Wildflowers Blooming in Minnesota in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Minnesota in May in our iNaturalist sample; 40 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 May

Bloodroot788 obs.

Large White Trillium650 obs.

Red Columbine561 obs.

Marsh Marigold534 obs.

Wood Anemone429 obs.

Narrowleaf Puccoon360 obs.

Wild Geranium355 obs.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit351 obs.

Nodding Trillium350 obs.

Largeflower Bellwort334 obs.

Twoleaf Miterwort312 obs.

Dutchman's breeches303 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Minnesota in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	788	Apr (past peak)
2	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	650	May (peak)
3	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	561	May (peak)
4	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	534	May (peak)
5	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	429	May (peak)
6	Narrowleaf Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	borage family	360	May (peak)
7	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	355	May (peak)
8	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	351	May (peak)
9	Nodding Trillium	Trillium cernuum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	350	May (peak)
10	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	334	May (peak)
11	Twoleaf Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	saxifrage family	312	May (peak)
12	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	303	Apr (past peak)
13	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	300	May (peak)
14	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	286	May (peak)
15	Prairie Smoke	Geum triflorum	rose family	247	May (peak)
16	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	226	May (peak)
17	Virginia waterleaf	Hydrophyllum virginianum	borage family	224	May (peak)
18	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	222	May (peak)
19	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	214	May (peak)
20	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	210	May (peak)
21	Northern Starflower	Lysimachia borealis	primrose family	196	Jun (rising)
22	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	189	May (peak)
23	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	180	Jun (rising)
24	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	170	May (peak)
25	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	169	May (peak)
26	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	156	May (peak)
27	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	130	May (peak)
28	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	118	May (peak)
29	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	118	May (peak)
30	Lowbush Blueberry	Vaccinium angustifolium	heath family	116	May (peak)
31	Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	rose family	113	May (peak)
32	Small White Lady's-Slipper	Cypripedium candidum	Orchids	112	Jun (rising)
33	Arctic Butterbur	Petasites frigidus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	112	May (peak)
34	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	110	May (peak)
35	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	107	May (peak)
36	Early Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum dioicum	buttercup family	105	May (peak)
37	Drooping Trillium	Trillium flexipes	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	105	May (peak)
38	Sessile Bellwort	Uvularia sessilifolia	Bellworts and allies	104	May (peak)
39	Yellow Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium parviflorum	Orchids	100	Jun (rising)
40	golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	carrot family	100	Jun (rising)
41	American plum	Prunus americana	rose family	94	May (peak)
42	Threeleaf Goldthread	Coptis trifolia	buttercup family	88	May (peak)
43	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	85	Apr (past peak)
44	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	82	May (peak)
45	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	82	May (peak)
46	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	80	May (peak)
47	Star-Flowered Lily-Of-The-Valley	Maianthemum stellatum	agave and allies	78	May (peak)
48	Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides paucifolia	milkworts	77	Jun (rising)
49	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	75	May (peak)
50	Swamp Laurel	Kalmia polifolia	heath family	74	Jun (rising)