Wildflowers Blooming in Florida in May (55 Species)

55 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Florida in May 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 May

Purple Passionflower505 obs.

Elliott's milkpea462 obs.

Slimleaf Pawpaw366 obs.

American beautyberry296 obs.

Pale Grasspink285 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower234 obs.

Tuberous Grasspink225 obs.

American black elderberry201 obs.

White beggarticks179 obs.

Spurge Nettle175 obs.

Chinese Crown Orchid139 obs.

Eastern Coral Bean138 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Florida in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	505	May (peak)
2	Elliott's milkpea	Galactia elliottii	Legumes	462	May (peak)
3	Slimleaf Pawpaw	Asimina angustifolia	custard-apples	366	May (peak)
4	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	296	Jun (rising)
5	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	285	Apr (past peak)
6	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	234	May (peak)
7	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	225	May (peak)
8	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	201	Apr (past peak)
9	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	179	Jan (past peak)
10	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	175	Apr (past peak)
11	Chinese Crown Orchid	Eulophia graminea	Orchids	139	Apr (past peak)
12	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	138	Apr (past peak)
13	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	127	May (peak)
14	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	120	May (peak)
15	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	113	Apr (past peak)
16	Alamo vine	Distimake dissectus	bindweed family	113	May (peak)
17	American lotus	Nelumbo lutea	lotus family	111	May (peak)
18	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	103	May (peak)
19	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	93	Apr (past peak)
20	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	90	Mar (past peak)
21	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	85	Aug (rising)
22	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	84	May (peak)
23	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	82	Mar (past peak)
24	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	79	Apr (past peak)
25	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	65	Jun (rising)
26	Sea Ox-Eye	Borrichia frutescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	60	May (peak)
27	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	58	Apr (past peak)
28	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	56	Apr (past peak)
29	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	55	Apr (past peak)
30	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Apr (past peak)
31	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	49	May (peak)
32	Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus	Dogbane Family	46	Oct (rising)
33	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	44	Apr (past peak)
34	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	42	May (peak)
35	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	42	Apr (past peak)
36	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	41	Jun (rising)
37	Sunshine Mimosa	Mimosa strigillosa	Legumes	40	May (peak)
38	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	39	Jun (rising)
39	Netted Pawpaw	Asimina reticulata	custard-apples	38	Mar (past peak)
40	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	38	Jul (rising)
41	Common Purslane	Portulaca oleracea	purslane family	37	Apr (past peak)
42	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	May (peak)
43	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	35	Jun (rising)
44	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Mar (past peak)
45	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	33	Jul (rising)
46	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	32	Apr (past peak)
47	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	32	Aug (rising)
48	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	31	Mar (past peak)
49	Rose Pogonia	Pogonia ophioglossoides	Orchids	28	Apr (past peak)
50	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	28	Aug (rising)