Foraging Safety
Dangerous Lookalikes
Pick a medicinal plant to see the dangerous plants or fungi it can be mistaken for — and exactly how to tell them apart. 5 of 179 plants reviewed so far.
This tool aids identification but does not replace an expert. Never eat a wild plant or fungus on the strength of a single feature. When in doubt, throw it out.
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- AjwainTrachyspermum amminone known
- Aloe VeraAloe vera
- American CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
- AndrographisAndrographis paniculata
- AngelicaAngelica archangelica
- AnisePimpinella anisum
- ArnicaArnica montana
- ArtichokeCynara scolymus
- AshwagandhaWithania somnifera
- AstragalusAstragalus membranaceus
- Bay LeafLaurus nobilis
- Bay-leaf willowherbEpilobium parviflorum
- BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- BirchBetula pendula
- BistortBistorta officinalis
- Bitter MelonMomordica charantia
- Black CohoshActaea racemosa
- Black CuminNigella sativa
- Blackberry LeafRubus fruticosus
- BlackcurrantRibes nigrum
- Blessed ThistleCnicus benedictus
- Blue gum eucalyptusEucalyptus globulus
- BorageBorago officinalishas lookalikes
- BoswelliaBoswellia serrata
- Breckland ThymeThymus serpyllum
- Butcher's BroomRuscus aculeatus
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- CacaoTheobroma cacao
- California PoppyEschscholzia californica
- CarawayCarum carvi
- CardamomElettaria cardamomum
- Cassia CinnamonCinnamomum cassia
- CatnipNepeta cataria
- CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- ChagaInonotus obliquus
- ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla
- ChasteberryVitex agnus-castus
- ChiaSalvia hispanica
- ChickweedStellaria media
- Chili PepperCapsicum annuum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- CloveSyzygium aromaticum
- Coffee (Arabica & Robusta)Coffea arabica
- Common coltsfootTussilago farfara
- Common ComfreySymphytum officinalehas lookalikes
- Common JuniperJuniperus communis
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- CordycepsCordyceps militaris
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- Corn SilkZea mays
- Couch GrassElymus repens
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Cramp BarkViburnum opulus
- CranberryOxycoccus palustris
- CuminCuminum cyminum
- DandelionTaraxacum officinale
- Dense-flowered MulleinVerbascum densiflorumhas lookalikes
- Devil's ClawHarpagophytum procumbens
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- ElderSambucus nigra
- ElecampaneInula helenium
- Evening PrimroseOenothera biennis
- EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- FireweedChamerion angustifolium
- FlaxseedLinum usitatissimum
- GarlicAllium sativum
- GentianGentiana luteahas lookalikes
- GingerZingiber officinale
- GinkoGinkgo biloba
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- GoldensealHydrastis canadensis
- Gotu KolaCentella asiatica
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsushas lookalikes
- Greater BurdockArctium lappa
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Ground ElderAegopodium podagraria
- GuaranaPaullinia cupana
- GymnemaGymnema sylvestre
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HeartseaseViola tricolor
- HempCannabis sativa
- HibiscusHibiscus sabdariffa
- Holy BasilOcimum tenuiflorum
- HopHumulus lupulus
- HorehoundMarrubium vulgare
- Horse ChestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- HyssopHyssopus officinalis
- Ivy LeafHedera helix
- Japanese knotweedReynoutria japonica
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- KavaPiper methysticum
- Labrador-teaRhododendron tomentosum
- Lady’s-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris
- LavenderLavandula angustifolia
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- Lemon VerbenaAloysia citrodora
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- Licorice rootGlycyrrhiza glabra
- LindenTilia cordata
- LingzhiGanoderma lingzhi
- Lions maneHericium erinaceus
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- MallowMalva sylvestris
- MarjoramOriganum majorana
- Marshmallow RootAlthaea officinalis
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- Milk ThistleSilybum marianum
- MotherwortLeonurus cardiaca
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- NoniMorinda citrifolia
- OliveOlea europaea
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- Oregon GrapeMahonia aquifolium
- Oyster mushroomPleurotus ostreatus
- Panax GinsengPanax ginseng
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata
- PelargoniumPelargonium sidoides
- PeppermintMentha × piperita
- Perforate St John’s-wortHypericum perforatum
- Pleurisy RootAsclepias tuberosa
- Pot marigoldCalendula officinalis
- Psilocybin mushroomsPsilocybe cubensis
- Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea
- PygeumPrunus africana
- Raspberry LeafRubus idaeus
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Rhodiola RoseaRhodiola rosea
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- SaffronCrocus sativus
- SageSalvia officinalis
- Saw PalmettoSerenoa repens
- SchisandraSchisandra chinensis
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Shady horsetailEquisetum pratense
- Shepherd's PurseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Shiitake (mushroom)Lentinula edodes
- Siberian GinsengEleutherococcus senticosus
- SkullcapScutellaria lateriflora
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
- Sweet FlagAcorus calamus
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- TeaCamellia sinensis
- ThymeThymus vulgaris
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- True CinnamonCinnamomum verum
- TumericCurcuma longa
- Turkey tailTrametes versicolor
- ValerianValeriana officinalis
- VervainVerbena officinalis
- Water HyssopBacopa monnieri
- White bedstrawGalium album
- White cloverTrifolium repens
- White Dead NettleLamium album
- Wild Cherry BarkPrunus serotina
- Wild LettuceLactuca virosa
- Wild YamDioscorea villosa
- Willow BarkSalix alba
- Witch HazelHamamelis virginiana
- Wood BetonyStachys officinalis
- Wood horsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthium
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
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A plant not yet marked is one we have not reviewed — treat its identification as unconfirmed.