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Foraging in San Francisco: what's in season in September

211 of the 340 wild species in this guide are in season around San Francisco right now, 142 at their peak, from Almond to Amphibious Bistort. Updated automatically every month.

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San Francisco · September

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

142 at peak 211 in season 6 starting soon
Almond
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AlmondPrunus amygdalus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 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.
 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.
 Bay Polypore
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Bay PolyporePicipes badius
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-footed polypore, Elegant polypore, Spring polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bear's Tooth Fungus
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Bear's Tooth FungusHericium coralloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Strict-branch Coral, Lion's Mane, Bear's Head Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bearberry
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BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
At peak
Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild cotoneaster, Salal, Lingonberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Beechwood Sickener
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Beechwood SickenerRussula cyanoxantha
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Greyish Brittlegill, Crab Brittlegill, Greencracked Brittlegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Beefsteak Fungus
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Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Artist's conk, Reishi, Shaggy bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bigberry Manzanita
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Bigberry ManzanitaArctostaphylos glauca
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Black Oak
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Black OakQuercus kelloggii
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: interior live oak, coast live oak, northern red oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Trumpet
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Black TrumpetCraterellus calicornucopioides
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Blue Elderberry
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Blue ElderberrySambucus cerulea
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Waterside
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Western water hemlock, Poison hemlock, Red elderberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blue Oak
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Blue OakQuercus douglasii
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Butter Collybia
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Butter CollybiaRhodocollybia butyracea
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Spotted Toughshank, Russet Toughshank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Buttonbush
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ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Winterberry, Red osier dogwood, Silky dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 California Bayberry
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California BayberryMorella californica
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 California Honeysuckle
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California HoneysuckleLonicera hispidula
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Twinberry honeysuckle, Common snowberry, Orange honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Canyon Live Oak
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Canyon Live OakQuercus chrysolepis
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Coast live oak, Interior live oak, Huckleberry oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cat's Ear
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Cat's EarHypochaeris radicata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Common dandelion, Rough hawkbit, Smooth hawksbeard. 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.
 Chickweed
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ChickweedStellaria media
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: scarlet pimpernel, petty spurge, common mouse-ear chickweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chicory
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ChicoryCichorium intybus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Prickly lettuce, Common sowthistle, Catsear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Clintonia
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ClintoniaClintonia uniflora
At peak
Woodland
 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.
 Coast Live Oak
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Coast Live OakQuercus agrifolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Common Fig
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Common FigFicus carica
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Castor bean, Weeping fig, Paper mulberry. 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 Chicken of the Woods
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Conifer Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus conifericola
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Western jack-o'-lantern, Western hardwood sulphur shelf, Sulphur shelf. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conifer Coral Tooth
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Conifer Coral ToothHericium abietis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Lion's Mane, Coral Tooth Fungus, Northern Tooth Fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conifer Mazegill
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Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Brown rot conk, Thin-walled maze polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Cooper's Truffle
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Cooper's TruffleGeopora cooperi
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Cootamundra Wattle
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Cootamundra WattleAcacia baileyana
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Cape Wattle, Silver Wattle, Green Wattle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coral Fungus
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Coral FungusClavulina coralloides
At peak
Woodland
 Cutleaf Blackberry
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Cutleaf BlackberryRubus laciniatus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Himalayan blackberry, Elmleaf blackberry, European blackberry. 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.
 Douglas's Mugwort
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Douglas's MugwortArtemisia douglasiana
At peak
Waterside, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common tansy, Common mugwort, White sagebrush. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Evergreen Huckleberry
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Evergreen HuckleberryVaccinium ovatum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: California coffeeberry, Salal, Red huckleberry. 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 Chanterelle
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False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Brown roll-rim, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern. 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.
 Funnel Chanterelle
🍄
Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden Chanterelle, Black Chanterelle, Cantharellus sphaerosporus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Garry Oak
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Garry OakQuercus garryana
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Hawthorn
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HawthornCrataegus monogyna
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall cotoneaster, Firethorn, European holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Herb Robert
🌿
Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Little Robin, Shining Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Cranesbill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Himalayan Blackberry
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Himalayan BlackberryRubus armeniacus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Evergreen blackberry, California blackberry, Allegheny blackberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Interior Live Oak
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Interior Live OakQuercus wislizeni
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Coast live oak, Canyon live oak, California black oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Japanese Privet
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Japanese PrivetLigustrum lucidum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 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 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.
 Johnsongrass
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JohnsongrassSorghum halepense
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Sudan grass, sorghum, broomcorn millet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lion's Mane
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Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Coral tooth fungus, Bear's head tooth fungus, Conifer coral tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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
🌿
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.
 Meadow Puffball
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Meadow PuffballLycoperdon pratense
At peak
Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (button stage), Destroying angel (button stage), Common earthball. 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.
 Mountain Pennyroyal
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Mountain PennyroyalMonardella odoratissima
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Nasturtium
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NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Monkshood, Ground ivy, Common mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Northern California Walnut
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Northern California WalnutJuglans hindsii
At peak
Waterside, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
 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
🌿
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.
 Ochre Jelly Club
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Ochre Jelly ClubGuepinia helvelloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Jelly ear, Leafy brain, Yellow stagshorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Olive
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OliveOlea europaea
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Orange Jelly Spot
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Orange Jelly SpotGuepiniopsis alpina
At peak
Woodland
 Orange Peel Fungus
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Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spring orange peel fungus, Hare's ear, Eyelash cup. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oregon Grape
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Oregon GrapeMahonia aquifolium
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: European holly, Heavenly bamboo, Common privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Osage Orange
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Osage OrangeMaclura pomifera
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Ohio buckeye, custard apple, pomelo. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oyster Mushroom
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Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel wings, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pacific Golden Chanterelle
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Pacific Golden ChanterelleCantharellus formosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly webcap, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Eastern jack-o'-lantern. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pacific Madrone
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Pacific MadroneArbutus menziesii
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Strawberry tree, Texas madrone, Arizona madrone. 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.
 Parrot Waxcap
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Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Heath Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Butter Waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Plantain
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PlantainPlantago major
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Lily of the valley, Fragrant plantain lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pleated Parasol
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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
 Ponderosa Pine
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Ponderosa PinePinus ponderosa
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.
 Pot Marigold
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Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: French marigold, Corn marigold, Field marigold. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Powderhorn
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PowderhornCryptoporus volvatus
At peak
Woodland
 Prickly Pear
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Prickly PearOpuntia ficus-indica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Erect prickly pear, Engelmann's prickly pear, Sweet prickly pear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prince Bolete
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Prince BoleteAgaricus augustus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Yellow-staining mushroom, Inky mushroom. 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 Cage Fungus
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Red Cage FungusClathrus ruber
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Devil's fingers, Dog stinkhorn, Common stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Currant
🫐
Red CurrantRibes sanguineum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Twinberry honeysuckle, Red currant, Spreading gooseberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Huckleberry
🌿
Red HuckleberryVaccinium parvifolium
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Red-cracking Bolete
🍄
Red-cracking BoleteXerocomelus chrysenteron
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stem bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red-osier Dogwood
🌿
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
At peak
Waterside, Wetland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: silky dogwood, common dogwood, red-barked dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rounded Earthstar
🍄
Rounded EarthstarGeastrum saccatum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Collared earthstar, Fringed earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Saffron Milk Cap
🍄
Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Woolly milkcap, Yellowdrop milkcap, False saffron milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Salal
🌿
SalalGaultheria shallon
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Evergreen huckleberry, Kinnikinnick, Eastern teaberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Salsify
🌿
SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Scaber Stalk
🍄
Scaber StalkLeccinum scabrum
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Bitter bolete, Red-capped scaber stalk, Orange birch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scaber Stalk
🍄
Scaber StalkBoletus barrowsii
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Scaly Chanterelle
🍄
Scaly ChanterelleTurbinellus floccosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden chanterelle, Pig's ear, Kauffman's gomphus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scaly Hedgehog
🍄
Scaly HedgehogSarcodon squamosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Shingled hedgehog, Ridged tooth, Bitter tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Waxcap
🍄
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Crimson waxcap, Splendid waxcap, Vermilion waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sculptured Puffball
🍄
Sculptured PuffballCalvatia sculpta
At peak
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Shaggy Inkcap
🍄
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green-spored parasol, Common inkcap, Magpie inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Short-stemmed Russula
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Short-stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Milk White Brittlegill, Blue Band Brittlegill, Subalpine Waxy Cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shortstalk Slippery Jack
🍄
Shortstalk Slippery JackSuillus pseudobrevipes
At peak
Woodland
 Silver Wattle
🌿
Silver WattleAcacia dealbata
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Black wattle, Green wattle, Cape wattle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Slender Grass Fungus
🍄
Slender Grass FungusClavaria tenuipes
At peak
Grassland, Woodland
 Slippery Jack
🍄
Slippery JackSuillus luteus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Weeping bolete, Ornate-stalked bolete, Larch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Soap Lily
🌿
Soap LilyChlorogalum pomeridianum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: death camas, Fremont's star lily, common camas. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spear Thistle
🌿
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Greater burdock, Cotton thistle, Creeping thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spindle Coral
🍄
Spindle CoralClavulinopsis fusiformis
At peak
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Handsome club, Apricot club, White spindles. Only forage with a confident ID.
 spiny sowthistle
🌿
spiny sowthistleSonchus asper
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: common sow thistle, field sow thistle, prickly lettuce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stinkhorn
🍄
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
🍄
Strawberry Tooth FungusHydnellum peckii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Velvet Tooth, Zoned Tooth, Orange Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sugar Pine
🌿
Sugar PinePinus lambertiana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: western white pine, eastern white pine, ponderosa pine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sulfur Buckwheat
🌿
Sulfur BuckwheatEriogonum umbellatum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Heath & moor
 Sunflower
🌿
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden crownbeard, Jerusalem artichoke, false sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sydney Golden Wattle
🌿
Sydney Golden WattleAcacia longifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Blackwood, White Sallow Wattle, Golden Wattle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tanoak
🌿
TanoakNotholithocarpus densiflorus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Thorn-apple
🫐
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Black henbane, Sacred thorn-apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Three-cornered Leek
🌿
Three-cornered LeekAllium triquetrum
At peak
Woodland edges, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Lily of the valley, Summer snowflake, Snowdrop. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Toyon
🌿
ToyonHeteromeles arbutifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: English holly, Franchet's cotoneaster, Heavenly bamboo. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tree of Heaven
🌿
Tree of HeavenAilanthus altissima
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison sumac, Staghorn sumac, Black walnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Tropical Milkweed
🌿
Tropical MilkweedAsclepias curassavica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Butterfly Weed, Common Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Twinberry Honeysuckle
🌿
Twinberry HoneysuckleLonicera involucrata
At peak
Woodland edges, Waterside
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly nightshade, Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Valley Oak
🌿
Valley OakQuercus lobata
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: blue oak, Oregon white oak, Engelmann oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Velvet Roll-rim
🍄
Velvet Roll-rimTapinella atrotomentosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Brown Roll-rim, Oyster Rollrim, Orange Mock Oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Water Hyacinth
🌿
Water HyacinthPontederia crassipes
At peak
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: kidneyleaf mudplantain, American spongeplant, yellow floating heart. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Watercress
🌿
WatercressNasturtium officinale
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cowbane, Hemlock water dropwort, Lesser water parsnip. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Clover
🌿
White CloverTrifolium repens
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, creeping woodsorrel, black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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 Teasel
🌿
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Wood Ear
🍄
Wood EarAuricularia americana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: witches' butter, amber jelly roll, wood ear. 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.
 Aleutian Maidenhair Fern
🌿
Aleutian Maidenhair FernAdiantum aleuticum
In season
Woodland, Waterside, Woodland edges
 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.
 Beargrass
🌿
BeargrassXerophyllum tenax
In season
Grassland, Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
 Bermuda Buttercup
🌿
Bermuda ButtercupOxalis pes-caprae
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Creeping buttercup, Common yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bleeding Heart
🌿
Bleeding HeartDicentra formosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Borage
🌿
BorageBorago officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Hound's-tongue. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Boreal Wolf Lichen
🍄
Boreal Wolf LichenVulpicida canadensis
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Bristly Oxtongue
🌿
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.
 California Bay Laurel
🌿
California Bay LaurelUmbellularia californica
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cherry laurel, California coffeeberry, Bay laurel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 California Buckwheat
🌿
California BuckwheatEriogonum fasciculatum
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor, Grassland
 California Maidenhair Fern
🌿
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.
 California Sulphur Shelf
🍄
California Sulphur ShelfLaetiporus gilbertsonii
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Western jack-o'-lantern, Sulphur shelf, Conifer chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Californian Incense-cedar
🌿
Californian Incense-cedarCalocedrus decurrens
In season
Woodland
 Centuryplant
🌿
CenturyplantAgave americana
In season
Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 Common Ivy
🌿
Common IvyHedera helix
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: poison ivy, Virginia creeper, old man's beard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mullein
🌿
Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Dense-flowered mullein. 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 Marigold
🌿
Field MarigoldCalendula arvensis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Fogfruit
🌿
FogfruitPhyla nodiflora
In season
Waterside, Wetland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Ground ivy, Lanceleaf fogfruit, Bushy lippia. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Forked Lichen
🍄
Forked LichenCladonia furcata
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland
 Goldback Fern
🌿
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.
 Greenleaf Manzanita
🌿
Greenleaf ManzanitaArctostaphylos patula
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Holly
🌿
HollyIlex aquifolium
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild privet, American holly, Oregon grape. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lace Lichen
🍄
Lace LichenRamalina menziesii
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Lemon Balm
🌿
Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
In season
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Catnip, Spearmint, Ground ivy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lungwort Lichen
🍄
Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Textured lungwort, Speckle-belly lichen, Broad-leaved lungwort. 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.
 Naked Buckwheat
🌿
Naked BuckwheatEriogonum nudum
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Nipplewort
🌿
NipplewortLapsana communis
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Common sowthistle, Prickly sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 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.
 Oregon Polypore
🍄
Oregon PolyporeGanoderma oregonense
In season
Woodland
 Pipsissewa
🌿
PipsissewaChimaphila umbellata
In season
Woodland
 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.
 Poison Lichen
🍄
Poison LichenLetharia columbiana
In season
Woodland
 Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
 Powdered Lichen
🍄
Powdered LichenUsnea rubicunda
In season
Woodland
 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.
 Purslane
🌿
PurslanePortulaca oleracea
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: spotted spurge, prostrate spurge, petty spurge. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ragbag Lichen
🍄
Ragbag LichenPlatismatia glauca
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Olive Cetrelia lichen, Ragged rag lichen, American wrinkle lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rattlesnake Plantain
🌿
Rattlesnake PlantainGoodyera oblongifolia
In season
Woodland
 Red Alder
🌿
Red AlderAlnus rubra
In season
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 Elderberry
🫐
Red ElderberrySambucus racemosa
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: dwarf elder, guelder rose, black elder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Reishi
🍄
ReishiGanoderma lucidum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Artist's conk, Hemlock varnish shelf, Reishi. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Seaside Heliotrope
🌿
Seaside HeliotropeHeliotropium curassavicum
In season
Wetland, Waterside
 Seaside Plantain
🌿
Seaside PlantainPlantago maritima
In season
Grassland, Waterside
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Sea arrowgrass, Marsh arrowgrass, Buck's-horn plantain. 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.
 Silverweed
🌿
SilverweedArgentina anserina
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Wetland
 Sitka Columbine
🌿
Sitka ColumbineAquilegia formosa
In season
Woodland edges, Grassland
 Small Nettle
🌿
Small NettleUrtica urens
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: stinging nettle, red dead-nettle, white dead-nettle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Smith's Fairybells
🌿
Smith's FairybellsProsartes smithii
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 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.
 Spreading Hedgeparsley
🌿
Spreading HedgeparsleyTorilis arvensis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 Veined Felt Lichen
🍄
Veined Felt LichenPeltigera venosa
In season
Woodland
 Walnut
🌰
WalnutJuglans regia
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tree of heaven, Black walnut, Butternut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Western Sword-fern
🌿
Western Sword-fernPolystichum munitum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 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 Sweetclover
🌿
White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, Alfalfa, Fenugreek. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Wood Sorrel
🌿
Wood SorrelOxalis oregana
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: White Clover, Common Yellow Woodsorrel, Creeping Woodsorrel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yarrow
🌿
YarrowAchillea millefolium
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, tansy. 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 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

Ambiguous Stropharia
🍄
Ambiguous StrophariaStropharia ambigua
From October
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Candlestick Fungus
🍄
Candlestick FungusXylaria hypoxylon
From October
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Dead man's fingers, Dead moll's fingers, Crested coral fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Crimson Wax Cap
🍄
Crimson Wax CapHygrocybe singeri
From October
Grassland, Heath & moor
 Enoki Mushroom
🍄
Enoki MushroomFlammulina velutipes
From October
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Holm Oak
🌿
Holm OakQuercus ilex
From October
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Holly, Kermes oak, Cork oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Peruvian Pepper
🌿
Peruvian PepperSchinus molle
From October
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges

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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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