Wharton State Forest
- Manager
- State Park and Recreation
- Designation
- State Resource Management Area
- Size
- 1,478 acres
- Region
- New Jersey
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State forests
No single rule applies; each state sets its own. Check with the managing state forestry agency before you pick.
State forest rules are set by each state's forestry or natural resources agency and sometimes by the individual forest. Find your state's forestry agency through the directory linked here, then check its rules or call the local office. See this site's state pages for what we have verified.
Official source: National Association of State Foresters: state forestry agency directory
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for New Jersey.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in New Jersey and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rosette lichen
Physcia millegrana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Fluffy Dust Lichen
Lepraria lobificans
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible -
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex lacteus
Inedible -
juniper-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).