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New England Coast and Pine Barrens Foraging Calendar Coastal New England and the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Highbush blueberries, beach plums, rose hips, and seaside foraging along the shore; coastal forests yield chanterelles and chicken of the woods.
136 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
81 species at peak or shoulder in June
peak Wild Greens American Brooklime Veronica americana easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Beach Greens Honckenya peploides easy ▼
peak Nuts Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta easy ▼
peak Berries Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Broadleaf Plantain Plantago major easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Chicory Cichorium intybus easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Cinnamon Fern Fiddlehead Osmundastrum cinnamomeum moderate ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Clover Trifolium spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Mallow Malva neglecta easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Common Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum expert ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Curly Dock Rumex crispus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva moderate ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Goose Tongue Plantago maritima easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria expert invasive ▼
peak Berries Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum expert ▼
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 Wild Greens Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Perennial Peppergrass Lepidium latifolium easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Prickly Pear Opuntia spp. easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Sea Rocket Cakile edentula easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Spicebush Lindera benzoin easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Mushrooms Summer Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Thistle Cirsium spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Virginia Waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum easy ▼
peak Berries White Mulberry Morus alba easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Chives Allium schoenoprasum expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Garlic Allium canadense 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 ▼
peak Wild Greens Wood Sorrel Oxalis spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Wood Strawberry Fragaria vesca easy ▼
shoulder Nuts American Beech Fagus grandifolia easy ▼
shoulder Nuts American Chestnut Castanea dentata moderate ▼
shoulder Nuts American Hazelnut Corylus americana easy ▼
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 Mushrooms Chicken of the Woods (root-growing) Laetiporus cincinnatus easy ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Berries Chokecherry Prunus virginiana moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cleavers Galium aparine easy ▼
shoulder Berries Common Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Burdock Arctium minus easy ▼
shoulder Berries Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea moderate ▼
shoulder Berries Cutleaf Blackberry Rubus laciniatus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Dewberry Rubus flagellaris easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum expert ▼
shoulder Fruits Feral Apple Malus domestica easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Field Garlic Allium vineale expert invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Fox Grape Vitis labrusca expert ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Giant Polypore Meripilus sumstinei easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Greenbrier Smilax spp. easy ▼
shoulder Berries Hawthorn Crataegus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica easy ⚠ process invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Kudzu Pueraria montana easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Ostrich Fern Fiddlehead Matteuccia struthiopteris moderate ⚠ process protected ▼
shoulder Fruits Pawpaw Asimina triloba easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Pheasant Back Cerioporus squamosus easy ▼
shoulder Berries Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica moderate ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Nuts Pine Seeds Pinus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Prostrate Knotweed Polygonum aviculare easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Redroot Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Russula Russula spp. moderate ▼
shoulder Fruits Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Watercress Nasturtium officinale expert ▼
shoulder Fruits Wild Crab Apple Malus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Onion Allium spp. expert ▼
shoulder Nuts Wild Sunflower Helianthus annuus easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Wood Ear Auricularia americana easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Yucca Yucca spp. easy ▼
Monthly alerts
Get a heads-up for New England Coast and Pine Barrens 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.
