Wildflowers Blooming in North Dakota in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Dakota in July in our iNaturalist sample; 33 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Top wildflowers in July

Showy Milkweed43 obs.

Purple Prairie Clover33 obs.

Upright Prairie Coneflower31 obs.

Field Bindweed25 obs.

Wild Bergamot24 obs.

Wood Lily20 obs.

Yellow Sweetclover19 obs.

Common Milkweed18 obs.

Common Yarrow17 obs.

Creeping Thistle16 obs.

black-eyed Susan16 obs.

Alfalfa15 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Dakota in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Showy Milkweed	Asclepias speciosa	Dogbane Family	43	Jul (peak)
2	Purple Prairie Clover	Dalea purpurea	Legumes	33	Jul (peak)
3	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Jul (peak)
4	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	25	Jul (peak)
5	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	24	Jul (peak)
6	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	20	Jun (past peak)
7	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	19	Jun (past peak)
8	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	18	Jul (peak)
9	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Jul (peak)
10	Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Jul (peak)
11	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Jul (peak)
12	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa	Legumes	15	Jul (peak)
13	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	13	Jul (peak)
14	Hemp Dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane Family	12	Jul (peak)
15	Hoary Vervain	Verbena stricta	Verbena Family	11	Jul (peak)
16	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	11	Jul (peak)
17	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	10	Jul (peak)
18	Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	Dogbane Family	10	Jul (peak)
19	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	9	Jul (peak)
20	Green Comet Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Dogbane Family	9	Jul (peak)
21	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	8	Jun (past peak)
22	Yellow Salsify	Tragopogon dubius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
23	Rocky Mountain Beeplant	Cleomella serrulata	Spider Flower Family	8	Aug (rising)
24	Common Motherwort	Leonurus cardiaca	Mint Family	6	Jul (peak)
25	Hoary Alyssum	Berteroa incana	mustard family	6	Jun (past peak)
26	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Jul (peak)
27	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	6	Jul (peak)
28	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	5	Aug (rising)
29	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	5	Jul (peak)
30	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	5	Jul (peak)
31	Shrubby Cinquefoil	Dasiphora fruticosa	rose family	5	Jul (peak)
32	Northern Bedstraw	Galium boreale	madder family	5	Jun (past peak)
33	Curlycup Gumweed	Grindelia squarrosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Aug (rising)
34	Creeping Bellflower	Campanula rapunculoides	bellflower family	5	Jul (peak)
35	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Jul (peak)
36	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	4	Jul (peak)
37	Flower-Of-An-Hour	Hibiscus trionum	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	4	Sep (rising)
38	Pale-Spiked Lobelia	Lobelia spicata	bellflower family	4	Jul (peak)
39	Spanish clover	Acmispon americanus	Legumes	3	Jul (peak)
40	Alsike clover	Trifolium hybridum	Legumes	3	Jul (peak)
41	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	3	Jul (peak)
42	Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Aug (rising)
43	Scarlet Globemallow	Sphaeralcea coccinea	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	3	Jun (past peak)
44	Showy Tick-Trefoil	Desmodium canadense	Legumes	3	Jul (peak)
45	Western Harebell	Campanula petiolata	bellflower family	3	Jun (past peak)
46	Prickly Cucumber	Echinocystis lobata	gourd family	2	Aug (rising)
47	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	2	Sep (rising)
48	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (peak)
49	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	2	Jun (past peak)
50	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Aug (rising)