Wildflowers Blooming in Alabama in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Alabama in May in our iNaturalist sample; 19 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in May

Chinese privet179 obs.

Partridgeberry171 obs.

Redring Milkweed155 obs.

American black elderberry145 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed107 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane106 obs.

Striped Wintergreen94 obs.

Mountain Laurel84 obs.

Purple Passionflower64 obs.

Coral Honeysuckle55 obs.

Fire Pink53 obs.

Pinkladies52 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Alabama in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	179	Apr (past peak)
2	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	171	Apr (past peak)
3	Redring Milkweed	Asclepias variegata	Dogbane Family	155	May (peak)
4	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	145	Jun (rising)
5	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	107	May (peak)
6	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	106	Apr (past peak)
7	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	94	May (peak)
8	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	84	Apr (past peak)
9	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	64	Aug (rising)
10	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	55	May (peak)
11	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	53	Apr (past peak)
12	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	52	Apr (past peak)
13	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	52	May (peak)
14	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	52	May (peak)
15	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	52	Apr (past peak)
16	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	50	Apr (past peak)
17	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	49	Mar (past peak)
18	Anglepod	Gonolobus suberosus	Dogbane Family	49	Jun (rising)
19	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	49	Apr (past peak)
20	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	47	May (peak)
21	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	45	Apr (past peak)
22	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	44	May (peak)
23	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	42	Jun (rising)
24	Goat's Rue	Tephrosia virginiana	Legumes	41	May (peak)
25	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	41	May (peak)
26	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	37	Apr (past peak)
27	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	37	May (peak)
28	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	36	Apr (past peak)
29	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	36	May (peak)
30	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	May (peak)
31	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	33	Jun (rising)
32	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	33	May (peak)
33	American water-willow	Justicia americana	Acanthus Family	32	May (peak)
34	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Jun (rising)
35	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	31	Apr (past peak)
36	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	29	Jun (rising)
37	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	29	Jun (rising)
38	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	26	May (peak)
39	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	26	Apr (past peak)
40	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	25	May (peak)
41	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	25	Jul (rising)
42	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	25	May (peak)
43	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	25	Apr (past peak)
44	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	23	Sep (rising)
45	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	23	Apr (past peak)
46	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	23	Apr (past peak)
47	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	22	Aug (rising)
48	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	21	Apr (past peak)
49	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Apr (past peak)
50	New Jersey tea	Ceanothus americanus	buckthorn family	20	May (peak)