A bloom calendar for South Dakota built from 3,921 research-grade iNaturalist observations of plants in flower. July is the busiest bloom month. Pick a month to see what's flowering, or open a species for its state-by-state timing.
By month
South Dakota wildflower calendar (top 40)
Fewer More observations (relative to each row's peak month)
Activity by month (all species)
Most-photographed wildflowers in South Dakota
Prairie Pasqueflower
Field Bindweed
Fireweed
Showy Milkweed
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Sego Lily
Wood Lily
black-eyed Susan
Dame's Rocket
Bearberry
Red Columbine
Curlycup Gumweed
Hoary Vervain
Wild Bergamot
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Where to photograph wildflowers in South Dakota
State ParkCuster State Park
State ParkPalisades State Park
State ParkSpirit Mound Historic Prairie
State ParkHartford Beach State Park
State ParkLake Herman State Park
State ParkOakwood Lakes State Park
National Wildlife RefugeSand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife RefugeKarl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge