Wildflowers Blooming in Minnesota in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Minnesota in June in our iNaturalist sample; 37 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

Showy Lady's Slipper449 obs.

Red Columbine414 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper345 obs.

Bluebead Lily285 obs.

Northern Starflower278 obs.

Yellow Lady's Slipper257 obs.

Bird's-Foot Trefoil240 obs.

Canada anemone223 obs.

White Campion221 obs.

Hoary Alyssum217 obs.

Purple Crownvetch201 obs.

Dame's Rocket194 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Minnesota in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Showy Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium reginae	Orchids	449	Jun (peak)
2	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	414	May (past peak)
3	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	345	Jun (peak)
4	Bluebead Lily	Clintonia borealis	lily family	285	Jun (peak)
5	Northern Starflower	Lysimachia borealis	primrose family	278	Jun (peak)
6	Yellow Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium parviflorum	Orchids	257	Jun (peak)
7	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	240	Jun (peak)
8	Canada anemone	Anemonastrum canadense	buttercup family	223	Jun (peak)
9	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	221	Jun (peak)
10	Hoary Alyssum	Berteroa incana	mustard family	217	Jun (peak)
11	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	201	Jun (peak)
12	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	194	Jun (peak)
13	Canada mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	agave and allies	192	Jun (peak)
14	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	187	Jun (peak)
15	Canadian bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	Dogwood family	176	Jun (peak)
16	Thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	rose family	176	Jun (peak)
17	Common Motherwort	Leonurus cardiaca	Mint Family	167	Jun (peak)
18	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	148	Jun (peak)
19	Northern Bedstraw	Galium boreale	madder family	143	Jun (peak)
20	Nodding Trillium	Trillium cernuum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	141	May (past peak)
21	Northern Blue Flag	Iris versicolor	iris family	140	Jun (peak)
22	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	128	Jun (peak)
23	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	125	May (past peak)
24	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	125	Jul (rising)
25	Small White Lady's-Slipper	Cypripedium candidum	Orchids	121	Jun (peak)
26	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	120	Jul (rising)
27	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	119	Jun (peak)
28	Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides paucifolia	milkworts	119	Jun (peak)
29	golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	carrot family	118	Jun (peak)
30	False Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	111	Jul (rising)
31	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	110	May (past peak)
32	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	107	Jul (rising)
33	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	105	Jun (peak)
34	Sulphur Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	rose family	104	Jun (peak)
35	Swamp Laurel	Kalmia polifolia	heath family	103	Jun (peak)
36	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	102	Jun (peak)
37	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	100	Jun (peak)
38	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	99	May (past peak)
39	Hoary Vervain	Verbena stricta	Verbena Family	95	Jul (rising)
40	Orange Hawkweed	Pilosella aurantiaca	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	95	Jun (peak)
41	Showy Tick-Trefoil	Desmodium canadense	Legumes	92	Jul (rising)
42	Yellow Iris	Iris pseudacorus	iris family	91	Jun (peak)
43	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	90	Jul (rising)
44	Sundial Lupine	Lupinus perennis	Legumes	89	Jun (peak)
45	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	87	May (past peak)
46	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	87	Jun (peak)
47	Hemp Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane Family	85	Jun (peak)
48	Northern Bush Honeysuckle	Diervilla lonicera	honeysuckle family	80	Jun (peak)
49	Ohio spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderworts	73	Jun (peak)
50	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	71	Jun (peak)