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Central California Valley Foraging Calendar The Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley floor, largely agricultural. Tule edges, riparian corridors, and remnant native grasslands offer cattail, watercress, and wild berries along waterways.
91 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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58 species at peak or shoulder in August
peak Wild Greens American Brooklime Veronica americana easy ▼
peak Berries Blue Elderberry Sambucus nigra expert ⚠ process ▼
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 (western conifer) Laetiporus conifericola easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Chicory Cichorium intybus easy ▼
peak Berries Chokecherry Prunus virginiana moderate ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Mallow Malva neglecta easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea moderate ▼
peak Wild Greens Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum expert ⚠ process ▼
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 Berries Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum expert ▼
peak Wild Greens False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Glasswort Salicornia spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Goose Tongue Plantago maritima easy ▼
peak Nuts Hickory Carya spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album easy ▼
peak Berries Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Nuts Pecan Carya illinoinensis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Perennial Peppergrass Lepidium latifolium easy invasive ▼
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 Salal Gaultheria shallon easy ▼
peak Nuts Single-leaf Pinyon Pinus monophylla easy ▼
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 Western Pickleweed Salicornia pacifica easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Mint Mentha spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Rose Rosa spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana easy ▼
peak Nuts Wild Sunflower Helianthus annuus easy ▼
shoulder Nuts Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Blushing Morel Morchella rufobrunnea expert ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Fruits Common Fig Ficus carica easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Dandelion Taraxacum officinale easy ▼
shoulder Fruits Feral Apple Malus domestica easy ▼
shoulder Berries Golden Currant Ribes aureum easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Greenbrier Smilax spp. easy ▼
shoulder Berries Hawthorn Crataegus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms King Bolete Boletus edulis moderate ▼
shoulder Fruits Loquat Eriobotrya japonica easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia sibirica easy invasive ▼
shoulder Mushrooms White King Bolete Boletus barrowsii moderate ▼
shoulder Fruits Wild Crab Apple Malus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Onion Allium spp. expert ▼
Monthly alerts
Get a heads-up for Central California Valley On the first of each month we will email you what is coming into season in this ecoregion, plus what is about to go out of season. Optionally add species to a watch list and we will highlight them at the top of every email.