Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in June in our iNaturalist sample; 32 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 June

Great Rhododendron1,013 obs.

Flame Azalea975 obs.

Striped Wintergreen684 obs.

Galax629 obs.

Catawba Rhododendron499 obs.

Fire Pink492 obs.

Mountain Laurel457 obs.

Persian silk tree429 obs.

Common Milkweed315 obs.

Purple Passionflower263 obs.

Summer Bluet227 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed224 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	heath family	1,013	Jul (rising)
2	Flame Azalea	Rhododendron calendulaceum	heath family	975	Jun (peak)
3	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	684	Jun (peak)
4	Galax	Galax urceolata	diapensia family	629	Jun (peak)
5	Catawba Rhododendron	Rhododendron catawbiense	heath family	499	Jun (peak)
6	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	492	Jun (peak)
7	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	457	May (past peak)
8	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	429	Jun (peak)
9	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	315	Jun (peak)
10	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	263	Aug (rising)
11	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	227	Jun (peak)
12	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	224	Jun (peak)
13	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	217	Jun (peak)
14	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	173	Jun (peak)
15	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	169	Jun (peak)
16	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	162	Jun (peak)
17	Poke Milkweed	Asclepias exaltata	Dogbane Family	162	Jun (peak)
18	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	155	Jun (peak)
19	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	150	Jul (rising)
20	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	142	Jul (rising)
21	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	140	Sep (rising)
22	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	137	Jul (rising)
23	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	136	Jun (peak)
24	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	131	Jun (peak)
25	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	126	Jun (peak)
26	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	125	Apr (past peak)
27	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	123	Jun (peak)
28	Bluebead Lily	Clintonia borealis	lily family	117	May (past peak)
29	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	115	Jun (peak)
30	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	114	May (past peak)
31	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	114	Jul (rising)
32	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	110	Apr (past peak)
33	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	109	May (past peak)
34	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	106	May (past peak)
35	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	102	May (past peak)
36	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	96	Jun (peak)
37	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	90	Jun (peak)
38	Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	lily family	88	May (past peak)
39	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	85	Jul (rising)
40	Narrowleaf Mountainmint	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Mint Family	85	Jun (peak)
41	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	83	Jul (rising)
42	Tall Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana	buttercup family	80	Jun (peak)
43	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	78	Jun (peak)
44	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	78	Jun (peak)
45	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	75	Jun (peak)
46	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	74	Jun (peak)
47	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	70	Jun (peak)
48	Mountain Woodsorrel	Oxalis montana	Woodsorrel Family	70	Jun (peak)
49	Three-Toothed Cinquefoil	Sibbaldiopsis tridentata	rose family	69	Jun (peak)
50	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	68	Jun (peak)