SEASONAL SEED COLLECTION CHART for some edible species native to the Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada - FIRST DRAFT - Prepared 2/27/20 by Georgia Hann, and based on data supplied by Russ Cohen ([email protected]).
Common Name Scientific Name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Wild leek Allium tricoccum
Juneberry Amelanchier spp.
Hog peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
Angelica Angelica atropurpurea
Groundnut Apios americana
American spikenard Aralia racemose
Black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Yellow birch Betula allegheniensis
Black birch Betula lenta
Sea rocket Cakile edentula
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris
Pignut hickory Carya glabra
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata
American chestnut Castanea dentata
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium
Clintonia Clintonia borealis Common Name Scientific Name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Common hazelnut Corylus americana
Beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta
Hawthorn Crataegus spp.
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
American beech Fagus grandifolia
Woodland wild strawberry Fragaria vesca
Common wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana
Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
Blue huckleberry Gaylussacia frondosa
Jerusalem artichoke (tubers) Helianthus tuberosus
Swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos
Orange-flowered jewelweed Impatiens capensis
Yellow-flowered jewelweed Impatiens pallida
Butternut Juglans cinerea
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Wild lettuce Lactuca canadensis
Beach pea Lathyrus japonicus v. maritimus
Scotch lovage Ligusticum scoticum Common Name Scientific Name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Canada lily Lilium canadense
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense
False Solomon’s seal Maianthemum racemosum
Starry false Solomon’s Seal Maianthemum stellatum
Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens
Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Red mulberry Morus rubra
Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica
Evening primrose Oenothera biennis
Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza longistylis
Dwarf ginseng Panax trifolium
Ground cherry Physalis spp.
Pokeweed Phytolacca americana
Seaside plantain Plantago maritima v. juncoides
May apple Podophyllum peltatum
Solomon’s seal Polygonatum spp.
American plum Prunus americana
Beech plum Prunus maritima
Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica Common Name Scientific Name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Choke cherry Prunus virginiana
White oak Quercus alba
Burr oak Quercus macrocarpa
Meadow beauty Rhexia virginica
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra
Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina
Northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris
Swamp dewberry Rubus hispidus
Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis
Dwarf raspberry Rubus pubescens
Blackberry Rubus spp.
Black elderberry Sambucus nigra
Sassafras Sassafras albidum
Carrion flower Smilax herbacea
Sweet goldenrod Solidago odora
Clasping-leaf twisted-stalk Streptopus amplexifolius
Lance-leaf twisted-stalk Streptopus lanceolatus
Basswood Tilia americana
Perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Common Name Scientific Name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Bog cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago
Wild raisin Viburnum nudum
Highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum
Fox grape Vitis labrusca
Riverside grape Vitis riparia
Common prickly-ash Zanthoxylum americanum
Common Name Scientific Name JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC