60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana in July in our iNaturalist sample; 10 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in July
Purple Passionflower
American black elderberry
Yellow Passionflower
American trumpet vine
Pineland Hibiscus
Purple Pleatleaf
Butterfly Pea
Whitemouth Dayflower
Aquatic Milkweed
Buttonbush
Carolina horsenettle
Anglepod
All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in July
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 100 | Jul (peak) |
| 2 | American black elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | elder family | 74 | May (past peak) |
| 3 | Yellow Passionflower | Passiflora lutea | Passionfruit Family | 35 | Jul (peak) |
| 4 | American trumpet vine | Campsis radicans | bignonia family | 34 | Jul (peak) |
| 5 | Pineland Hibiscus | Sabdariffa aculeata | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 34 | Aug (rising) |
| 6 | Purple Pleatleaf | Alophia drummondii | iris family | 22 | Jun (past peak) |
| 7 | Butterfly Pea | Centrosema virginianum | Legumes | 19 | Aug (rising) |
| 8 | Whitemouth Dayflower | Commelina erecta | Spiderworts | 18 | Jul (peak) |
| 9 | Aquatic Milkweed | Asclepias perennis | Dogbane Family | 18 | Apr (past peak) |
| 10 | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | madder family | 16 | Jun (past peak) |
| 11 | Carolina horsenettle | Solanum carolinense | nightshade family | 16 | May (past peak) |
| 12 | Anglepod | Gonolobus suberosus | Dogbane Family | 13 | May (past peak) |
| 13 | Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweeds | 12 | Apr (past peak) |
| 14 | Buttonweed | Diodia virginiana | madder family | 11 | Sep (rising) |
| 15 | Santa Maria feverfew | Parthenium hysterophorus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 10 | Jul (peak) |
| 16 | Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | lopseed family | 10 | Aug (rising) |
| 17 | Sunshine Mimosa | Mimosa strigillosa | Legumes | 10 | May (past peak) |
| 18 | Common Purslane | Portulaca oleracea | purslane family | 9 | Jul (peak) |
| 19 | Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 9 | Oct (rising) |
| 20 | Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Mint Family | 8 | Jun (past peak) |
| 21 | Wild Potato Vine | Ipomoea pandurata | bindweed family | 7 | Aug (rising) |
| 22 | Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Dogbane Family | 6 | May (past peak) |
| 23 | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | honeysuckle family | 6 | Apr (past peak) |
| 24 | Spotted Horsemint | Monarda punctata | Mint Family | 6 | Aug (rising) |
| 25 | Shaggy Portulaca | Portulaca pilosa | purslane family | 6 | Jun (past peak) |
| 26 | Common Wild Petunia | Ruellia nudiflora | Acanthus Family | 6 | Jul (peak) |
| 27 | White beggarticks | Bidens alba | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 6 | Oct (rising) |
| 28 | American beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Mint Family | 5 | Jun (past peak) |
| 29 | Lanceleaf Frogfruit | Phyla lanceolata | Verbena Family | 5 | May (past peak) |
| 30 | Plains Coreopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 5 | May (past peak) |
| 31 | Turk's cap | Malvaviscus arboreus | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 5 | May (past peak) |
| 32 | Chinese privet | Ligustrum sinense | olive family | 5 | Apr (past peak) |
| 33 | Bitterweed | Helenium amarum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 4 | Aug (rising) |
| 34 | St. Andrew's cross | Hypericum hypericoides | St. John's wort family | 4 | Aug (rising) |
| 35 | Shining Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Cashew Family | 4 | Jul (peak) |
| 36 | Saltmarsh mallow | Kosteletzkya pentacarpos | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 4 | Oct (rising) |
| 37 | Halberd-leaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 4 | Aug (rising) |
| 38 | Pinkladies | Oenothera speciosa | evening primrose family | 3 | Apr (past peak) |
| 39 | American white waterlily | Nymphaea odorata | Waterlily Family | 3 | Apr (past peak) |
| 40 | Manyflower Marshpennywort | Hydrocotyle umbellata | ivy family | 3 | Apr (past peak) |
| 41 | Turkey Tangle Frogfruit | Phyla nodiflora | Verbena Family | 3 | May (past peak) |
| 42 | Indian tobacco | Lobelia inflata | bellflower family | 3 | Jul (peak) |
| 43 | black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | May (past peak) |
| 44 | American lotus | Nelumbo lutea | lotus family | 3 | May (past peak) |
| 45 | Climbing Hempvine | Mikania scandens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Oct (rising) |
| 46 | Asian mazus | Mazus pumilus | mazus family | 3 | Apr (past peak) |
| 47 | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccifolium | carrot family | 3 | Jul (peak) |
| 48 | Clasping Coneflower | Rudbeckia amplexicaulis | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | May (past peak) |
| 49 | Common Jewelweed | Impatiens capensis | balsam family | 2 | May (past peak) |
| 50 | Asiatic dayflower | Commelina communis | Spiderworts | 2 | Sep (rising) |