Wildflowers Blooming in California in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in California in June in our iNaturalist sample; 12 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 June

Ithuriel's Spear1,508 obs.

Western Columbine1,464 obs.

Yellow Mariposa Lily1,335 obs.

Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily1,290 obs.

Milk Thistle1,100 obs.

Plummer's Mariposa Lily1,090 obs.

Harvest Brodiaea972 obs.

Clay Mariposa Lily961 obs.

Ruby Chalice Clarkia898 obs.

California poppy857 obs.

Laurel Sumac813 obs.

Narrowleaf Milkweed776 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in California in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Ithuriel's Spear	Triteleia laxa	agave and allies	1,508	May (past peak)
2	Western Columbine	Aquilegia formosa	buttercup family	1,464	Jun (peak)
3	Yellow Mariposa Lily	Calochortus luteus	lily family	1,335	May (past peak)
4	Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily	Calochortus leichtlinii	lily family	1,290	Jul (rising)
5	Milk Thistle	Silybum marianum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,100	May (past peak)
6	Plummer's Mariposa Lily	Calochortus plummerae	lily family	1,090	Jun (peak)
7	Harvest Brodiaea	Brodiaea elegans	agave and allies	972	May (past peak)
8	Clay Mariposa Lily	Calochortus argillosus	lily family	961	May (past peak)
9	Ruby Chalice Clarkia	Clarkia rubicunda	evening primrose family	898	Jun (peak)
10	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	857	Apr (past peak)
11	Laurel Sumac	Malosma laurina	Cashew Family	813	Jul (rising)
12	Narrowleaf Milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	Dogbane Family	776	Jul (rising)
13	California Wild Rose	Rosa californica	rose family	767	Jun (peak)
14	Pink Honeysuckle	Lonicera hispidula	honeysuckle family	754	Jun (peak)
15	Chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	rose family	741	May (past peak)
16	Butterfly Mariposa Lily	Calochortus venustus	lily family	731	May (past peak)
17	White Globe Lily	Calochortus albus	lily family	717	May (past peak)
18	Orange Bush Monkeyflower	Diplacus aurantiacus	lopseed family	717	Apr (past peak)
19	Tiburon mariposa lily	Calochortus tiburonensis	lily family	712	Jun (peak)
20	Chaparral Yucca	Hesperoyucca whipplei	agave and allies	705	May (past peak)
21	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	687	Jun (peak)
22	Blue Elder	Sambucus cerulea	elder family	683	May (past peak)
23	Snowplant	Sarcodes sanguinea	heath family	662	Jun (peak)
24	Prettyface	Triteleia ixioides	agave and allies	657	May (past peak)
25	Cobwebby Thistle	Cirsium occidentale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	634	May (past peak)
26	Weed's Mariposa Lily	Calochortus weedii	lily family	598	Jun (peak)
27	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	541	Apr (past peak)
28	Mediterranean Stork's-bill	Erodium botrys	Geranium family	539	Apr (past peak)
29	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	534	Mar (past peak)
30	Southern Coastal Bushmallow	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	529	May (past peak)
31	Coyote Mint	Monardella villosa	Mint Family	512	Jun (peak)
32	Toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	rose family	507	Jul (rising)
33	Golden Yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	503	May (past peak)
34	California buckeye	Aesculus californica	soapberry family	501	May (past peak)
35	Scarlet Monkeyflower	Erythranthe cardinalis	lopseed family	481	Jul (rising)
36	Seep Monkeyflower	Erythranthe guttata	lopseed family	477	May (past peak)
37	Elegant Clarkia	Clarkia unguiculata	evening primrose family	466	May (past peak)
38	Andrews' Clintonia	Clintonia andrewsiana	lily family	437	May (past peak)
39	Splendid Mariposa Lily	Calochortus splendens	lily family	417	May (past peak)
40	Woollypod Milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	Dogbane Family	411	Jun (peak)
41	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	409	May (past peak)
42	Deerweed	Acmispon glaber	Legumes	406	May (past peak)
43	Armenian Blackberry	Rubus armeniacus	rose family	398	Jun (peak)
44	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	evening primrose family	388	Oct (rising)
45	Mediterranean lineseed	Bellardia trixago	broomrape family	385	May (past peak)
46	Woolly Bluecurls	Trichostema lanatum	Mint Family	372	May (past peak)
47	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	367	May (past peak)
48	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	361	May (past peak)
49	Winecup Clarkia	Clarkia purpurea	evening primrose family	352	May (past peak)
50	White Brodiaea	Triteleia hyacinthina	agave and allies	351	May (past peak)