Wildflowers Blooming in Louisiana in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana in May in our iNaturalist sample; 17 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

American black elderberry285 obs.

Purple Passionflower73 obs.

Chinese Tallow66 obs.

Blue Mistflower66 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed60 obs.

Purple Pleatleaf47 obs.

Clasping Coneflower47 obs.

Chinese privet43 obs.

American beautyberry37 obs.

Carolina horsenettle31 obs.

Turk's cap31 obs.

American trumpet vine26 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	285	May (peak)
2	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	73	Jul (rising)
3	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	66	May (peak)
4	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	66	Oct (rising)
5	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	60	May (peak)
6	Purple Pleatleaf	Alophia drummondii	iris family	47	Jun (rising)
7	Clasping Coneflower	Rudbeckia amplexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	May (peak)
8	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	43	Apr (past peak)
9	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	37	Jun (rising)
10	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	31	May (peak)
11	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	31	May (peak)
12	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	26	Jul (rising)
13	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Mar (past peak)
14	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	23	Apr (past peak)
15	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	23	May (peak)
16	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	21	Apr (past peak)
17	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	May (peak)
18	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	19	May (peak)
19	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	17	Jun (rising)
20	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	16	Aug (rising)
21	Anglepod	Gonolobus suberosus	Dogbane Family	15	May (peak)
22	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	14	Apr (past peak)
23	American lotus	Nelumbo lutea	lotus family	14	May (peak)
24	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	14	Apr (past peak)
25	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	14	Mar (past peak)
26	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Apr (past peak)
27	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	13	Apr (past peak)
28	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	13	May (peak)
29	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	13	Apr (past peak)
30	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	12	May (peak)
31	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	12	Apr (past peak)
32	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	12	Apr (past peak)
33	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	May (peak)
34	Smooth Hedgenettle	Stachys tenuifolia	Mint Family	11	Jun (rising)
35	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	10	Apr (past peak)
36	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	10	Apr (past peak)
37	Sunshine Mimosa	Mimosa strigillosa	Legumes	10	May (peak)
38	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	9	May (peak)
39	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	9	Apr (past peak)
40	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	9	Apr (past peak)
41	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	9	Jul (rising)
42	Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	Dogwood family	8	Apr (past peak)
43	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	8	Apr (past peak)
44	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	7	Jul (rising)
45	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (past peak)
46	Lanceleaf Frogfruit	Phyla lanceolata	Verbena Family	6	May (peak)
47	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	6	Apr (past peak)
48	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	6	Apr (past peak)
49	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	5	Apr (past peak)
50	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	5	Apr (past peak)