Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in May in our iNaturalist sample; 21 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in May

Redring Milkweed141 obs.

Helmet skullcap137 obs.

Common Selfheal133 obs.

American black elderberry118 obs.

black-eyed Susan102 obs.

Lizard's Tail93 obs.

Orange Milkwort91 obs.

Green Antelopehorns90 obs.

Blue Pigroot72 obs.

Pinkladies71 obs.

Eastern Coral Bean71 obs.

Pale Grasspink65 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Redring Milkweed	Asclepias variegata	Dogbane Family	141	May (peak)
2	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	137	May (peak)
3	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	133	May (peak)
4	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	118	Jun (rising)
5	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	102	Jun (rising)
6	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	93	May (peak)
7	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	91	Apr (past peak)
8	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	90	May (peak)
9	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	72	Apr (past peak)
10	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	71	Apr (past peak)
11	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	71	May (peak)
12	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	65	May (peak)
13	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	64	Apr (past peak)
14	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	63	May (peak)
15	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	58	Jun (rising)
16	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	54	Apr (past peak)
17	New Jersey tea	Ceanothus americanus	buckthorn family	54	May (peak)
18	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	52	Apr (past peak)
19	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	51	May (peak)
20	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	51	Jun (rising)
21	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	50	Jun (rising)
22	Goat's Rue	Tephrosia virginiana	Legumes	50	May (peak)
23	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	49	Apr (past peak)
24	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	May (peak)
25	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	44	Apr (past peak)
26	Carolina rose	Rosa carolina	rose family	44	May (peak)
27	Hairy Vetch	Vicia villosa	Legumes	42	May (peak)
28	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	42	Apr (past peak)
29	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	41	Apr (past peak)
30	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	41	Apr (past peak)
31	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	40	May (peak)
32	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	40	May (peak)
33	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	40	Apr (past peak)
34	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	39	Sep (rising)
35	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	38	Apr (past peak)
36	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	37	May (peak)
37	Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Plantain Family	36	May (peak)
38	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	35	Mar (past peak)
39	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	34	Jul (rising)
40	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	31	Apr (past peak)
41	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	31	May (peak)
42	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	31	Apr (past peak)
43	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	May (peak)
44	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Jun (rising)
45	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	29	Jun (rising)
46	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	29	May (peak)
47	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	28	Jul (rising)
48	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	27	Apr (past peak)
49	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	27	Apr (past peak)
50	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	25	Apr (past peak)