Wildflowers Blooming in Maine in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Maine in June in our iNaturalist sample; 28 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in June

Pink Lady's Slipper616 obs.

Sheep Laurel483 obs.

Northern Starflower335 obs.

Canadian bunchberry319 obs.

Azure Bluet240 obs.

Three-Toothed Cinquefoil236 obs.

Northern Bush Honeysuckle220 obs.

Partridgeberry206 obs.

Canada mayflower194 obs.

Northern Blue Flag184 obs.

Bluebead Lily180 obs.

Orange Hawkweed166 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Maine in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	616	Jun (peak)
2	Sheep Laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	heath family	483	Jun (peak)
3	Northern Starflower	Lysimachia borealis	primrose family	335	May (past peak)
4	Canadian bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	Dogwood family	319	Jun (peak)
5	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	240	May (past peak)
6	Three-Toothed Cinquefoil	Sibbaldiopsis tridentata	rose family	236	Jun (peak)
7	Northern Bush Honeysuckle	Diervilla lonicera	honeysuckle family	220	Jun (peak)
8	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	206	Jun (peak)
9	Canada mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	agave and allies	194	Jun (peak)
10	Northern Blue Flag	Iris versicolor	iris family	184	Jun (peak)
11	Bluebead Lily	Clintonia borealis	lily family	180	May (past peak)
12	Orange Hawkweed	Pilosella aurantiaca	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	166	Jun (peak)
13	Bog Labrador Tea	Rhododendron groenlandicum	heath family	146	Jun (peak)
14	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	140	May (past peak)
15	Rhodora	Rhododendron canadense	heath family	135	May (past peak)
16	Swamp Laurel	Kalmia polifolia	heath family	133	Jun (peak)
17	Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	lily family	120	Jun (peak)
18	Twinflower	Linnaea borealis	honeysuckle family	111	Jun (peak)
19	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	100	Jun (peak)
20	Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	rose family	96	Aug (rising)
21	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	92	Jul (rising)
22	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	87	Jun (peak)
23	Mountain Woodsorrel	Oxalis montana	Woodsorrel Family	83	Jun (peak)
24	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	82	Jun (peak)
25	Purple Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia purpurea	New World pitcher plants	81	Jun (peak)
26	Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	elder family	77	Jun (peak)
27	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	73	Jul (rising)
28	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	72	Jul (rising)
29	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	71	Jul (rising)
30	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	64	Jun (peak)
31	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	62	Jun (peak)
32	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	60	Jul (rising)
33	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	58	Jun (peak)
34	Rose Pogonia	Pogonia ophioglossoides	Orchids	57	Jul (rising)
35	Heath Speedwell	Veronica officinalis	Plantain Family	57	Jun (peak)
36	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	55	Jul (rising)
37	Common Columbine	Aquilegia vulgaris	buttercup family	54	Jun (peak)
38	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	52	Jun (peak)
39	Wild Sarsaparilla	Aralia nudicaulis	ivy family	52	May (past peak)
40	Rock Harlequin	Capnoides sempervirens	Poppy Family	52	Jun (peak)
41	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	51	Jun (peak)
42	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	50	Jun (peak)
43	Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	Legumes	44	Jul (rising)
44	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Jul (rising)
45	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	42	Jul (rising)
46	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	42	Jul (rising)
47	Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	rose family	40	May (past peak)
48	Narrowleaf Cow Wheat	Melampyrum lineare	broomrape family	38	Jul (rising)
49	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	36	May (past peak)
50	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	34	May (past peak)