Wildflowers Blooming in Nevada in May (39 Species)

39 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Nevada in May in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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

Apricot Globemallow100 obs.

Creosote Bush92 obs.

Antelope Bitterbrush82 obs.

Desert Willow77 obs.

Winding Mariposa Lily71 obs.

Desert Marigold71 obs.

Paperbag Bush69 obs.

Desert Trumpet59 obs.

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed56 obs.

Trailing Windmills56 obs.

Fendler's Sandmat56 obs.

Rush Milkweed54 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Nevada in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	100	Apr (past peak)
2	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	92	Apr (past peak)
3	Antelope Bitterbrush	Purshia tridentata	rose family	82	May (peak)
4	Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	bignonia family	77	May (peak)
5	Winding Mariposa Lily	Calochortus flexuosus	lily family	71	Apr (past peak)
6	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	Apr (past peak)
7	Paperbag Bush	Scutellaria mexicana	Mint Family	69	May (peak)
8	Desert Trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	knotweed family	59	May (peak)
9	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	56	Mar (past peak)
10	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	56	May (peak)
11	Fendler's Sandmat	Euphorbia fendleri	Spurge Family	56	Jun (rising)
12	Rush Milkweed	Asclepias subulata	Dogbane Family	54	May (peak)
13	Alkali Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	borage family	52	Apr (past peak)
14	Greenleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	heath family	51	May (peak)
15	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	46	Mar (past peak)
16	Spotted Fritillary	Fritillaria atropurpurea	lily family	45	Jun (rising)
17	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	44	Apr (past peak)
18	Mojave Woodyaster	Xylorhiza tortifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	43	Apr (past peak)
19	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	39	Apr (past peak)
20	Arrowleaf Balsamroot	Balsamorhiza sagittata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	May (peak)
21	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	31	Mar (past peak)
22	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	30	Sep (rising)
23	White Rhatany	Krameria bicolor	rhatany family	26	May (peak)
24	Lewis flax	Linum lewisii	Flax Family	25	Jun (rising)
25	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	22	Jun (rising)
26	Golden Suncup	Chylismia brevipes	evening primrose family	21	Mar (past peak)
27	Thickleaf Groundcherry	Physalis crassifolia	nightshade family	21	Apr (past peak)
28	Desert Dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Apr (past peak)
29	Creeping Mahonia	Berberis repens	barberry family	19	May (peak)
30	Wallace's woollydaisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Apr (past peak)
31	Wishbone Bush	Mirabilis laevis	four o'clock family	16	Apr (past peak)
32	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	16	Sep (rising)
33	Snowplant	Sarcodes sanguinea	heath family	15	Jun (rising)
34	Bastard Toadflax	Comandra umbellata	sandalwood family	15	May (peak)
35	Purple Mat	Nama demissa	borage family	15	Apr (past peak)
36	Cheesebush	Ambrosia salsola	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Apr (past peak)
37	Bitterroot	Lewisia rediviva	Pussypaw Family	12	May (peak)
38	Barestem Biscuitroot	Lomatium nudicaule	carrot family	12	May (peak)
39	Western Blue-Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	iris family	11	Apr (past peak)