Wildflowers Blooming in South Dakota in June (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Dakota in June in our iNaturalist sample; 23 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Top wildflowers in June

Sego Lily77 obs.

Field Bindweed56 obs.

Showy Milkweed49 obs.

Wood Lily34 obs.

Dame's Rocket31 obs.

Red Columbine28 obs.

Scarlet Globemallow26 obs.

Bearberry22 obs.

Canadian bunchberry17 obs.

Yellow Lady's Slipper17 obs.

Yellow Salsify14 obs.

Golden Currant13 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in South Dakota in June

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Sego Lily	Calochortus nuttallii	lily family	77	Jun (peak)
2	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	56	Jun (peak)
3	Showy Milkweed	Asclepias speciosa	Dogbane Family	49	Jul (rising)
4	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	34	Jul (rising)
5	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	31	Jun (peak)
6	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	28	Jun (peak)
7	Scarlet Globemallow	Sphaeralcea coccinea	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	26	Jun (peak)
8	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	22	May (past peak)
9	Canadian bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	Dogwood family	17	Jun (peak)
10	Yellow Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium parviflorum	Orchids	17	Jun (peak)
11	Yellow Salsify	Tragopogon dubius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Jun (peak)
12	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	13	Jun (peak)
13	Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus sericea	Dogwood family	12	Jun (peak)
14	Small White Lady's-Slipper	Cypripedium candidum	Orchids	12	May (past peak)
15	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	11	Jun (peak)
16	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	10	Jul (rising)
17	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jun (peak)
18	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jul (rising)
19	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	8	Jun (peak)
20	Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Cashew Family	8	Jun (peak)
21	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	8	Jul (rising)
22	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	7	May (past peak)
23	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jul (rising)
24	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	6	Jul (rising)
25	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	6	Jul (rising)
26	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	6	May (past peak)
27	Northern Bedstraw	Galium boreale	madder family	6	Jul (rising)
28	Richardson's geranium	Geranium richardsonii	Geranium family	6	Jul (rising)
29	Star-Flowered Lily-Of-The-Valley	Maianthemum stellatum	agave and allies	5	May (past peak)
30	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	5	Jun (peak)
31	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	5	Jun (peak)
32	Virginia waterleaf	Hydrophyllum virginianum	borage family	5	May (past peak)
33	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	5	Jun (peak)
34	Gunnison's Mariposa Lily	Calochortus gunnisonii	lily family	5	Jul (rising)
35	Wild Sarsaparilla	Aralia nudicaulis	ivy family	5	Jun (peak)
36	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	5	Jun (peak)
37	Edible Valerian	Valeriana edulis	honeysuckle family	5	May (past peak)
38	Canada anemone	Anemonastrum canadense	buttercup family	5	Jun (peak)
39	Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana	rose family	4	May (past peak)
40	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	4	Jun (peak)
41	Prairie Smoke	Geum triflorum	rose family	4	May (past peak)
42	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	4	Jun (peak)
43	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Jul (rising)
44	Hoary Vervain	Verbena stricta	Verbena Family	4	Jul (rising)
45	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	May (past peak)
46	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	3	Jul (rising)
47	Common Cowparsnip	Heracleum maximum	carrot family	3	Jul (rising)
48	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	3	Jun (peak)
49	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa	Legumes	3	Jul (rising)
50	Narrowleaf Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	borage family	3	May (past peak)