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Pacific Northwest Coast Foraging Calendar Temperate rainforest coastline from the Oregon Coast Range through the Puget Sound lowlands. Exceptional chanterelle, hedgehog mushroom, and matsutake habitat; spring brings nettles, miner's lettuce, and wood sorrel.
119 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 Wild Greens American Brooklime Veronica americana easy ▼
peak Nuts Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Broadleaf Dock Rumex obtusifolius easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Broadleaf Plantain Plantago major easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Clover Trifolium spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum expert ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Curly Dock Rumex crispus easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens European Sea Rocket Cakile maritima easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Field Garlic Allium vineale expert invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Glasswort Salicornia spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Goose Tongue Plantago maritima easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Greenbrier Smilax spp. easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria expert invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica easy ⚠ process invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Narrowleaf Plantain Plantago lanceolata easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Nodding Onion Allium cernuum expert ▼
peak Berries Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium easy ⚠ process ▼
peak Wild Greens Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum 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 Berries Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis easy ▼
peak Berries Saskatoon / Western Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia moderate ▼
peak Wild Greens Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia sibirica easy invasive ▼
peak Mushrooms Spring King Bolete Boletus rex-veris moderate ▼
peak Wild Greens Tapertip Onion Allium acuminatum 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 Western Pickleweed Salicornia pacifica easy ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis easy invasive ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Onion Allium spp. expert ▼
peak Wild Greens Wild Rose Rosa spp. easy ▼
peak Berries Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana easy ▼
peak Berries Wood Strawberry Fragaria vesca easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Beach Greens Honckenya peploides easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Biscuitroot Lomatium spp. expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Black Mustard Mutarda nigra easy invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Blue Elderberry Sambucus nigra expert ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Burn Morel Morchella rufobrunnea expert ⚠ process ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cattail Typha latifolia moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Chicory Cichorium intybus easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Cleavers Galium aparine easy ▼
shoulder Fruits Common Fig Ficus carica easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Mallow Malva neglecta easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Common Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Crowberry Empetrum nigrum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Dandelion Taraxacum officinale easy ▼
shoulder Berries Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum racemosum expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Field Mustard Brassica rapa easy invasive ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata easy invasive ▼
shoulder Berries Golden Currant Ribes aureum easy ▼
shoulder Berries Hawthorn Crataegus spp. easy ▼
shoulder Berries Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus easy invasive ▼
shoulder Fruits Loquat Eriobotrya japonica easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Prostrate Knotweed Polygonum aviculare easy ▼
shoulder Berries Red Huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Redroot Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus easy ▼
shoulder Berries Salal Gaultheria shallon easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Sea Rocket Cakile edentula easy ▼
shoulder Berries Squashberry / Mooseberry Viburnum edule easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms Summer Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius expert ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Violet Leaves Viola spp. easy ▼
shoulder Mushrooms White King Bolete Boletus barrowsii moderate ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wild Mint Mentha spp. easy ▼
shoulder Nuts Wild Sunflower Helianthus annuus easy ▼
shoulder Wild Greens Wood Sorrel Oxalis spp. easy ▼
Monthly alerts
Get a heads-up for Pacific Northwest Coast 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.
