Found near Spokane · September
What people actually find here
274 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-alikeYarrow12 records within 40 km this month
Hawthorn berries11 records within 40 km this month
Dandelion10 records within 40 km this month
Chokecherry10 records within 40 km this month
Staghorn sumac6 records within 40 km this month
Broadleaf plantain5 records within 40 km this month
Lamb's quarters4 records within 40 km this month
Purslane3 records within 40 km this month
Acorns2 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
wolf lichen
Letharia vulpina
15 records nearby
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
12 records nearby
Your woods
What's growing around Spokane
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.
- pine
- poplar and aspen
- Douglas-fir
- fir
- mountain ash
- maple
- cherry
- black locust
Know these first
What can hurt you around Spokane in September
2 species on our hazard list have been recorded near here this month. Learn these before you learn anything you intend to eat.
- Hospital26 records nearby
Bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
- Mistaken for
- Its red berries get picked as currants or tomatoes by children.
- How to tell
- Purple flowers with a yellow beak, leaves with a pair of small lobes at the base, and berries that ripen green to orange to red on the same cluster.
- What it does
- Solanine: burning throat, vomiting, and in a child, worse.
- Unpleasant2 records nearby
Buttercups
Ranunculus (the whole genus)
- Mistaken for
- Young greens gathered in damp meadows, and marsh marigold.
- How to tell
- Glossy five-petalled yellow flowers; the leaves are acrid and burn the tongue when tasted raw.
- What it does
- Blisters the mouth and skin. Cooking destroys it, which is why marsh marigold is always boiled.
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.
Next
What to start watching for
Coming into season in the next month or two near Spokane, Washington. Seasons shift a week or two with the weather, so treat these as things to keep an eye on rather than dates.
