United States · June

What foragers look for in June

23 of the 29 mushrooms, fruits and nuts on this calendar have US records in June. Records differ a lot by state, so each row lists the states where June clears the listing line.

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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Black cherryPrunus serotina
Peak month for records
100% of this row's US peak · n=2,275 US records · listed for June in 23 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and 11 more
Serviceberries (juneberries)Amelanchier spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's US peak · n=1,558 US records · listed for June in 11 states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New York, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington
Wild strawberriesFragaria spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's US peak · n=1,400 US records · listed for June in 12 states: California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Washington
Oyster mushroomsPleurotus spp.
Records tailing off
97% of this row's US peak · n=40,734 US records · listed for June in 39 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and 27 more
MulberriesMorus spp.
Records tailing off
96% of this row's US peak · n=1,834 US records · listed for June in 15 states: Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and 3 more
ElderberriesSambucus spp.
Records rising
80% of this row's US peak · n=15,365 US records · listed for June in 29 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and 17 more
Prickly pearOpuntia spp.
Records rising
78% of this row's US peak · n=4,369 US records · listed for June in 8 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Utah
Blackberries, raspberries and relativesRubus spp.
Records rising
69% of this row's US peak · n=19,447 US records · listed for June in 34 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and 22 more
American plumPrunus americana
Records rising
64% of this row's US peak · n=632 US records · listed for June in 2 states: Colorado, Minnesota
ChagaInonotus obliquus
Records rising
63% of this row's US peak · n=3,049 US records · listed for June in 11 states: Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia
PawpawAsimina triloba
Records rising
60% of this row's US peak · n=6,255 US records · listed for June in 18 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and 6 more
HazelnutsCorylus spp.
Records rising
53% of this row's US peak · n=1,896 US records · listed for June in 13 states: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and 1 more
Wild grapesVitis spp.
Records rising
48% of this row's US peak · n=3,506 US records · listed for June in 11 states: Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas
Black walnutJuglans nigra
Records rising
41% of this row's US peak · n=2,642 US records · listed for June in 18 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and 6 more
SumacsRhus spp.
Records rising
40% of this row's US peak · n=22,449 US records · listed for June in 33 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and 21 more
Blueberries, huckleberries and relativesVaccinium spp.
Records rising
40% of this row's US peak · n=11,635 US records · listed for June in 30 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and 18 more
ChanterellesCantharellus spp.
Records rising
36% of this row's US peak · n=23,592 US records · listed for June in 26 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi and 14 more
Hickories and pecanCarya spp.
Records rising
28% of this row's US peak · n=1,595 US records · listed for June in 10 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia
Chicken of the woodsLaetiporus spp.
Records rising
27% of this row's US peak · n=58,827 US records · listed for June in 35 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and 23 more
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Records rising
24% of this row's US peak · n=2,382 US records · listed for June in 12 states: California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Black trumpets and other CraterellusCraterellus spp.
Records rising
23% of this row's US peak · n=12,653 US records · listed for June in 18 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and 6 more
Wild roses (hips)Rosa spp.
Records rising
23% of this row's US peak · n=12,644 US records · listed for June in 21 states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and 9 more
American persimmonDiospyros virginiana
Records rising
17% of this row's US peak · n=7,992 US records · listed for June in 16 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma and 4 more

"Peak month" is the month with the most US records for that row; "rising" and "tailing off" describe the counts either side of it, nothing about the plant or fungus.

Questions

What can you forage in June?

This page cannot tell you what is safe to forage. It shows what people across the US record in June: Black cherry, Serviceberries (juneberries), Wild strawberries, Oyster mushrooms, Mulberries, Elderberries, Prickly pear, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives. Check your own state's page, and confirm every find with a qualified local expert.

Is June a good month for mushrooms?

5 of the 11 mushroom groups on this calendar have US records in June. Records are not a forecast for your patch.

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, all 50 states, 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
Rows: A row appears when June holds at least 10% of the row's busiest US month. The state list uses each state's own rows. Common names are the ones foragers use and are not an identification; the scientific name is the source's taxon.

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