Wildflowers Blooming in Missouri in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Missouri in May in our iNaturalist sample; 28 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in May

Multiflora Rose203 obs.

Miami Mist159 obs.

Red Columbine152 obs.

Poison Hemlock120 obs.

Tall Blue Wild Indigo116 obs.

common star-of-Bethlehem94 obs.

Fire Pink87 obs.

Common Pawpaw84 obs.

Purple Milkweed76 obs.

Green Antelopehorns66 obs.

Purple Rocket66 obs.

Common Hoptree64 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Missouri in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	203	May (peak)
2	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	159	Apr (past peak)
3	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	152	May (peak)
4	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	120	May (peak)
5	Tall Blue Wild Indigo	Baptisia australis	Legumes	116	May (peak)
6	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	94	Apr (past peak)
7	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	87	Apr (past peak)
8	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	84	Apr (past peak)
9	Purple Milkweed	Asclepias purpurascens	Dogbane Family	76	Jun (rising)
10	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	66	May (peak)
11	Purple Rocket	Iodanthus pinnatifidus	mustard family	66	May (peak)
12	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	citrus family	64	May (peak)
13	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	64	May (peak)
14	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	56	May (peak)
15	Atlantic camas	Camassia scilloides	agave and allies	52	Apr (past peak)
16	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	51	May (peak)
17	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	41	Apr (past peak)
18	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	39	May (peak)
19	Border Privet	Ligustrum obtusifolium	olive family	39	May (peak)
20	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	37	Jun (rising)
21	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	36	May (peak)
22	Eastern Shooting Star	Primula meadia	primrose family	36	Apr (past peak)
23	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	35	May (peak)
24	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	35	Apr (past peak)
25	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	34	Jun (rising)
26	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	34	Jun (rising)
27	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	May (peak)
28	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	33	May (peak)
29	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	32	Jun (rising)
30	Great Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	borage family	32	May (peak)
31	Ohio spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderworts	31	May (peak)
32	Yellow Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium parviflorum	Orchids	30	May (peak)
33	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	27	May (peak)
34	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	27	Apr (past peak)
35	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	26	Apr (past peak)
36	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	May (peak)
37	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	26	Apr (past peak)
38	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	26	May (peak)
39	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	26	Apr (past peak)
40	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	24	Apr (past peak)
41	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	24	Apr (past peak)
42	Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Plantain Family	24	May (peak)
43	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	24	May (peak)
44	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	23	May (peak)
45	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	23	May (peak)
46	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	23	Apr (past peak)
47	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	22	May (peak)
48	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	22	Apr (past peak)
49	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	May (peak)
50	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	22	Apr (past peak)