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Foraging in Halifax: what's in season in October

195 of the 401 wild species in this guide are in season around Halifax right now, 76 at their peak, from Aborted Entoloma to American Beech. Updated automatically every month.

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Halifax · October

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

76 at peak 195 in season 2 starting soon
Aborted Entoloma
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Aborted EntolomaEntoloma abortivum
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid Entoloma, Clouded Agaric, Wood Pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Beech
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American BeechFagus grandifolia
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: American hornbeam, eastern hophornbeam, yellow birch. Only forage with a confident ID.
 American Rowan
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American RowanSorbus americana
At peak
Woodland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red elderberry, European rowan, Showy mountain-ash. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Amethyst Deceiver
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Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Deadly Webcap, Lilac Fibrecap, Lilac Bonnet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Apple
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AppleMalus domestica
At peak
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Quince, European pear, European crab apple. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Artist's Conk
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Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi / Lingzhi, Hemlock varnish shelf, Southern bracket. 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.
 Barberry
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BarberryBerberis vulgaris
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wild privet, European holly, Fly honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bay Bolete
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Bay BoleteImleria badia
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reticulate-stalked Bolete, Graceful Bolete, Yellow-cracked Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bayberry
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BayberryMorella pensylvanica
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Wetland
 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.
 Beech
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BeechFagus sylvatica
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: European hornbeam, Common hazel, Common alder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Berkeley's Polypore
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Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-staining polypore, Hen of the woods, Chicken of the woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black-staining Polypore
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Black-staining PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Black-staining Polypore, Hen of the Woods, Mountain Polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Blushing Bracket
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Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey Tail, Lumpy Bracket, Oak Mazegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Chanterelle
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ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Frosted Chanterelle, California Golden Chanterelle, White Chanterelle. 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.
 Common Juniper
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Common JuniperJuniperus communis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: English yew, Savin juniper, Prickly juniper. 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
⚠ Similar species: Funeral Bell, Brick Tuft, Sulphur Tuft. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coral Fungus
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Coral FungusClavulina coralloides
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Beautiful clavaria, Pale coral fungus, Grey coral fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cranberry
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CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
At peak
Wetland, Heath & moor
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: lily of the valley, red baneberry, bearberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cranberry
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CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
At peak
Wetland
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Eastern teaberry, Lingonberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Juniper
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Creeping JuniperJuniperus horizontalis
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland
 Deceiver
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DeceiverLaccaria laccata
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Scurfy Deceiver, Twisted Deceiver, Bicoloured Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Decorated Mop
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Decorated MopTricholomopsis decora
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Spectacular Rustgill, Plums and Custard, Flaming Scalycap. 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.
 False Solomon's Seal
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False Solomon's SealMaianthemum stellatum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: False hellebore, Lily of the valley, Solomon's seal. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Field Mushroom
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Field MushroomAgaricus campestris
At peak
Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Yellow Stainer, Eastern Destroying Angel, Horse Mushroom. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fool's Webcap
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Fool's WebcapCortinarius bolaris
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: deadly webcap, fool's webcap, blood-red webcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Funnel Chanterelle
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Funnel ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Golden Chanterelle, Black Chanterelle, Cantharellus sphaerosporus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Greenbrier
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GreenbrierSmilax rotundifolia
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 Gypsy Mushroom
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Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Deadly Fibrecap, Gassy Webcap, Contrary Webcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Highbush Cranberry
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Highbush CranberryViburnum opulus
At peak
Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Bittersweet nightshade, Wayfaring tree. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Honey Mushroom
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Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Bulbous Honey Fungus, Shaggy Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Inkberry
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InkberryIlex glabra
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Chinese privet, yaupon holly, large gallberry. 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.
 Jerusalem Artichoke
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Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: water hemlock, common sunflower, sawtooth sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Larch Bolete
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Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Larch Bolete, Orange Larch Bolete, Slippery Jack. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Late Oyster
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Late OysterSarcomyxa serotina
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Angel wings, Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, Bitter oyster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lion's Mane
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Lion's ManeHericium americanum
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Coral tooth fungus, Lion's mane, Bear's head tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Maitake
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MaitakeGrifola frondosa
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Black-staining Polypore, Giant Polypore, Umbrella Polypore. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Multiflora Rose
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Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: dog rose, rugosa rose, Himalayan blackberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 New England Aster
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New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Similar species: New York aster, purple-stemmed aster, smooth blue aster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Northern Red Oak
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Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Black oak, Scarlet oak, Pin oak. 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.
 Old-man-of-the-woods
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Old-man-of-the-woodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
At peak
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Confusing Old Man of the Woods, Russell's Bolete, Bitter Bolete. 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.
 Orange Spine Fungus
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Orange Spine FungusHydnellum aurantiacum
At peak
Woodland
 Orange Witches' Butter
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Orange Witches' ButterDacrymyces chrysospermus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Witch's butter, Golden ear, Common jelly spot. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Oriental Bittersweet
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Oriental BittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 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.
 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.
 Pickerelrush
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PickerelrushPontederia cordata
At peak
Waterside, Wetland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Green arrow arum, Water arum, Water plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Porcini
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PorciniBoletus edulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Bitter Bolete, Summer Bolete, Bay Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pouch Fungus
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Pouch FungusCryptoporus volvatus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Artist's conk, Red-belted conk, Purplepore bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple-gilled Laccaria
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Purple-gilled LaccariaLaccaria proxima
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Split Fibrecap, Deadly Webcap, Deceiver. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Rugosa Rose
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Rugosa RoseRosa rugosa
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Dog rose, Multiflora rose, Prickly wild rose. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Saffron Milk Cap
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Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: False Saffron Milkcap, Bleeding Milk Cap, Salmon Milkcap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scaly Pholiota
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Scaly PholiotaPholiota squarrosoides
At peak
Woodland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Shaggy Scalycap, Sulphur Tuft, Golden Scalycap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scarlet Waxcap
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Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
At peak
Grassland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Crimson waxcap, Splendid waxcap, Vermilion waxcap. 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.
 Soursob
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SoursobOxalis corniculata
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Common yellow woodsorrel, Slender yellow woodsorrel, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spikenard
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SpikenardAralia racemosa
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: red baneberry, American pokeweed, red elderberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Spindle Coral
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Spindle CoralClavulinopsis fusiformis
At peak
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Handsome club, Apricot club, White spindles. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sunflower
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SunflowerHelianthus annuus
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden crownbeard, Jerusalem artichoke, false sunflower. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Carrot
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Wild CarrotDaucus carota
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Poison hemlock, Fool's parsley. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Parsnip
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Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
At peak
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: poison hemlock, water hemlock, cowbane. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Sarsaparilla
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Wild SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Poison ivy, Bristly sarsaparilla, American spikenard. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wild Teasel
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Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
At peak
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: cut-leaved teasel, spear thistle, musk thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witch Hazel
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Witch HazelHamamelis virginiana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common buckthorn, Glossy buckthorn, American hazelnut. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Withe Rod
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Withe RodViburnum cassinoides
At peak
Scrub & hedgerows, Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Winterberry, Glossy buckthorn, Nannyberry. 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.
 Wood Ear
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Wood EarAuricularia americana
At peak
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: witches' butter, amber jelly roll, wood ear. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Amphibious Bistort
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Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Redshank, Pale persicaria, Water pepper. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Annual Ragweed
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Annual RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Tansy, Common groundsel, Mugwort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Autumn Olive
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Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Amur honeysuckle, Winterberry, Russian olive. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Balsam Poplar
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Balsam PoplarPopulus balsamifera
In season
Woodland, Wetland
 Bamboo Fungus
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Bamboo FungusPhallus indusiatus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Destroying angel, Common stinkhorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bearberry
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BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
In season
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
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Greyish Brittlegill, Crab Brittlegill, Greencracked Brittlegill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Birch Polypore
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Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Artist's bracket, Tinder fungus, Lumpy bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Chokeberry
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Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
In season
Wetland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common privet, Alder buckthorn, Common buckthorn. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Black Trumpet
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Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Devil's urn, Ashen chanterelle, Sinuous chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Bog Spruce
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Bog SprucePicea mariana
In season
Woodland, Wetland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada yew, White spruce, Red spruce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Canada Goldenrod
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Canada GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Ragwort, Giant goldenrod, Wrinkleleaf goldenrod. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chaga
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ChagaInonotus obliquus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Willow bracket, Fox polypore, Tinder fungus. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chanterelle
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ChanterelleCantharellus enelensis
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Eastern jack-o'-lantern, False chanterelle, Golden chanterelle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Chicken of the Woods
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Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Chicken of the Woods, Conifer Chicken of the Woods, Western Chicken-of-the-Woods. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Chippewa Bolete
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Chippewa BoleteBoletus chippewaensis
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Satan's bolete, Lurid bolete, Dotted-stemmed bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Clubmoss
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ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Common Woodsorrel
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Common WoodsorrelOxalis stricta
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Creeping buttercup, Black medick, White clover. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Coralline Algae
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Coralline AlgaeCorallina officinalis
In season
Waterside
 Cramp Ball
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Cramp BallDaldinia concentrica
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Birch woodwart, Carbon balls, Beech woodwart. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Jenny
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Creeping JennyLysimachia nummularia
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Ground ivy, Japanese loosestrife, Marsh pennywort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Creeping Thistle
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Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: spear thistle, musk thistle, milk thistle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Crown Tipped Coral
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Crown Tipped CoralArtomyces pyxidatus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Upright Coral, Golden Coral Fungus, Ivory Coral. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
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Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: springy turf-moss, lanky moss, glittering wood moss. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Daisy
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DaisyBellis perennis
In season
Grassland
⚠ Similar species: Southern daisy, Mexican fleabane, Oxeye daisy. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dead Man's Fingers
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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.
 Deer Mushroom
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Deer MushroomPluteus cervinus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid pinkgill, Clouded agaric, Willow shield. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dog Lichen
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Dog LichenPeltigera canina
In season
Woodland edges, Grassland
 Dotted-stem Bolete
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Dotted-stem BoleteHemileccinum subglabripes
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Red-mouth bolete, Ruby bolete, Iodine bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Dulse
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DulsePalmaria palmata
In season
Waterside
 early goldenrod
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early goldenrodSolidago juncea
In season
Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: golden ragwort, common groundsel, tansy ragwort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Eastern Daisy Fleabane
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Eastern Daisy FleabaneErigeron annuus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Philadelphia fleabane, Prairie fleabane, White panicle aster. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Eastern Hemlock
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Eastern HemlockTsuga canadensis
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Canada yew, English yew, Balsam fir. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Elegant Sunburst Lichen
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Elegant Sunburst LichenXanthoria elegans
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges
 English Oak
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English OakQuercus robur
In season
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: sessile oak, Turkey oak, downy oak. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Fairy Ring Mushroom
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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 Tinder Fungus
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False Tinder FungusPhellinus igniarius
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Tinder fungus, Red-belted conk, Artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Feather Moss
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Feather MossPleurozium schreberi
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Glittering wood moss, Neat feather-moss, Big shaggy-moss. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Forked Lichen
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Forked LichenCladonia furcata
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland
 Freckle Pelt Lichen
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Freckle Pelt LichenPeltigera aphthosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 garden cosmos
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garden cosmosCosmos bipinnatus
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Golden tickseed, Sulphur cosmos, Apache beggarticks. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Giant Puffball
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Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
In season
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.
 Glutinous Gomphidius
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Glutinous GomphidiusGomphidius glutinosus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Copper Spike, Larch Spike, Blackening Slime Spike. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Goldthread
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GoldthreadCoptis trifolia
In season
Woodland, Wetland
 Grey Alder
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Grey AlderAlnus incana
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Alder buckthorn, Black alder, Green alder. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Heather
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HeatherCalluna vulgaris
In season
Heath & moor
⚠ Similar species: Bell heather, Cross-leaved heath, Winter heath. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Hemlock Reishi
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Hemlock ReishiGanoderma tsugae
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Reishi, Curtis's Reishi, Stemless Reishi. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Herb Robert
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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.
 Honeysuckle
🌿
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Fly honeysuckle, Perfoliate honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Horse's Hoof Fungus
🍄
Horse's Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Red-belted conk, Willow bracket, Artist's conk. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Irish Moss
🌿
Irish MossChondrus crispus
In season
Waterside
 Jack Pine
🌿
Jack PinePinus banksiana
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
 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.
 Labrador Tea
🌿
Labrador TeaRhododendron groenlandicum
In season
Wetland, Heath & moor, Woodland
 lady's-mantle
🌿
lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Monkshood, Common lady's mantle, Alpine lady's mantle. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lesser Burdock
🌿
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
In season
Disturbed ground, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Comfrey, Butterbur. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lucerne
🌿
LucerneMedicago sativa
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Yellow sweet clover, White sweet clover, Black medick. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lumpy Bracket
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Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Turkey tail, Hairy bracket, Pubescent bracket. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Lungs of Oak
🍄
Lungs of OakLobaria 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.
 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.
 Miller Mushroom
🍄
Miller MushroomClitopilus prunulus
In season
Grassland, Woodland edges
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Fool's Funnel, Clouded Funnel, Livid Pinkgill. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Narrow-leaved Cattail
🌿
Narrow-leaved CattailTypha angustifolia
In season
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow flag iris, Sweet flag, Broadleaf cattail. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Netted Spine Fungus
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Netted Spine FungusHydnellum scrobiculatum
In season
Woodland
 Nipple Lichen
🍄
Nipple LichenUmbilicaria mammulata
In season
Woodland
 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.
 One-flowered Wintergreen
🌿
One-flowered WintergreenOrthilia secunda
In season
Woodland
 Ornate-stemmed Bolete
🍄
Ornate-stemmed BoleteRetiboletus ornatipes
In season
Woodland
 Painted Suillus
🍄
Painted SuillusSuillus spraguei
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Western Painted Suillus, Hollow Bolete, Rosy Larch Bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pale Chanterelle
🍄
Pale ChanterelleCantharellula umbonata
In season
Woodland, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Club Foot, Twotone Funnel, The Goblet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Partridgeberry
🌿
PartridgeberryMitchella repens
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Wintergreen, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Pipsissewa
🌿
PipsissewaChimaphila umbellata
In season
Woodland
 Pixie Cup Lichen
🍄
Pixie Cup LichenCladonia pyxidata
In season
Woodland, 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.
 Powder-backed Lichen
🍄
Powder-backed LichenFlavoparmelia caperata
In season
Woodland
 Powdered Reindeer Lichen
🍄
Powdered Reindeer LichenCladonia uncialis
In season
Heath & moor, Grassland
 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.
 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.
 Puffball
🍄
PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
In season
Grassland, Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Umber-brown Puffball, Pestle Puffball, Pear-shaped Puffball. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Purple-spored Puffball
🍄
Purple-spored PuffballCalvatia cyathiformis
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Death cap, Common earthball, Giant puffball. 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.
 Red Pine
🌿
Red PinePinus resinosa
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Canada yew, Scots pine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Red Spruce
🌿
Red SprucePicea rubens
In season
Woodland
 Red-osier Dogwood
🌿
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
In season
Waterside, Wetland, Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: silky dogwood, common dogwood, red-barked dogwood. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Reindeer Lichen
🍄
Reindeer LichenCladonia rangiferina
In season
Heath & moor, Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Star-tipped reindeer lichen, Reindeer lichen, Reindeer lichen. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Reindeer Lichen
🍄
Reindeer LichenCladonia stellaris
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 Ribwort Plantain
🌿
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
In season
Grassland, Disturbed ground
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: Foxglove, Broadleaf plantain, Hoary plantain. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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.
 Scaly Hedgehog
🍄
Scaly HedgehogSarcodon squamosus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Shingled hedgehog, Ridged tooth, Bitter tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Scots Pine
🌿
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Norway spruce, Black pine. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Shepherd's Purse
🌿
Shepherd's PurseCapsella bursa-pastoris
In season
Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Common groundsel, Field pennycress, Lesser swine cress. 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.
 Short-stemmed Russula
🍄
Short-stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Milk White Brittlegill, Blue Band Brittlegill, Subalpine Waxy Cap. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Slippery Jack
🍄
Slippery JackSuillus luteus
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Weeping bolete, Ornate-stalked bolete, Larch bolete. Only forage with a confident ID.
 smallspike false nettle
🌿
smallspike false nettleBoehmeria cylindrica
In season
Wetland, Waterside, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Annual mercury, Stinging nettle, Canadian clearweed. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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 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.
 Splendid Feather Moss
🍄
Splendid Feather MossHylocomium splendens
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor
 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 Ladysthumb
🌿
Spotted LadysthumbPersicaria maculosa
In season
Disturbed ground, Waterside
⚠ Similar species: Water pepper, Pale persicaria, Amphibious bistort. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stone Lichen
🍄
Stone LichenParmelia saxatilis
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Heath & moor
 Straight-stalked Entoloma
🍄
Straight-stalked EntolomaEntoloma strictius
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Grassland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Livid Entoloma, Wood Pinkgill, Common Bonnet. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Strawberry Tooth Fungus
🍄
Strawberry Tooth FungusHydnellum peckii
In season
Woodland
⚠ Similar species: Velvet Tooth, Zoned Tooth, Orange Tooth. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Stringy Beard Lichen
🍄
Stringy Beard LichenUsnea strigosa
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Wolf Lichen, Oakmoss, Dotted Ramalina. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Sweetfern
🌿
SweetfernComptonia peregrina
In season
Scrub & hedgerows, Woodland edges, Heath & moor
 Tatarian Maple
🌿
Tatarian MapleAcer tataricum
In season
Woodland edges, Scrub & hedgerows, Disturbed ground
 Tulip Poplar
🌿
Tulip PoplarLiriodendron tulipifera
In season
Woodland
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Yellow buckeye, American sycamore, Sugar maple. 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.
 White Spruce
🌿
White SprucePicea glauca
In season
Woodland
⚠ Deadly look-alikes: European yew, Canada yew, Black spruce. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wintergreen
🌿
WintergreenGaultheria procumbens
In season
Woodland, Heath & moor, Scrub & hedgerows
⚠ Similar species: Bearberry, Lingonberry, Bunchberry. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Witch's Hair Lichen
🍄
Witch's Hair LichenAlectoria sarmentosa
In season
Woodland
 Witchgrass
🌿
WitchgrassPanicum capillare
In season
Disturbed ground, Grassland
⚠ Similar species: fall panicum, broomcorn millet, hairy crabgrass. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wood Avens
🌿
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
In season
Woodland, Woodland edges, Disturbed ground
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Creeping buttercup, Water avens, Creeping cinquefoil. Only forage with a confident ID.
 Wrinkled Crust Fungus
🍄
Wrinkled Crust FungusPlicaturopsis crispa
In season
Woodland
 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 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

Common Reed
🌿
Common ReedPhragmites australis
From November
Wetland, Waterside
⚠ Toxic look-alikes: Giant reed, Johnson grass, Smooth cordgrass. Only forage with a confident ID.
 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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