Wildflowers Blooming in Arizona in July (47 Species)

47 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arizona in July in our iNaturalist sample; 16 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 July

Rocky Mountain Beeplant61 obs.

Saguaro38 obs.

Silverleaf Nightshade37 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed35 obs.

New Mexico locust33 obs.

Plains Coreopsis30 obs.

Field Bindweed28 obs.

Sacred Datura23 obs.

Desert Willow23 obs.

Ocean spray22 obs.

Showy Milkweed22 obs.

Rock Hibiscus21 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arizona in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Rocky Mountain Beeplant	Cleomella serrulata	Spider Flower Family	61	Aug (rising)
2	Saguaro	Carnegiea gigantea	cacti	38	May (past peak)
3	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	37	Aug (rising)
4	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	35	Jun (past peak)
5	New Mexico locust	Robinia neomexicana	Legumes	33	Jun (past peak)
6	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Jul (peak)
7	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	28	Jun (past peak)
8	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	23	May (past peak)
9	Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	bignonia family	23	May (past peak)
10	Ocean spray	Holodiscus discolor	rose family	22	Jul (peak)
11	Showy Milkweed	Asclepias speciosa	Dogbane Family	22	Jul (peak)
12	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	21	Mar (past peak)
13	California Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus	cacti	19	May (past peak)
14	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	19	Jul (peak)
15	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Jul (peak)
16	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	17	Aug (rising)
17	Richardson's geranium	Geranium richardsonii	Geranium family	16	Aug (rising)
18	Spineless Horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Jul (peak)
19	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	14	Apr (past peak)
20	Monument Plant	Frasera speciosa	gentian family	13	Jun (past peak)
21	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	13	Apr (past peak)
22	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	13	Apr (past peak)
23	Edible Valerian	Valeriana edulis	honeysuckle family	13	Jul (peak)
24	Snapdragon Vine	Maurandella antirrhiniflora	Plantain Family	10	Aug (rising)
25	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Jul (peak)
26	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	9	May (past peak)
27	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	9	Jul (peak)
28	Cardinal Catchfly	Silene laciniata	pink family	9	Aug (rising)
29	Buffalo-Bur	Solanum rostratum	nightshade family	9	Jul (peak)
30	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jul (peak)
31	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (rising)
32	Armenian Blackberry	Rubus armeniacus	rose family	8	Jun (past peak)
33	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Apr (past peak)
34	Blue Elder	Sambucus cerulea	elder family	8	May (past peak)
35	Tall Evening Primrose	Oenothera elata	evening primrose family	7	Aug (rising)
36	Scarlet Gilia	Ipomopsis aggregata	phlox family	7	Aug (rising)
37	Antelopehorn Milkweed	Asclepias asperula	Dogbane Family	7	May (past peak)
38	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jul (peak)
39	Western Wallflower	Erysimum capitatum	mustard family	6	May (past peak)
40	Lewis flax	Linum lewisii	Flax Family	6	Jul (peak)
41	Puncture Vine	Tribulus terrestris	caltrops	6	Aug (rising)
42	Sulfur Buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum	knotweed family	6	Jul (peak)
43	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	6	Apr (past peak)
44	Fendler's Sandmat	Euphorbia fendleri	Spurge Family	6	May (past peak)
45	Blue Columbine	Aquilegia coerulea	buttercup family	6	Jul (peak)
46	Alkali Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	borage family	5	Mar (past peak)
47	Pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	heath family	5	Jul (peak)