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What foragers look for in Massachusetts in June

13 of the 21 species on the Massachusetts 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. Wild strawberriesFragaria spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=43 (27 in June)
  2. Blueberries, huckleberries and relativesVaccinium spp.
    Records rising
    82% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=438 (96 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 142 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Massachusetts peak in July.
  3. ElderberriesSambucus spp.
    Records rising
    80% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=244 (63 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 25 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Massachusetts peak in August.
  4. Oyster mushroomsPleurotus spp.
    Records rising
    67% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=302 (40 in June)
  5. Blackberries, raspberries and relativesRubus spp.
    Records rising
    47% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=409 (97 in June)
  6. ChagaInonotus obliquus
    Records tailing off
    37% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=168 (10 in June)
  7. HazelnutsCorylus spp.
    Records rising
    35% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=317 (47 in June)
  8. Black cherryPrunus serotina
    Records rising
    35% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=251 (48 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 177 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Massachusetts peak in August.
  9. Chicken of the woodsLaetiporus spp.
    Records rising
    21% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=2,872 (221 in June)
  10. Black walnutJuglans nigra
    Records rising
    16% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=73 (4 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 24 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Massachusetts peak in October.
  11. SumacsRhus spp.
    Records rising
    13% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=1,483 (42 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 55 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Massachusetts peak in July.
  12. ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
    Records rising
    12% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=57 (4 in June)
  13. Wild roses (hips)Rosa spp.
    Records rising
    10% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Massachusetts · n=903 (20 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 34 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Massachusetts peak in July.

In Massachusetts, June is the busiest month of the year for records of: Wild strawberries. Records of Morels drop below the listing line after May. "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 Massachusetts in June?

In public records for Massachusetts, people most often report these in June: Wild strawberries, Blueberries, huckleberries and relatives, Elderberries, Oyster mushrooms, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives, Chaga, Hazelnuts, Black cherry. 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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Massachusetts: 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, Massachusetts, 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, Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts. Common names are the ones foragers use and are not an identification; the scientific name is the source's taxon.

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