Found near Prince George · September
What people actually find here
262 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-alikeYarrow22 records within 40 km this month
Dangerous look-alikeJuniper berries11 records within 40 km this month
Broadleaf plantain11 records within 40 km this month
Chokecherry5 records within 40 km this month
Dandelion3 records within 40 km this month
Lamb's quarters2 records within 40 km this month
Rose hips2 records 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
40 records nearby
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
10 records nearby
Your woods
What's growing around Prince George
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
- maple
- alder
- pine
- birch
- mountain ash
- Douglas-fir
- fir
Know these first
What can hurt you around Prince George in September
5 species on our hazard list have been recorded near here this month, 2 of which can kill a healthy adult. Learn these before you learn anything you intend to eat.
- Can kill8 records nearby
Red baneberry
Actaea rubra
- Mistaken for
- Red currants and other woodland berries.
- How to tell
- Glossy red berries in a tight cluster on a stout stalk, above compound toothed leaves. No currant-like flower remnant at the tip.
- What it does
- As white baneberry: severe cardiac effects from a small number of berries.
- Can kill1 record nearby
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
- Mistaken for
- Ramps and wild garlic — it comes up in the same woods at the same time, with the same shape of leaf.
- How to tell
- Crush a leaf. Ramps smell unmistakably of onion and garlic; lily of the valley smells green and of nothing else. If it does not smell of onion, it is not a ramp. Ramps also have a reddish-purple stalk base.
- What it does
- Cardiac glycosides that disturb the heart's rhythm. Every part is toxic, including the water cut flowers have stood in.
- Hospital13 records nearby
Fly agaric
Amanita muscaria
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What to start watching for
Coming into season in the next month or two near Prince George, British Columbia. Seasons shift a week or two with the weather, so treat these as things to keep an eye on rather than dates.
