Found near Laramie · September
What people actually find here
216 species have been recorded within about 40 km of here in September, from verified public observations. These are the ones we have written up, ordered by how often they turn up.
Dangerous look-alikeYarrow39 records within 40 km this month
Dangerous look-alikeJuniper berries26 records within 40 km this month
Dandelion2 records within 40 km this month
Purslane2 records within 40 km this month
Chokecherry1 record within 40 km this month
Also out there, that we haven't written up yet
Recorded near you this month. We have no identification guidance for these, so treat them as a list of things to go and learn — from a regional key or someone who knows them — not as a list of things to pick.
Fungi
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
6 records nearby
Snowy Inkcap
Coprinopsis nivea
4 records nearby
Your woods
What's growing around Laramie
The commonest trees recorded nearby, most often seen first. Most of the good mushrooms are tied to a particular tree, so this is the first thing to know about a wood.
- poplar and aspen
- pine
- maple
- spruce
- willow
- Douglas-fir
- fir
- birch
Know these first
What can hurt you around Laramie in September
1 species on our hazard list have been recorded near here this month, 1 of which can kill a healthy adult. Learn these before you learn anything you intend to eat.
- Can kill1 record nearby
Water hemlock
Cicuta maculata
- Mistaken for
- Wild parsnip, water parsnip, wild carrot and angelica — every white-flowered umbel a forager digs.
- How to tell
- Slice the root base lengthwise: water hemlock is chambered, with hollow cross-partitions, and oozes an oily yellow sap that smells of raw parsnip. The stem is streaked or blotched purple. It grows with its feet in water.
- What it does
- The most violently toxic plant in North America. A piece of root the size of a walnut kills an adult, with convulsions starting within the hour.
These are recorded within about 40 km of here in this month, from verified public observations. It is not a complete list of what is dangerous — nothing is — and a species missing from it may still be in your woods. Never eat anything identified from a photograph and a description alone.
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What to start watching for
Coming into season in the next month or two near Laramie, Wyoming. Seasons shift a week or two with the weather, so treat these as things to keep an eye on rather than dates.
