Minnesota · June

What foragers look for in Minnesota in June

16 of the 24 species on the Minnesota 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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ElderberriesSambucus spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=379 (168 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 14 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in July.
MulberriesMorus spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=40 (31 in June)
Oyster mushroomsPleurotus spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=1,706 (518 in June)
Wild grapesVitis spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=181 (64 in June)
Wild strawberriesFragaria spp.
Peak month for records
100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=48 (30 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 18 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in June.
Blackberries, raspberries and relativesRubus spp.
Records rising
55% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=659 (178 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 9 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in August.
American plumPrunus americana
Records rising
52% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=101 (27 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 11 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in September.
ChagaInonotus obliquus
Records tailing off
47% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=373 (27 in June)
Black walnutJuglans nigra
Records rising
45% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=120 (15 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 11 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in September.
HazelnutsCorylus spp.
Records rising
37% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=249 (43 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 25 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in August.
Chicken of the woodsLaetiporus spp.
Records rising
36% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=2,388 (288 in June)
ChanterellesCantharellus spp.
Records rising
35% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=89 (13 in June)
Blueberries, huckleberries and relativesVaccinium spp.
Records rising
35% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=428 (53 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 8 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in July.
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Records rising
33% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=98 (18 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 55 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in August.
SumacsRhus spp.
Records rising
11% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=685 (18 in June)
USA-NPN cross-check: 65 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Minnesota peak in August.
King boleteBoletus edulis
Records rising
11% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Minnesota · n=94 (5 in June)

In Minnesota, June is the busiest month of the year for records of: Elderberries, Mulberries, Oyster mushrooms, Wild grapes, 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 Minnesota in June?

In public records for Minnesota, people most often report these in June: Elderberries, Mulberries, Oyster mushrooms, Wild grapes, Wild strawberries, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives, American plum, Chaga. 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.

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Minnesota: 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, Minnesota, 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, Minnesota, 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 16 rows above are the species with at least 10% of their peak-month count, and at least 3 records, in June in Minnesota. Common names are the ones foragers use and are not an identification; the scientific name is the source's taxon.

Record what you find

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