interior Live Oak
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Interior Live OakQuercus wislizeni
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Coast live oak, Canyon live oak, California black oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ivory Woodwax
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Ivory WoodwaxHygrophorus eburneus
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Ivory funnel, Snowy waxcap, None. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Jelly Rot
🍄
Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa
In season
Lace Lichen
🍄
Lace LichenRamalina menziesii
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 Landscaping Black Morel
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Landscaping Black MorelMorchella importuna
In season
Laurel Sumac
🌿
Laurel SumacMalosma laurina
In season
Leaf-like Oyster
🍄
Leaf-like OysterHohenbuehelia petaloides
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel's wings, Oyster mushroom, Pale oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Leafy Brain
🍄
Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Jelly ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Least Mallow
🌿
Least MallowMalva parviflora
In season
Lemon Balm
🌿
Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Catnip, Spearmint, Ground ivy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lesser Swinecress
🌿
Lesser SwinecressLepidium didymum
In season
Lilac Chastetree
🌿
Lilac ChastetreeVitex agnus-castus
In season
Lion's Mane
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Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Coral tooth fungus, Bear's head tooth fungus, Conifer coral tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Map Lichen
🍄
Map LichenRhizocarpon lecanorinum
In season
Matted Sandmat
🌿
Matted SandmatEuphorbia serpens
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, spreading spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Meadow Puffball
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Meadow PuffballLycoperdon pratense
In season
Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (button stage), Destroying angel (button stage), Common earthball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Mediterranean Cypress
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Mediterranean CypressCupressus sempervirens
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Northern white cedar, Chinese thuja, Savin juniper. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Mexican Fleabane
🌿
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
In season
Mexican Tea
🌿
Mexican TeaDysphania ambrosioides
In season
Mower's Mushroom
🍄
Mower's MushroomPanaeolus foenisecii
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Funeral bell, Magic mushroom, Banded mottlegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Netted Fieldcap
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Netted FieldcapBolbitius reticulatus
In season
Oak Mistletoe
🌿
Oak MistletoePhoradendron leucarpum
In season
Oakmoss Lichen
🍄
Oakmoss LichenEvernia prunastri
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Tree moss lichen, Farinose cartilage lichen, Old man's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ochre Jelly Club
🍄
Ochre Jelly ClubGuepinia helvelloides
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Jelly ear, Leafy brain, Yellow stagshorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Onion-stalk Parasol
🍄
Onion-stalk ParasolLeucocoprinus cepistipes
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: green-spored parasol, flowerpot parasol, stinking dapperling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Mock Oyster
🍄
Orange Mock OysterPhyllotopsis nidulans
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Stalkless paxillus, Late oyster, Oyster mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Orange Wattle
🌿
Orange WattleAcacia saligna
In season
Orange Witches' Butter
🍄
Orange Witches' ButterDacrymyces chrysospermus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Witch's butter, Golden ear, Common jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oregon-myrtle
🌿
Oregon-myrtleUmbellularia californica
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cherry laurel, California coffeeberry, Bay laurel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Brittlestem
🍄
Pale BrittlestemCandolleomyces candolleanus
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Common Stump Brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Brittlestem
🍄
Pale BrittlestemPsathyrella candolleana
In season
Pale Oyster
🍄
Pale OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern, Western jack-o'-lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pavement Mushroom
🍄
Pavement MushroomAgaricus bitorquis
In season
Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen
🍄
Pin-cushion Sunburst LichenPolycauliona polycarpa
In season
Pinedrops
🌿
PinedropsPterospora andromedea
In season
Pinewood Gingertail
🍄
Pinewood GingertailXeromphalina campanella
In season
Pink-sorrel
🌿
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
In season
Pink-spored Fieldcap
🍄
Pink-spored FieldcapBolbitius coprophilus
In season
Pixie Cup Lichen
🍄
Pixie Cup LichenCladonia pyxidata
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Poison Lichen
🍄
Poison LichenLetharia columbiana
In season
Woodland
 Poisonpie
🍄
PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme
In season
Pot Marigold
🌿
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: French marigold, Corn marigold, Field marigold. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pouch Fungus
🍄
Pouch FungusCryptoporus volvatus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Artist's conk, Red-belted conk, Purplepore bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Speckled greenshield lichen, Rough speckled shield lichen, Black stone flower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Powdered Lichen
🍄
Powdered LichenUsnea rubicunda
In season
Woodland
 Prostrate Knotweed
🌿
Prostrate KnotweedPolygonum aviculare
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spotted spurge, Smooth rupturewort, Oval-leaf knotweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prostrate Sandmat
🌿
Prostrate SandmatEuphorbia prostrata
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spotted spurge, Matted sandmat, Thyme-leaved spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pungent Slippery Jack
🍄
Pungent Slippery JackSuillus pungens
In season
Purple Edge Bonnet
🍄
Purple Edge BonnetMycena purpureofusca
In season
Purple Heart
🌿
Purple HeartTradescantia pallida
In season
Purplepore Bracket
🍄
Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
In season
Woodland
 Red Hot Poker
🌿
Red Hot PokerKniphofia uvaria
In season
Red Valerian
🌿
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
In season
Red-cracking Bolete
🍄
Red-cracking BoleteXerocomellus chrysenteron
In season
⚠ Similar species: Sepia Bolete, Truncated Bolete, Bluefoot Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-cracking Bolete
🍄
Red-cracking BoleteXerocomelus chrysenteron
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stem bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rice-paper Plant
🌿
Rice-paper PlantTetrapanax papyrifer
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Castor bean, Japanese aralia, Chinese parasol tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rosy Navel
🍄
Rosy NavelContumyces rosellus
In season
Round-leaved Crane's-bill
🌿
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium
In season
Rounded Earthstar
🍄
Rounded EarthstarGeastrum saccatum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Collared earthstar, Fringed earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Roundspored Oysterling
🍄
Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Bitter Oyster, Flat Crep, Variable Oysterling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Saffron Milk Cap
🍄
Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: False Saffron Milkcap, Bleeding Milk Cap, Salmon Milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Saffron Webcap
🍄
Saffron WebcapCortinarius croceus
In season
Sandy Stilt Puffball
🍄
Sandy Stilt PuffballBattarrea phalloides
In season
Scaly Shield
🍄
Scaly ShieldPluteus petasatus
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Livid entoloma, Stubble rosegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Caterpillarclub
🍄
Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris
In season
Seaside Heliotrope
🌿
Seaside HeliotropeHeliotropium curassavicum
In season
Wetland, Waterside
 Shaggy Bracket
🍄
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: willow bracket, robust bracket, chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shield Lichen
🍄
Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Common greenshield lichen, Salted shield lichen, Monk's-hood lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shrubby Sunburst Lichen
🍄
Shrubby Sunburst LichenPolycauliona candelaria
In season
Silky Rosegill
🍄
Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Eastern destroying angel, Destroying angel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silverleaf Fungus
🍄
Silverleaf FungusChondrostereum purpureum
In season
⚠ Similar species: False turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Turkey tail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Skunkbush Sumac
🌿
Skunkbush SumacRhus ovata
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Pacific poison oak, Lemonade berry, Laurel sumac. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Small Melilot
🌿
Small MelilotMelilotus indicus
In season
Small Stagshorn
🍄
Small StagshornCalocera cornea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Fan-shaped jelly fungus, Yellow stagshorn, Golden spindles. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Smoky Bracket
🍄
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Purplepore bracket, Hairy curtain crust, Mossy maze polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Snowplant
🌿
SnowplantSarcodes sanguinea
In season
Soft Brome
🌿
Soft BromeBromus hordeaceus
In season
Soursob
🌿
SoursobOxalis corniculata
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Common yellow woodsorrel, Slender yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Southern Blue-gum
🌿
Southern Blue-gumEucalyptus globulus
In season
Southern Maidenhair Fern
🌿
Southern Maidenhair FernAdiantum capillus-veneris
In season
Waterside, Woodland edges
 Spanish Broom
🌿
Spanish BroomSpartium junceum
In season
spiny sowthistle
🌿
spiny sowthistleSonchus asper
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: common sow thistle, field sow thistle, prickly lettuce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Split Gill
🍄
Split GillSchizophyllum commune
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Crimped gill, Hairy curtain crust, Turkey tail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spring Fieldcap
🍄
Spring FieldcapAgrocybe praecox
In season
Suede Bolete
🍄
Suede BoleteXerocomus subtomentosus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red-mouth bolete, Lurid bolete, Ruby bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sunflower
🌿
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden crownbeard, Jerusalem artichoke, false sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tarragon
🌿
TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
In season
Tawny Funnel Cap
🍄
Tawny Funnel CapParalepista flaccida
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Ivory funnel, Brown roll-rim, Clouded funnel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Thickleaf Yerba Santa
🌿
Thickleaf Yerba SantaEriodictyon crassifolium
In season
Thimble Morel
🍄
Thimble MorelVerpa conica
In season
Tomato
🌿
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Bittersweet nightshade, Black nightshade. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Toothed Medick
🌿
Toothed MedickMedicago polymorpha
In season
Tuberous Polypore
🍄
Tuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberaster
In season
⚠ Similar species: Hexagonal-pored polypore, Dryad's saddle, Spring polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Turf Mottlegill
🍄
Turf MottlegillPanaeolus fimicola
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Banded Mottlegill, Mower's Mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Turkey Tail
🍄
Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: False turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Twisted Deceiver
🍄
Twisted DeceiverLaccaria tortilis
In season
Valley Oak
🌿
Valley OakQuercus lobata
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: blue oak, Oregon white oak, Engelmann oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Varnished Shelf Fungus
🍄
Varnished Shelf FungusGanoderma resinaceum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Lingzhi / Reishi, Artist's Conk, Hemlock Varnish Shelf. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Violet Bramble Rust
🍄
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
In season
⚠ Similar species: rose rust, barberry rust, pear rust. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wall Speedwell
🌿
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
In season
Warlock's Butter
🍄
Warlock's ButterExidia nigricans
In season
Water Fern
🌿
Water FernAzolla filiculoides
In season
Water Lettuce
🌿
Water LettucePistia stratiotes
In season
Watercress
🌿
WatercressNasturtium officinale
In season
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cowbane, Hemlock water dropwort, Lesser water parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Weeping Bolete
🍄
Weeping BoleteSuillus granulatus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Dotted-stalk slippery jack, Slippery jack, Bellini's slippery jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Western Juniper
🌿
Western JuniperJuniperus occidentalis
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 White Dapperling
🍄
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Fool's mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Dune Mushroom
🍄
White Dune MushroomLeucocoprinus cretaceus
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: green-spored parasol, flowerpot parasol, stinking dapperling. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Pigweed
🌿
White PigweedAmaranthus albus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Lamb's quarters, Redroot pigweed, Prostrate pigweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Sage
🌿
White SageSalvia apiana
In season
⚠ Similar species: black sage, purple sage, Cleveland sage. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Carrot
🌿
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Fool's parsley, Spotted Water Hemlock. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Radish
🌿
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
In season
⚠ Similar species: Wild mustard, Field mustard, Black mustard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wine Cap Mushroom
🍄
Wine Cap MushroomStropharia rugosoannulata
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Conifer Roundhead, Goliath Webcap, Deadly Galerina. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witches' Butter
🍄
Witches' ButterExidia glandulosa
In season
⚠ Similar species: Warlock's Butter, Amber Jelly Fungus, White Brain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Ear
🍄
Wood EarAuricularia americana
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: witches' butter, amber jelly roll, wood ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, tansy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Fieldcap
🍄
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Conocybe, Funeral Bell, Netted Fieldcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Wall Lichen
🍄
Yellow Wall LichenXanthoria parietina
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Elegant sunburst lichen, Pincushion sunburst lichen, Shrubby sunburst lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.

Starting soon

Half-Free Morel
🍄
Half-Free MorelMorchella rufobrunnea
From December
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: False morel, Big red false morel, Early morel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Peach
🌿
PeachPrunus persica
From December
Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: apricot, European plum, cherry plum. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Ear Orange
🍄
Wood Ear OrangeNaematelia aurantia
From December
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Orange jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.

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Forage helps you discover and identify wild plants, but identification is never 100% certain. Many edible plants have toxic lookalikes. Never eat anything you find based only on what this app tells you. Always confirm with a field guide, an experienced forager or a local expert. The season score tells you where to look, too: it’s not a guarantee. Mind conservation law and property rights as well.

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