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What foragers look for in California in June

13 of the 20 species on the California calendar have June records. Listed by how much of each row's year falls in this month.

Never eat anything based on this page or on the app. These tables show when people recorded these species in public datasets. They do not say anything is ripe, edible or safe, and they do not help identify a find. Confirm every find with a qualified local expert.
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  1. HazelnutsCorylus spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=295 (103 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 19 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in California peak in August.
  2. Wild strawberriesFragaria spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=255 (108 in June)
  3. SumacsRhus spp.
    Records tailing off
    91% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=1,069 (172 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 115 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in California peak in May.
  4. Blackberries, raspberries and relativesRubus spp.
    Records rising
    89% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=3,390 (839 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 99 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in California peak in June.
  5. Prickly pearOpuntia spp.
    Records rising
    81% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=3,132 (347 in June)
  6. ElderberriesSambucus spp.
    Records rising
    77% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=4,818 (1,024 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 1302 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in California peak in July.
  7. MulberriesMorus spp.
    Records tailing off
    65% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=54 (15 in June)
  8. Serviceberries (juneberries)Amelanchier spp.
    Records rising
    56% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=101 (18 in June)
  9. Wild roses (hips)Rosa spp.
    Records rising
    38% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=2,785 (215 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 116 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in California peak in October.
  10. Blueberries, huckleberries and relativesVaccinium spp.
    Records rising
    29% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=1,526 (125 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 49 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in California peak in July.
  11. Wild grapesVitis spp.
    Records rising
    23% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=163 (12 in June)
  12. MorelsMorchella spp.
    Records tailing off
    22% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=3,176 (189 in June)
  13. ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
    Records rising
    21% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, California · n=337 (29 in June)

In California, June is the busiest month of the year for records of: Hazelnuts, Wild strawberries. "Peak month" means the month with the most records for that row; "rising" and "tailing off" describe the record counts on either side of it, nothing about the plant or fungus itself.

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Questions

What do foragers look for in California in June?

In public records for California, people most often report these in June: Hazelnuts, Wild strawberries, Sumacs, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives, Prickly pear, Elderberries, Mulberries, Serviceberries (juneberries). This is a list of records, not of anything safe to eat.

Does a record mean it is ripe or edible?

No. A record means someone reported the species that month. It says nothing about ripeness, quantity or edibility, and many have dangerous lookalikes. Confirm every find with a qualified local expert.

Same month, nearby

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California: the whole year · June across the US

Source and date

Counts are public records by calendar month, shown as a share of each row's busiest month. A record means someone reported the species that month; it says nothing about quantity, ripeness or safety. Records follow where and when people go out, so busy weekends and popular parks count more than remote ground.

iNaturalist
Research-grade observations, California, all years to 2026-10-20: mushrooms as all observations; fruit and nut plants as observations annotated "Fruits or Seeds". Retrieved 2026-10-20 from the iNaturalist API. inaturalist.org
USA-NPN
Nature's Notebook "Ripe fruits" phenophase status records, California, 2009–2025 (one record = one plant in one year, from first to last "yes"). Retrieved 2026-10-20 from the USA National Phenology Network data service, shown as a cross-check where a row has at least 8 records. usanpn.org
Rows
The 13 rows above are the species with at least 10% of their peak-month count, and at least 3 records, in June in California. Common names are the ones foragers use and are not an identification; the scientific name is the source's taxon.

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