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Foraging calendar · Australia

Foraging in Melbourne: what's in season in October

246 of the 342 wild species in this guide are in season around Melbourne right now, 80 at their peak, from Apple to Australian Violet. Updated automatically every month.

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Melbourne · October

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

80 at peak 246 in season 9 starting soon
Apple
🫐
AppleMalus domestica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Quince, European pear, European crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Australian Violet
🌿
Australian VioletViola betonicifolia
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: ivy-leaved cyclamen, Australian native violet, Banks' violet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bat's-wing Fern
🌿
Bat's-wing FernHistiopteris incisa
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Bear's Tooth Fungus
🍄
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.
 Beefsteak Fungus
🍄
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Artist's conk, Reishi, Shaggy bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Borage
🌿
BorageBorago officinalis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Hound's-tongue. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bristly Oxtongue
🌿
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Viper's bugloss, Hawkweed oxtongue, Common sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Broad-leaved Dock
🌿
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Greater burdock. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Buckthorn
🌿
BuckthornRhamnus alaternus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild privet, Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Butter Collybia
🍄
Butter CollybiaRhodocollybia butyracea
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Spotted Toughshank, Russet Toughshank. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Candlestick Fungus
🍄
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.
 Cat's-ear
🌿
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Common dandelion, Rough hawkbit, Smooth hawksbeard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chocolate Lily
🌿
Chocolate LilyArthropodium strictum
At peak
Grassland, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 Cleavers
🌿
CleaversGalium aparine
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: sweet woodruff, hedge bedstraw, lady's bedstraw. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coast Banksia
🌿
Coast BanksiaBanksia integrifolia
At peak
Woodland edges, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Silver Banksia, Saw Banksia, Swamp Banksia. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Collared Earthstar
🍄
Collared EarthstarGeastrum triplex
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Rounded earthstar, Arched earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Mullein
🌿
Common MulleinVerbascum thapsus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Dense-flowered mullein. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Plantain
🌿
Common PlantainPlantago major
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Lily of the valley, Fragrant plantain lily. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Conifer Mazegill
🍄
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.
 Coral Fungus
🍄
Coral FungusClavulina coralloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Beautiful clavaria, Pale coral fungus, Grey coral fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Daisy
🌿
DaisyBellis perennis
At peak
Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Southern daisy, Mexican fleabane, Oxeye daisy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dandelion
🌿
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: common ragwort, catsear, common sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dryad's Saddle
🍄
Dryad's SaddlePhaeolus schweinitzii
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Oak bracket, Chicken of the woods, Giant polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Enoki Mushroom
🍄
Enoki MushroomFlammulina velutipes
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Galerina, Sulphur Tuft, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 European Plum
🫐
European PlumPrunus domestica
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cherry laurel, Bird cherry, Wild privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Inkcap
🍄
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Mower's mushroom, Pale brittlestem. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Turkey Tail
🍄
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
🍄
Field MushroomAgaricus campestris
At peak
Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Yellow Stainer, Eastern Destroying Angel, Horse Mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Giant Puffball
🍄
Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap (immature button stage), Destroying angel (egg stage), Common earthball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Gorse
🌿
GorseUlex europaeus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Montpellier broom, Scotch broom, Dyer's greenweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Grape vine
🫐
Grape vineVitis vinifera
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada moonseed, Virginia creeper, Bittersweet nightshade. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Grey Knight
🍄
Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Tricholoma triste, Leopard Knight, Blushing Knight. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hairpin Banksia
🌿
Hairpin BanksiaBanksia spinulosa
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Heath-leaved Banksia, Swamp Banksia, Coast Banksia. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hawthorn
🌿
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall cotoneaster, Firethorn, European holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Honeylocust
🌿
HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos
At peak
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Black locust, Kentucky coffeetree, Carob. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hop Goodenia
🌿
Hop GoodeniaGoodenia ovata
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Japanese Honeysuckle
🌿
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Tatarian honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Japanese Privet
🌿
Japanese PrivetLigustrum lucidum
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
 Lamb's Quarters
🌿
Lamb's QuartersChenopodium album
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wormseed goosefoot, Common orache, Maple-leaved goosefoot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Native Currant
🫐
Native CurrantCorrea reflexa
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Native Violet
🌿
Native VioletViola hederacea
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Banks' violet, Kidney weed, Lawn marsh pennywort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Nipplewort
🌿
NipplewortLapsana communis
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Common sowthistle, Prickly sowthistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ochre Jelly Club
🍄
Ochre Jelly ClubGuepinia helvelloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Jelly ear, Leafy brain, Yellow stagshorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Olive
🌿
OliveOlea europaea
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Orange Peel Fungus
🍄
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
🍄
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Pale Oyster, Aspen Oyster Mushroom, Leaf-like Oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pacific Golden Chanterelle
🍄
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.
 Pepper Tree
🌿
Pepper TreeSchinus areira
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 Prickly Lettuce
🌿
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: common sowthistle, prickly sowthistle, wild lettuce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Prickly Pear
🫐
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
🍄
Prince BoleteAgaricus augustus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Yellow-staining mushroom, Inky mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple Pea
🌿
Purple PeaHardenbergia violacea
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Native Wisteria, Dusky Coral Pea, Tree Hovea. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Quince
🌿
QuinceCydonia oblonga
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Common pear, Apple, Japanese quince. 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
⚠ Similar species: False Saffron Milkcap, Bleeding Milk Cap, Salmon Milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Salsify
🌿
SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Meadow salsify, Yellow salsify, Black salsify. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shepherd's Purse
🌿
Shepherd's PurseCapsella bursa-pastoris
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Field pennycress, Lesser swine cress. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silver Banksia
🌿
Silver BanksiaBanksia marginata
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Slender Riceflower
🌿
Slender RiceflowerPimelea linifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Sloe
🫐
SloePrunus spinosa
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn, Wild privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Smooth Sow-thistle
🌿
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
At peak
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Prickly sow-thistle, Field sow-thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Soft Tree Fern
🌿
Soft Tree FernDicksonia antarctica
At peak
Woodland, Wetland
 Soursob
🌿
SoursobOxalis corniculata
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Common yellow woodsorrel, Slender yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spiny Starwort
🌿
Spiny StarwortStellaria pungens
At peak
Woodland edges, Grassland, Disturbed ground
 Stinging Nettle
🌿
Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Similar species: black horehound, white dead-nettle, red dead-nettle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Strawberry Tree
🫐
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.
 Sunflower
🌿
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden crownbeard, Jerusalem artichoke, false sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Swamp Dock
🌿
Swamp DockRumex brownii
At peak
Waterside, Wetland, Disturbed ground
 Sweet Hedgehog
🍄
Sweet HedgehogHydnum repandum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Terracotta Hedgehog, Chanterelle, Western Bellybutton Hedgehog. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweet Wattle
🌿
Sweet WattleAcacia suaveolens
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor, Woodland edges
 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.
 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.
 Turkey Tail
🍄
Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: False turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. 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.
 Wild Pear
🫐
Wild PearPyrus communis
At peak
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Quince, Apple, Crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Rose (Rosehip)
🫐
Wild Rose (Rosehip)Rosa canina
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Rock cotoneaster, Common hawthorn, Sweet briar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Teasel
🌿
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: cut-leaved teasel, spear thistle, musk thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wonga Vine
🌿
Wonga VinePandorea pandorana
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Wood Blewit
🍄
Wood BlewitLepista nuda
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Blewit, Field Blewit, Sordid Blewit. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Box
🌿
Yellow BoxEucalyptus melliodora
At peak
Woodland edges, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
 Argentine Fleabane
🌿
Argentine FleabaneErigeron bonariensis
In season
Artist's Conk
🍄
Artist's ConkGanoderma australe
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Australian Teatree
🌿
Australian TeatreeLeptospermum laevigatum
In season
⚠ Similar species: Prickly paperbark, Prickly tea-tree, Tick bush. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Barometer Earthstar
🍄
Barometer EarthstarAstraeus hygrometricus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Scaly earthball, Collared earthstar. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bicoloured Deceiver
🍄
Bicoloured DeceiverLaccaria bicolor
In season
Bigleaf Hydrangea
🌿
Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla
In season
Birch Woodwart
🍄
Birch WoodwartDaldinia loculata
In season
Bitter Oyster
🍄
Bitter OysterPanellus stipticus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Flat Crep, Late Fall Oyster, Split Gill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Ear Fungus
🍄
Black Ear FungusPodoscypha petalodes
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Black Medick
🌿
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, lesser trefoil, hop trefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black She-oak
🌿
Black She-oakAllocasuarina littoralis
In season
Woodland edges, Waterside
 Black Tooth
🍄
Black ToothPhellodon niger
In season
⚠ Similar species: Woolly Tooth, Zoned Tooth, Ridged Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Trumpet
🍄
Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Devil's urn, Ashen chanterelle, Sinuous chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Wattle
🌿
Black WattleAcacia mearnsii
In season
Black-footed Polypore
🍄
Black-footed PolyporePicipes melanopus
In season
Blackedged Shield
🍄
Blackedged ShieldPluteus atromarginatus
In season
Blue Flax-lily
🌿
Blue Flax-lilyDianella longifolia
In season
Bristly Cloak Fern
🌿
Bristly Cloak FernCheilanthes sieberi
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 Bristly-fruited Mallow
🌿
Bristly-fruited MallowModiola caroliniana
In season
Broom Tea-tree
🌿
Broom Tea-treeLeptospermum scoparium
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Kanuka, Coastal tea tree, Tea tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Burgan
🌿
BurganKunzea ericoides
In season
Buttonweed
🌿
ButtonweedCotula coronopifolia
In season
Cape Weed
🌿
Cape WeedArctotheca calendula
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Cardoon
🌿
CardoonCynara cardunculus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Scotch thistle, Milk thistle, Spear thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Catchfly Sundew
🌿
Catchfly SundewDrosera glanduligera
In season
Wetland, Heath & moor
 Chanterelle Waxcap
🍄
Chanterelle WaxcapHygrocybe cantharellus
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Blackening waxcap, Scarlet waxcap, Vermilion waxcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Charcoal Scalycap
🍄
Charcoal ScalycapPholiota carbonaria
In season
Chickweed
🌿
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.
 Chicory
🌿
ChicoryCichorium intybus
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Prickly lettuce, Common sowthistle, Catsear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Clustered Domecap
🍄
Clustered DomecapLyophyllum decastes
In season
Cockspur
🌿
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
In season
Common Eyelash
🍄
Common EyelashScutellinia scutellata
In season
⚠ Similar species: Dung-loving Cheilymenia, Hairy Eyelash Cup, Common Eyelash. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Field-speedwell
🌿
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
In season
⚠ Similar species: Germander speedwell, Corn speedwell, Ivy-leaved speedwell. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Jellyspot
🍄
Common JellyspotDacrymyces stillatus
In season
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Orange jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Common Stork's-bill
🌿
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
In season
Common Vervain
🌿
Common VervainVerbena officinalis
In season
corn
🌿
cornZea mays
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Johnson grass, Sorghum, Eastern gamagrass. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Thistle
🌿
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: spear thistle, musk thistle, milk thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
🌿
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
In season
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
🌿
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
In season
Daffodil
🌿
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
In season
Daisy
🌿
DaisyHelichrysum luteoalbum
In season
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.
 Devil's Fingers
🍄
Devil's FingersClathrus archeri
In season
⚠ Similar species: Latticed stinkhorn, Common stinkhorn, Dog stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
🌿
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
In season
⚠ Similar species: small-flowered cranesbill, round-leaved cranesbill, cut-leaved cranesbill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Elegant Blue Webcap
🍄
Elegant Blue WebcapCortinarius rotundisporus
In season
Elmleaf Blackberry
🫐
Elmleaf BlackberryRubus ulmifolius
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: European blackberry, Dewberry, Himalayan blackberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 English Oak
🌿
English OakQuercus robur
In season
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: sessile oak, Turkey oak, downy oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Ring Mushroom
🍄
Fairy Ring MushroomMarasmius oreades
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Fool's Funnel, Spring Fieldcap, Penny Top. Only forage with a confident ID.
 False Truffle
🍄
False TruffleElaphomyces granulatus
In season
False Turkeytail
🍄
False TurkeytailStereum ostrea
In season
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Hairy curtain crust, Violet-toothed polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Field Clover
🌿
Field CloverTrifolium campestre
In season
Field Madder
🌿
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
In season
Field Woundwort
🌿
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
In season
Fig
🫐
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
🍄
Firerug InkcapCoprinellus domesticus
In season
Flax-lily
🌿
Flax-lilyDianella tasmanica
In season
Franchet's Cotoneaster
🌿
Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wall cotoneaster, Late cotoneaster, European holly. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Golden Navel
🍄
Golden NavelChrysomphalina chrysophylla
In season
greater bird's-foot-trefoil
🌿
greater bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Common bird's-foot trefoil, Narrow-leaved bird's-foot trefoil, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Green Elfcup
🍄
Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens
In season
⚠ Similar species: Green Elfcup, Flattened Disco. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Green Skinhead
🍄
Green SkinheadCortinarius austrovenetus
In season
Green Wattle
🌿
Green WattleAcacia decurrens
In season
Grey Coral
🍄
Grey CoralClavulina cinerea
In season
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
🍄
Gumtree DeceiverLaccaria fraterna
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: White fibrecap, Fool's funnel, Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hairy Bittercress
🌿
Hairy BittercressCardamine hirsuta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Wavy bittercress, Cuckooflower, Shepherd's purse. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Herb Robert
🌿
Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Little Robin, Shining Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Cranesbill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Indische Scheinerdbeere
🌿
Indische ScheinerdbeerePotentilla indica
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry, creeping cinquefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ivory Coral
🍄
Ivory CoralRamariopsis kunzei
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Salmon coral, Pale coral, Crown-tipped coral. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Ivy-leaved Toadflax
🌿
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
In season
Jelly Babies
🍄
Jelly BabiesDacrymyces spathularis
In season
Woodland
 Jellybaby Fungus
🍄
Jellybaby FungusLeotia lubrica
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common cudonia, Green jelly baby, Beech jellydisc. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Leaf-like Oyster
🍄
Leaf-like OysterHohenbuehelia petaloides
In season
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.
 Mare's Tail
🌿
Mare's TailErigeron canadensis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Guernsey fleabane, flax-leaved fleabane, panicled aster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Meadow Mushroom
🍄
Meadow MushroomAgaricus bisporus
In season
Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: death cap, destroying angel, eastern destroying angel. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Meadow Puffball
🍄
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
🌿
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.
 Mercury Bay-weed
🌿
Mercury Bay-weedDichondra repens
In season
Mexican Fleabane
🌿
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
In season
Mild Milkcap
🍄
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Rufous Milkcap, Deceiving Milkcap, Birch Milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Montbretia
🌿
MontbretiaCrocosmia crocosmiiflora
In season
Montpellier Broom
🌿
Montpellier BroomGenista monspessulana
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.
 Narrow-leaved Ash
🌿
Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia
In season
Neat Feather-moss
🌿
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
In season
Orange Mosscap
🍄
Orange MosscapRickenella fibula
In season
⚠ Similar species: Collared Navel, Flame Navel, Golden-gilled Navel. 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.
 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
Pavement Mushroom
🍄
Pavement MushroomAgaricus bitorquis
In season
Perennial Oxalis
🌿
Perennial OxalisOxalis perennans
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 Pleated Parasol
🍄
Pleated ParasolParasola plicatilis
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common inkcap, Petticoat mottlegill, Goldenhaired pleated inkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Plume Albizia
🌿
Plume AlbiziaParaserianthes lophantha
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.
 Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
 Powdery-back Shield Lichen
🍄
Powdery-back Shield LichenPunctelia subrudecta
In season
Prostrate Knotweed
🌿
Prostrate KnotweedPolygonum aviculare
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spotted spurge, Smooth rupturewort, Oval-leaf knotweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Puffball
🍄
PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Common earthball, Common puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple Heart
🌿
Purple HeartTradescantia pallida
In season
Purple Jellydisc
🍄
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides
In season
Purple Passion Fruit
🫐
Purple Passion FruitPassiflora edulis
In season
Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: snake climber, stinking passionflower, corky passionflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple-veined Caladenia
🌿
Purple-veined CaladeniaCaladenia latifolia
In season
Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
 purpletop vervain
🌿
purpletop vervainVerbena bonariensis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: blue vervain, slender vervain, common vervain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Clover
🌿
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
In season
Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow sweet clover, Bird's-foot trefoil, White clover. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Hot Poker
🌿
Red Hot PokerKniphofia uvaria
In season
Red Pterostylis
🌿
Red PterostylisPterostylis sanguinea
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Red Trametes
🍄
Red TrametesTrametes coccinea
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
 Red Valerian
🌿
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
In season
Ribwort Plantain
🌿
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Broadleaf plantain, Hoary plantain. 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.
 Rosemary
🌿
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bog rosemary, lavender, cotton lavender. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sally Wattle
🌿
Sally WattleAcacia floribunda
In season
Sandy Stilt Puffball
🍄
Sandy Stilt PuffballBattarrea phalloides
In season
Scaber Stalk
🍄
Scaber StalkLeccinum scabrum
In season
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Bitter bolete, Red-capped scaber stalk, Orange birch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Caterpillarclub
🍄
Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris
In season
Scarlet Pimpernel
🌿
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
In season
Scarlet Runner
🌿
Scarlet RunnerKennedia prostrata
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Schmalblättriger Doppelsame
🌿
Schmalblättriger DoppelsameDiplotaxis tenuifolia
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
 Screw-pod Wattle
🌿
Screw-pod WattleAcacia implexa
In season
Sculptured Puffball
🍄
Sculptured PuffballPisolithus marmoratus
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common earthball, Scaly earthball, Leopard earthball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Silvery-violet Webcap
🍄
Silvery-violet WebcapCortinarius alboviolaceus
In season
Slippery Jack
🍄
Slippery JackSuillus luteus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Weeping bolete, Ornate-stalked bolete, Larch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Small Melilot
🌿
Small MelilotMelilotus indicus
In season
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.
 Smoky Bracket
🍄
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
In season
⚠ Similar species: Purplepore bracket, Hairy curtain crust, Mossy maze polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Smooth Hawksbeard
🌿
Smooth HawksbeardCrepis capillaris
In season
⚠ Similar species: cat's ear, common sowthistle, dandelion. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Soft Brome
🌿
Soft BromeBromus hordeaceus
In season
Southern Blue-gum
🌿
Southern Blue-gumEucalyptus globulus
In season
Spear Thistle
🌿
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Greater burdock, Cotton thistle, Creeping thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spiny Cocklebur
🌿
Spiny CockleburXanthium spinosum
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.
 Spotted Toughshank
🍄
Spotted ToughshankRhodocollybia maculata
In season
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Clouded Agaric, Russet Toughshank, Butter Cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spring Fieldcap
🍄
Spring FieldcapAgrocybe praecox
In season
Square-stalked St John's-wort
🌿
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
In season
Squash
🌿
SquashCucurbita pepo
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Buffalo gourd, Texas gourd, Squirting cucumber. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Starfish Fungus
🍄
Starfish FungusAseroe rubra
In season
Sticky Mouse-ear
🌿
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
In season
Stinking Pennywort
🌿
Stinking PennywortHydrocotyle laxiflora
In season
Waterside, Wetland, Woodland
 Suckling Clover
🌿
Suckling CloverTrifolium dubium
In season
Summer Snowflake
🌿
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
In season
Terracotta Hedgehog
🍄
Terracotta HedgehogHydnum rufescens
In season
Three-cornered Leek
🌿
Three-cornered LeekAllium triquetrum
In season
Woodland edges, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Lily of the valley, Summer snowflake, Snowdrop. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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
Tree Bedstraw
🌿
Tree BedstrawCoprosma repens
In season
Variable Oysterling
🍄
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
In season
Vermilion Waxcap
🍄
Vermilion WaxcapHygrocybe miniata
In season
⚠ Similar species: Scarlet waxcap, Crimson waxcap, Goblet waxcap. 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
Water-pepper
🌿
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
In season
Water-plantain
🌿
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
In season
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.
 White Clover
🌿
White CloverTrifolium repens
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: bird's-foot trefoil, creeping woodsorrel, black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 White Dapperling
🍄
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Fool's mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Whitish Leucocybe
🍄
Whitish LeucocybeLeucocybe candicans
In season
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Frosty Funnel, The Miller. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Carrot
🌿
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Fool's parsley. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Clary
🌿
Wild ClarySalvia verbenaca
In season
Wild Radish
🌿
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
In season
⚠ Similar species: Wild mustard, Field mustard, Black mustard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Yellow Brain Fungus
🍄
Yellow Brain FungusTremella mesenterica
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden ear, Orange jelly spot, Golden white jelly fungus. 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

Common Reed
🌿
Common ReedPhragmites australis
From November
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Giant reed, Johnson grass, Smooth cordgrass. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Laurustinus
🌿
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
From November
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Cherry laurel, Wild privet, Glossy privet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Manna Gum
🌿
Manna GumEucalyptus viminalis
From November
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Nasturtium
🌿
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
From November
Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Monkshood, Ground ivy, Common mallow. Only forage with a confident ID.
 New Zealand Spinach
🌿
New Zealand SpinachTetragonia implexicoma
From November
Grassland, Waterside, Disturbed ground
 Selfheal
🌿
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
From November
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: Bugleweed, Ground ivy, Wild basil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spiny-headed Mat-rush
🌿
Spiny-headed Mat-rushLomandra longifolia
From November
Grassland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Sweet Pittosporum
🌿
Sweet PittosporumPittosporum undulatum
From November
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 Wood Ear Orange
🍄
Wood Ear OrangeNaematelia aurantia
From November
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Yellow brain, Golden ear, Orange jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.

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One note before you head out

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

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