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Alaska Foraging Calendar America's largest and most remote foraging landscape. Blueberries, cloudberries, salmonberries, crowberries, and low-bush cranberries carpet the tundra; coastal areas yield beach greens, seaweed, and spruce tips.
126 edible species recorded here
Peak and shoulder ratings are rough guidance, not a schedule. Microclimate, elevation, and the year's weather can shift any species by weeks.
These pages are educational reference only. Never use them as your sole basis for deciding whether something is safe to eat. Always cross-reference a field guide, take a class, or go out with an experienced forager before harvesting anything.
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109 species at peak or shoulder in August
peak Wild Greens American Brooklime Veronica americana easy ▼
peak Berries American Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Beach Greens Honckenya peploides easy ▼
peak Nuts Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta easy ▼
peak Berries Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus expert ▼
peak Berries Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides easy ▼
peak Berries Bog Bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Broadleaf Plantain Plantago major easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Cattail Typha latifolia moderate ▼
peak Mushrooms Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Mushrooms Chicken of the Woods (western conifer) Laetiporus conifericola easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Chicory Cichorium intybus easy ▼
peak Berries Chokecherry Prunus virginiana moderate ⚠ process ▼
peak Berries Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Clover Trifolium spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Common Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis easy ▼
peak Fruits Common Fig Ficus carica easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Mallow Malva neglecta easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Coral Tooth Mushroom Hericium coralloides easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum expert ⚠ process ▼
peak Berries Crowberry Empetrum nigrum expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Curly Dock Rumex crispus easy invasive ▼
peak Berries Cutleaf Blackberry Rubus laciniatus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens European Sea Rocket Cakile maritima easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum expert ▼
peak Fruits Feral Apple Malus domestica easy ▼
peak Fruits Feral Pear Pyrus communis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Glasswort Salicornia spp. easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius easy ▼
peak Berries Golden Currant Ribes aureum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Goose Tongue Plantago maritima easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Greenbrier Smilax spp. easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Hedgehog Mushroom Hydnum repandum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album easy ▼
peak Berries Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Marsh Yellow Cress Rorippa palustris easy ▼
peak Berries Mountain Huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum expert ▼
peak Berries Nagoonberry Rubus arcticus easy ▼
peak Berries Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Pheasant Back Cerioporus squamosus easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Pig's Ear Gomphus clavatus moderate ▼
peak Berries Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica moderate ⚠ process ▼
peak Nuts Pine Seeds Pinus spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Pear Opuntia spp. easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Prostrate Knotweed Polygonum aviculare easy ▼
peak Berries Red Huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Redroot Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Russula Russula spp. moderate ▼
peak Berries Salal Gaultheria shallon easy ▼
peak Berries Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis easy ▼
peak Berries Saskatoon / Western Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia moderate ▼
peak Fruits Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Sea Rocket Cakile edentula easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella easy ▼
peak Berries Small Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos expert ▼
peak Berries Squashberry / Mooseberry Viburnum edule easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Mushrooms Summer Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius expert ▼
peak Mushrooms The Prince Agaricus augustus expert ▼
peak Berries Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Thistle Cirsium spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Watercress Nasturtium officinale expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis easy invasive ▼
peak Fruits Wild Crab Apple Malus spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Mint Mentha spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Wild Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Rose Rosa spp. easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Admirable Bolete Aureoboletus mirabilis easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Beefsteak Mushroom Fistulina hepatica easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Black Mustard Mutarda nigra easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Broadleaf Dock Rumex obtusifolius easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Chickweed Stellaria media easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Dandelion Taraxacum officinale easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Field Mustard Brassica rapa easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria expert invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Hawthorn Crataegus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Berries Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica easy ⚠ process invasive ▼
shoulder Mushrooms King Bolete Boletus edulis moderate ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Lobster Mushroom Hypomyces lactifluorum moderate ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Meadow Mushroom Agaricus campestris expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Nodding Onion Allium cernuum expert ▼
shoulder Fruits Oregon Crab Apple Malus fusca easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Ostrich Fern Fiddlehead Matteuccia struthiopteris moderate ⚠ process protected ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Pacific Golden Chanterelle Cantharellus formosus easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Perennial Peppergrass Lepidium latifolium easy invasive ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Saffron Milk Cap Lactarius deliciosus moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia sibirica easy invasive ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Slippery Jack Suillus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Fruits Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Violet Leaves Viola spp. easy ▼
shoulder Berries White Mulberry Morus alba easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Chives Allium schoenoprasum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Onion Allium spp. expert ▼
shoulder Berries Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana easy ▼
shoulder Nuts Wild Sunflower Helianthus annuus easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wood Sorrel Oxalis spp. easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Yellowfoot Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis easy ▼
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