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What foragers look for in Washington in June

11 of the 17 species on the Washington 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. ElderberriesSambucus spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=1,038 (270 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 18 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Washington peak in July.
  2. HazelnutsCorylus spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=76 (28 in June)
  3. Wild strawberriesFragaria spp.
    Peak month for records
    100% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=77 (32 in June)
  4. Blackberries, raspberries and relativesRubus spp.
    Records rising
    94% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=3,340 (1,031 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 27 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Washington peak in September.
  5. Serviceberries (juneberries)Amelanchier spp.
    Records rising
    88% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=115 (38 in June)
  6. Oyster mushroomsPleurotus spp.
    Records tailing off
    57% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=1,223 (171 in June)
  7. Wild roses (hips)Rosa spp.
    Records rising
    28% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=612 (39 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 18 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Washington peak in October.
  8. Blueberries, huckleberries and relativesVaccinium spp.
    Records rising
    28% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=1,736 (165 in June)
    USA-NPN cross-check: 68 "Ripe fruits" plant-year records in Washington peak in July.
  9. SumacsRhus spp.
    Records rising
    21% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=108 (4 in June)
  10. ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
    Records rising
    20% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=50 (4 in June)
  11. MorelsMorchella spp.
    Records tailing off
    15% of this row's peak · iNaturalist research-grade observations, Washington · n=978 (76 in June)

In Washington, June is the busiest month of the year for records of: Elderberries, 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 Washington in June?

In public records for Washington, people most often report these in June: Elderberries, Hazelnuts, Wild strawberries, Blackberries, raspberries and relatives, Serviceberries (juneberries), Oyster mushrooms, Wild roses (hips), Blueberries, huckleberries and relatives. 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

Idaho in JuneOregon in June

Washington: 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, Washington, 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, Washington, 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 11 rows above are the species with at least 10% of their peak-month count, and at least 3 records, in June in Washington. Common names are the ones foragers use and are not an identification; the scientific name is the source's taxon.

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