Wildflowers Blooming in South Carolina in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in May in our iNaturalist sample; 25 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

Top wildflowers in May

Partridgeberry179 obs.

Striped Wintergreen158 obs.

Purple Passionflower126 obs.

Tuberous Grasspink85 obs.

Chinese privet76 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed65 obs.

Largeleaf Pennywort60 obs.

American persimmon59 obs.

Redring Milkweed57 obs.

Carolina horsenettle54 obs.

Spurge Nettle50 obs.

Lizard's Tail45 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	179	Apr (past peak)
2	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	158	May (peak)
3	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	126	May (peak)
4	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	85	May (peak)
5	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	76	Apr (past peak)
6	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	65	May (peak)
7	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	60	May (peak)
8	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	59	May (peak)
9	Redring Milkweed	Asclepias variegata	Dogbane Family	57	May (peak)
10	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	54	May (peak)
11	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	50	May (peak)
12	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	45	May (peak)
13	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	44	Apr (past peak)
14	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	37	Apr (past peak)
15	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	36	Apr (past peak)
16	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Apr (past peak)
17	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	33	Apr (past peak)
18	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	32	Apr (past peak)
19	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	27	May (peak)
20	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	26	Apr (past peak)
21	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	26	Apr (past peak)
22	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	24	Jun (rising)
23	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	23	Apr (past peak)
24	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	23	May (peak)
25	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	22	May (peak)
26	Goat's Rue	Tephrosia virginiana	Legumes	21	May (peak)
27	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	21	May (peak)
28	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	20	May (peak)
29	New Jersey tea	Ceanothus americanus	buckthorn family	20	May (peak)
30	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	19	May (peak)
31	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	18	May (peak)
32	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	17	Jun (rising)
33	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	15	Jun (rising)
34	Galax	Galax urceolata	diapensia family	15	May (peak)
35	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Jun (rising)
36	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	15	May (peak)
37	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	13	Mar (past peak)
38	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	13	Apr (past peak)
39	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	13	May (peak)
40	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	12	Apr (past peak)
41	Sea Ox-Eye	Borrichia frutescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Jun (rising)
42	Rabbitfoot Clover	Trifolium arvense	Legumes	11	May (peak)
43	Persian silk tree	Albizia julibrissin	Legumes	10	Jun (rising)
44	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	10	Jun (rising)
45	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	May (peak)
46	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	10	Jun (rising)
47	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	9	May (peak)
48	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jun (rising)
49	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	8	Apr (past peak)
50	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	8	Jun (rising)