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Interior Low Plateaus Foraging Calendar Kentucky and Tennessee's limestone karst plateau and southern Illinois-Indiana river hills. Among the best ramp habitat in North America; pawpaws, spicebush berries, black walnuts, and rich autumn mushrooms.
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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All Categories Mushrooms Wild Greens Berries Fruits Nuts Invasives
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76 species at peak or shoulder in June
peak Nuts American Beech Fagus grandifolia easy ▼
peak Berries Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Broadleaf Plantain Plantago major easy ▼
peak Fruits Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia moderate ▼
peak Mushrooms Chicken of the Woods (root-growing) Laetiporus cincinnatus easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Chicory Cichorium intybus easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Clover Trifolium spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Mallow Malva neglecta easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Curly Dock Rumex crispus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva moderate ⚠ process ▼
peak Berries Dewberry Rubus flagellaris easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Field Garlic Allium vineale expert invasive ▼
peak Mushrooms Giant Polypore Meripilus sumstinei easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria expert invasive ▼
peak Berries Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum expert ▼
peak Mushrooms Horn of Plenty Craterellus fallax easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica easy ⚠ process invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Kudzu Pueraria montana easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album easy ▼
peak Berries Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Marsh Yellow Cress Rorippa palustris easy ▼
peak Berries Nannyberry Viburnum lentago moderate ▼
peak Wild Greens Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata easy ▼
peak Fruits Pawpaw Asimina triloba easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Pear Opuntia spp. easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Mushrooms Red Chanterelle Cantharellus cinnabarinus easy ▼
peak Berries Red Mulberry Morus rubra easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Redroot Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus easy ▼
peak Mushrooms Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Thistle Cirsium spp. easy ▼
peak Berries White Mulberry Morus alba easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Garlic Allium canadense expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Onion Allium spp. expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Rose Rosa spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Wood Nettle Laportea canadensis easy ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Nuts Allegheny Chinquapin Castanea pumila moderate ▼
shoulder Nuts Black Walnut Juglans nigra easy ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Broadleaf Dock Rumex obtusifolius easy ▼
shoulder Nuts Butternut / White Walnut Juglans cinerea easy ⚠ process protected ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cattail Typha latifolia moderate ▼
shoulder Berries Chokecherry Prunus virginiana moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cinnamon Fern Fiddlehead Osmundastrum cinnamomeum moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Berries Common Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum expert ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Greenbrier Smilax spp. easy ▼
shoulder Berries Hawthorn Crataegus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Indigo Milk Cap Lactarius indigo easy ▼
shoulder Berries Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium easy ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Ostrich Fern Fiddlehead Matteuccia struthiopteris moderate ⚠ process protected ▼
shoulder Nuts Pine Seeds Pinus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Prostrate Knotweed Polygonum aviculare easy ▼
shoulder Berries Riverbank Grape Vitis riparia expert ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Russula Russula spp. moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Sea Rocket Cakile edentula easy ▼
shoulder Nuts Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella easy ▼
shoulder Fruits Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra easy ▼
shoulder Fruits Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Summer Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Watercress Nasturtium officinale expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Chives Allium schoenoprasum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Ramps Allium tricoccum expert protected ▼
shoulder Nuts Wild Sunflower Helianthus annuus easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Wood Ear Auricularia americana easy ▼
shoulder Berries Wood Strawberry Fragaria vesca easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Yucca Yucca spp. easy ▼
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