Wildflowers Blooming in Massachusetts in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Massachusetts in June in our iNaturalist sample; 30 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 June

Partridgeberry594 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper510 obs.

Mountain Laurel369 obs.

Sheep Laurel357 obs.

Multiflora Rose343 obs.

Common Milkweed291 obs.

Whorled Loosestrife289 obs.

Canada toadflax245 obs.

Bird's-Foot Trefoil209 obs.

Alder Buckthorn191 obs.

Red Columbine189 obs.

Mapleleaf Viburnum188 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Massachusetts in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	594	Jun (peak)
2	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	510	May (past peak)
3	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	369	Jun (peak)
4	Sheep Laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	heath family	357	Jun (peak)
5	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	343	Jun (peak)
6	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	291	Jun (peak)
7	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	289	Jun (peak)
8	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	245	Jun (peak)
9	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	209	Jun (peak)
10	Alder Buckthorn	Frangula alnus	buckthorn family	191	Jun (peak)
11	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	189	May (past peak)
12	Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	elder family	188	Jun (peak)
13	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	185	Jun (peak)
14	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	182	Jun (peak)
15	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	177	May (past peak)
16	Northern Bush Honeysuckle	Diervilla lonicera	honeysuckle family	173	Jun (peak)
17	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	160	Jun (peak)
18	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	158	Jun (peak)
19	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	155	May (past peak)
20	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	139	Jun (peak)
21	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	134	Jun (peak)
22	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	132	Jun (peak)
23	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	129	May (past peak)
24	Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	lily family	121	Jun (peak)
25	Sulphur Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	rose family	117	Jun (peak)
26	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	114	Jun (peak)
27	Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	Legumes	110	Jun (peak)
28	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	109	May (past peak)
29	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	107	Jul (rising)
30	Narrowleaf Cow Wheat	Melampyrum lineare	broomrape family	106	Jun (peak)
31	Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	rose family	102	Jun (peak)
32	Northern Blue Flag	Iris versicolor	iris family	101	Jun (peak)
33	Greater celandine	Chelidonium majus	Poppy Family	94	May (past peak)
34	Border Privet	Ligustrum obtusifolium	olive family	93	Jun (peak)
35	Northern Starflower	Lysimachia borealis	primrose family	93	May (past peak)
36	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	88	Jul (rising)
37	Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina	Cashew Family	88	Jun (peak)
38	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	87	May (past peak)
39	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	86	Jul (rising)
40	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	85	Jul (rising)
41	Heath Speedwell	Veronica officinalis	Plantain Family	85	Jun (peak)
42	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	82	Jun (peak)
43	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	81	May (past peak)
44	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	80	Jul (rising)
45	Canada mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	agave and allies	80	May (past peak)
46	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	75	Jul (rising)
47	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	74	Jul (rising)
48	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	72	Jul (rising)
49	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	68	Jul (rising)
50	Pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	heath family	67	Jun (peak)