Wildflowers Blooming in Michigan in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Michigan in July 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 July

Swamp Rose290 obs.

black-eyed Susan173 obs.

American black elderberry172 obs.

Pipsissewa162 obs.

Fringed Loosestrife161 obs.

Wild Bergamot152 obs.

Common Milkweed151 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower148 obs.

Partridgeberry147 obs.

Wood Lily139 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed124 obs.

Swamp Milkweed122 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Michigan in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	290	Jul (peak)
2	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	173	Jul (peak)
3	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	172	Jun (past peak)
4	Pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	heath family	162	Jul (peak)
5	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	161	Jul (peak)
6	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	152	Jul (peak)
7	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	151	Jul (peak)
8	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	148	Jul (peak)
9	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	147	Jun (past peak)
10	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	139	Jul (peak)
11	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	124	Jul (peak)
12	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	122	Jul (peak)
13	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	115	Jul (peak)
14	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	115	Aug (rising)
15	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	108	Jul (peak)
16	Wide Leek	Allium tricoccum	amaryllis, onions, and allies	104	Jul (peak)
17	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	99	Aug (rising)
18	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	98	Jul (peak)
19	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	90	Jul (peak)
20	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	86	Aug (rising)
21	Michigan lily	Lilium michiganense	lily family	79	Jul (peak)
22	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	69	Aug (rising)
23	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	65	Jul (peak)
24	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	65	Jul (peak)
25	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	62	Jul (peak)
26	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	62	Jul (peak)
27	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	60	Jun (past peak)
28	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	59	Jul (peak)
29	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	59	Jun (past peak)
30	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	58	Jul (peak)
31	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	58	May (past peak)
32	Showy Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium reginae	Orchids	58	Jun (past peak)
33	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Jun (past peak)
34	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	57	Jul (peak)
35	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	57	Jul (peak)
36	Hemp Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane Family	56	Jun (past peak)
37	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	54	Jul (peak)
38	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	52	Aug (rising)
39	Bladder Campion	Silene vulgaris	pink family	51	Jun (past peak)
40	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	50	Jul (peak)
41	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	48	Jun (past peak)
42	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	48	Jul (peak)
43	Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Jul (peak)
44	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	43	Jun (past peak)
45	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	43	Jun (past peak)
46	Hoary Alyssum	Berteroa incana	mustard family	40	Jul (peak)
47	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	40	Jun (past peak)
48	Alder Buckthorn	Frangula alnus	buckthorn family	38	Jun (past peak)
49	Common Cowparsnip	Heracleum maximum	carrot family	37	Jun (past peak)
50	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Jul (peak)