Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in July 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.

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Top wildflowers in July

Great Rhododendron1,285 obs.

Turk's-cap lily399 obs.

Rosepink357 obs.

Ghost Pipe320 obs.

Swamp Rose Mallow315 obs.

Common Selfheal290 obs.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain286 obs.

Scarlet Beebalm274 obs.

Purple Passionflower261 obs.

White Bergamot231 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower205 obs.

black-eyed Susan204 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	heath family	1,285	Jul (peak)
2	Turk's-cap lily	Lilium superbum	lily family	399	Jul (peak)
3	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	357	Jul (peak)
4	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	320	Jul (peak)
5	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	315	Jul (peak)
6	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	290	Jul (peak)
7	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	286	Jul (peak)
8	Scarlet Beebalm	Monarda didyma	Mint Family	274	Jul (peak)
9	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	261	Aug (rising)
10	White Bergamot	Monarda clinopodia	Mint Family	231	Jul (peak)
11	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	205	Jul (peak)
12	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	204	Jun (past peak)
13	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	193	Jun (past peak)
14	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	181	Jun (past peak)
15	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	179	Aug (rising)
16	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	168	Aug (rising)
17	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	168	Jul (peak)
18	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	165	Jun (past peak)
19	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	161	Sep (rising)
20	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	159	Jul (peak)
21	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	158	Aug (rising)
22	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	158	Jul (peak)
23	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	155	Jun (past peak)
24	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	147	Sep (rising)
25	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	143	Jul (peak)
26	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	123	Jun (past peak)
27	Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	buttercup family	122	Jul (peak)
28	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	120	Jul (peak)
29	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	120	Aug (rising)
30	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	119	Jun (past peak)
31	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	116	Jun (past peak)
32	Galax	Galax urceolata	diapensia family	109	Jun (past peak)
33	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	105	Jun (past peak)
34	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	96	Jul (peak)
35	Flame Azalea	Rhododendron calendulaceum	heath family	91	Jun (past peak)
36	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	89	Jun (past peak)
37	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	88	Jun (past peak)
38	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	88	Jul (peak)
39	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	86	Aug (rising)
40	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	79	Jun (past peak)
41	Tall Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana	buttercup family	75	Jun (past peak)
42	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	73	Jun (past peak)
43	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	71	Aug (rising)
44	Pigeonwings	Clitoria mariana	Legumes	71	Jul (peak)
45	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	67	Jun (past peak)
46	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	67	Jul (peak)
47	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	66	Jul (peak)
48	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	66	Jun (past peak)
49	Narrowleaf Mountainmint	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Mint Family	66	Jun (past peak)
50	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	65	May (past peak)