60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in July in our iNaturalist sample; 11 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in July
Purple Passionflower
Yellow Passionflower
Largeleaf Pennywort
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
Pigeonwings
American trumpet vine
Butterfly Pea
Asiatic dayflower
Wild Potato Vine
American beautyberry
Carolina horsenettle
Sea Ox-Eye
All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in July
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 61 | May (past peak) |
| 2 | Yellow Passionflower | Passiflora lutea | Passionfruit Family | 60 | Jul (peak) |
| 3 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 46 | May (past peak) |
| 4 | Downy Rattlesnake Plantain | Goodyera pubescens | Orchids | 31 | Jul (peak) |
| 5 | Pigeonwings | Clitoria mariana | Legumes | 30 | Jul (peak) |
| 6 | American trumpet vine | Campsis radicans | bignonia family | 28 | Jun (past peak) |
| 7 | Butterfly Pea | Centrosema virginianum | Legumes | 27 | Aug (rising) |
| 8 | Asiatic dayflower | Commelina communis | Spiderworts | 24 | Aug (rising) |
| 9 | Wild Potato Vine | Ipomoea pandurata | bindweed family | 24 | Jul (peak) |
| 10 | American beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Mint Family | 22 | Jun (past peak) |
| 11 | Carolina horsenettle | Solanum carolinense | nightshade family | 20 | May (past peak) |
| 12 | Sea Ox-Eye | Borrichia frutescens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 18 | Jun (past peak) |
| 13 | Allegheny monkeyflower | Mimulus ringens | lopseed family | 17 | Jul (peak) |
| 14 | Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweeds | 16 | Jun (past peak) |
| 15 | Carolina ruellia | Ruellia caroliniensis | Acanthus Family | 16 | Jun (past peak) |
| 16 | Spurge Nettle | Cnidoscolus stimulosus | Spurge Family | 16 | May (past peak) |
| 17 | Pineland Hibiscus | Sabdariffa aculeata | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 16 | Aug (rising) |
| 18 | St. Andrew's cross | Hypericum hypericoides | St. John's wort family | 15 | Aug (rising) |
| 19 | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | madder family | 14 | Jun (past peak) |
| 20 | Crane-Fly Orchid | Tipularia discolor | Orchids | 14 | Aug (rising) |
| 21 | Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Dogbane Family | 13 | May (past peak) |
| 22 | American pokeweed | Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed Family | 13 | Jul (peak) |
| 23 | Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Mint Family | 12 | Jun (past peak) |
| 24 | Whitemouth Dayflower | Commelina erecta | Spiderworts | 12 | Jun (past peak) |
| 25 | black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 11 | Jun (past peak) |
| 26 | Bitterweed | Helenium amarum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 10 | Aug (rising) |
| 27 | American groundnut | Apios americana | Legumes | 10 | Aug (rising) |
| 28 | Aquatic Milkweed | Asclepias perennis | Dogbane Family | 10 | May (past peak) |
| 29 | Naked-Flowered Tick-Trefoil | Hylodesmum nudiflorum | Legumes | 9 | Jul (peak) |
| 30 | Wild Carrot | Daucus carota | carrot family | 8 | May (past peak) |
| 31 | American lotus | Nelumbo lutea | lotus family | 8 | Jun (past peak) |
| 32 | Woodland Coreopsis | Anacis major | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 8 | Jun (past peak) |
| 33 | Rosepink | Sabatia angularis | gentian family | 7 | Jul (peak) |
| 34 | Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Legumes | 7 | Aug (rising) |
| 35 | Anglepod | Gonolobus suberosus | Dogbane Family | 7 | Jun (past peak) |
| 36 | Firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 6 | Aug (rising) |
| 37 | Sweet Pepperbush | Clethra alnifolia | clethra family | 6 | Jul (peak) |
| 38 | Turkey Tangle Frogfruit | Phyla nodiflora | Verbena Family | 6 | Aug (rising) |
| 39 | Daisy Fleabane | Erigeron strigosus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 6 | Jun (past peak) |
| 40 | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | honeysuckle family | 6 | Apr (past peak) |
| 41 | Swamp Rose Mallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 6 | Jun (past peak) |
| 42 | Perennial Wooly Bean | Strophostyles umbellata | Legumes | 6 | Sep (rising) |
| 43 | Manyflower Marshpennywort | Hydrocotyle umbellata | ivy family | 5 | May (past peak) |
| 44 | Great Mullein | Verbascum thapsus | figwort family | 5 | Jul (peak) |
| 45 | Plains Coreopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 5 | Jun (past peak) |
| 46 | Shining Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Cashew Family | 5 | Aug (rising) |
| 47 | Buttonweed | Diodia virginiana | madder family | 5 | Aug (rising) |
| 48 | Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | lopseed family | 5 | Aug (rising) |
| 49 | Pine lily | Lilium catesbaei | lily family | 5 | Aug (rising) |
| 50 | Eastern Black Nightshade | Solanum emulans | nightshade family | 5 | Jul (peak) |