Wildflowers Blooming in Arkansas in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arkansas in May in our iNaturalist sample; 29 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in May

Redring Milkweed234 obs.

Chinese privet141 obs.

Fire Pink103 obs.

Poison Hemlock77 obs.

Four-Leaved Milkweed71 obs.

Partridgeberry69 obs.

black-eyed Susan62 obs.

Common Selfheal59 obs.

Green Antelopehorns59 obs.

American persimmon48 obs.

Goat's Rue45 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed40 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arkansas in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Redring Milkweed	Asclepias variegata	Dogbane Family	234	May (peak)
2	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	141	May (peak)
3	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	103	Apr (past peak)
4	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	77	May (peak)
5	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	71	May (peak)
6	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	69	May (peak)
7	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	62	Jun (rising)
8	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	59	May (peak)
9	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	59	May (peak)
10	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	48	May (peak)
11	Goat's Rue	Tephrosia virginiana	Legumes	45	May (peak)
12	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	40	Jun (rising)
13	Purple Milkweed	Asclepias purpurascens	Dogbane Family	40	May (peak)
14	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	38	Apr (past peak)
15	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	38	Jun (rising)
16	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	May (peak)
17	Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Plantain Family	37	May (peak)
18	American water-willow	Justicia americana	Acanthus Family	36	May (peak)
19	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	36	Apr (past peak)
20	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	36	May (peak)
21	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	May (peak)
22	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	May (peak)
23	Ohio spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderworts	33	May (peak)
24	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	32	May (peak)
25	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	31	May (peak)
26	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	30	May (peak)
27	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	30	Apr (past peak)
28	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	29	Jun (rising)
29	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	28	Apr (past peak)
30	Sulphur Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	rose family	28	May (peak)
31	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	28	May (peak)
32	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	27	Apr (past peak)
33	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	27	Jul (rising)
34	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	26	May (peak)
35	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	26	Apr (past peak)
36	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	25	May (peak)
37	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	22	Jun (rising)
38	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	22	Apr (past peak)
39	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	21	Jul (rising)
40	Rabbitfoot Clover	Trifolium arvense	Legumes	20	May (peak)
41	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	19	May (peak)
42	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	19	Apr (past peak)
43	Carolina rose	Rosa carolina	rose family	19	May (peak)
44	Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Cashew Family	18	Jun (rising)
45	Narrowleaf Mountainmint	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Mint Family	18	Jun (rising)
46	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	17	May (peak)
47	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	17	Apr (past peak)
48	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	figwort family	17	May (peak)
49	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	17	Apr (past peak)
50	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Jun (rising)