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North Carolina · June

What foragers look for in North Carolina in June

16 of the 22 species on the North Carolina 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. Black cherryPrunus serotina
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=161 (90 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 45 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in North Carolina peak in September.
  2. Blackberries, raspberries and relativesRubus spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=303 (151 in June)
  3. Blueberries, huckleberries and relativesVaccinium spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=220 (57 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 33 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in North Carolina peak in August.
  4. PawpawAsimina triloba
    Records rising
    86% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=413 (88 in June)
  5. ElderberriesSambucus spp.
    Records rising
    76% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=186 (52 in June)
  6. Wild strawberriesFragaria spp.
    Records tailing off
    73% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=52 (19 in June)
  7. Chicken of the woodsLaetiporus spp.
    Records rising
    49% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=1,771 (210 in June)
  8. Prickly pearOpuntia spp.
    Records rising
    44% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=41 (4 in June)
  9. Black walnutJuglans nigra
    Records rising
    35% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=96 (9 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 33 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in North Carolina peak in October.
  10. ChanterellesCantharellus spp.
    Records rising
    32% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=1,508 (174 in June)
  11. Hedgehog mushroomsHydnum spp.
    Records rising
    31% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=48 (4 in June)
  12. SumacsRhus spp.
    Records rising
    28% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=736 (50 in June)
  13. Wild roses (hips)Rosa spp.
    Records rising
    25% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=232 (14 in June)
  14. MulberriesMorus spp.
    Records tailing off
    24% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=76 (11 in June)
  15. American persimmonDiospyros virginiana
    Records rising
    18% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=985 (56 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 24 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in North Carolina peak in October.
  16. Oyster mushroomsPleurotus spp.
    Records rising
    15% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, North Carolina · n=1,105 (43 in June)

In North Carolina, June is the busiest month of the year for records of: Black cherry, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives, Blueberries, huckleberries and relatives. "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 North Carolina in June?

In public records for North Carolina, people most often report these in June: Black cherry, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives, Blueberries, huckleberries and relatives, Pawpaw, Elderberries, Wild strawberries, Chicken of the woods, Prickly pear. 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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North Carolina: 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, North Carolina, 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, North Carolina, 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 North Carolina. Common names are the ones foragers use and are not an identification; the scientific name is the source's taxon.

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