Wildflowers Blooming in Massachusetts in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Massachusetts in July in our iNaturalist sample; 34 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in July

Striped Wintergreen965 obs.

Purple Loosestrife260 obs.

Wild Carrot249 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed234 obs.

Pickerelweed203 obs.

Ghost Pipe200 obs.

Sweet Pepperbush199 obs.

Common Milkweed185 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower184 obs.

Chicory182 obs.

Buttonbush180 obs.

Swamp Milkweed176 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Massachusetts in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	965	Jul (peak)
2	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	260	Aug (rising)
3	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	249	Jul (peak)
4	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	234	Jul (peak)
5	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	203	Jul (peak)
6	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	200	Jul (peak)
7	Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	clethra family	199	Aug (rising)
8	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	185	Jun (past peak)
9	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	184	Jul (peak)
10	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	182	Jul (peak)
11	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	180	Jul (peak)
12	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	176	Jul (peak)
13	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	167	Jul (peak)
14	White Meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	rose family	165	Jul (peak)
15	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	146	Jun (past peak)
16	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	144	Jul (peak)
17	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	144	Jul (peak)
18	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	138	Jun (past peak)
19	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	137	Jul (peak)
20	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	136	Jul (peak)
21	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	132	Aug (rising)
22	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	129	Jul (peak)
23	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	121	Jul (peak)
24	Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Cashew Family	119	Jul (peak)
25	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	118	Jun (past peak)
26	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	116	Sep (rising)
27	Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	111	Aug (rising)
28	Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea canadensis	evening primrose family	111	Jul (peak)
29	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	106	Aug (rising)
30	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	105	Jul (peak)
31	Steeplebush	Spiraea tomentosa	rose family	100	Jul (peak)
32	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	98	Aug (rising)
33	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	97	Sep (rising)
34	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	96	Jul (peak)
35	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	94	Jul (peak)
36	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	93	Jun (past peak)
37	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	92	Jul (peak)
38	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	88	Jul (peak)
39	Swamp Candles	Lysimachia terrestris	primrose family	86	Jul (peak)
40	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	83	Jul (peak)
41	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	80	Jul (peak)
42	Narrowleaf Cow Wheat	Melampyrum lineare	broomrape family	74	Jun (past peak)
43	Rabbitfoot Clover	Trifolium arvense	Legumes	71	Jul (peak)
44	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	70	Jun (past peak)
45	White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	Verbena Family	69	Jul (peak)
46	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	68	Jul (peak)
47	Canada lily	Lilium canadense	lily family	67	Jul (peak)
48	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	67	Jul (peak)
49	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	66	Jun (past peak)
50	Tall Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum pubescens	buttercup family	66	Jul (peak)