Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in May in our iNaturalist sample; 18 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in May

Partridgeberry372 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper343 obs.

Chinese privet338 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane299 obs.

Cross Vine269 obs.

Strawberry Bush200 obs.

Miami Mist146 obs.

Painted Trillium140 obs.

Yellow Wakerobin139 obs.

Fire Pink134 obs.

Mountain Laurel122 obs.

Guyandotte beauty114 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	372	May (peak)
2	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	343	Apr (past peak)
3	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	338	May (peak)
4	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	299	Apr (past peak)
5	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	269	Apr (past peak)
6	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	200	May (peak)
7	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	146	Apr (past peak)
8	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	140	Apr (past peak)
9	Yellow Wakerobin	Trillium luteum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	139	Apr (past peak)
10	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	134	Apr (past peak)
11	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	122	May (peak)
12	Guyandotte beauty	Synandra hispidula	Mint Family	114	May (peak)
13	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	111	Apr (past peak)
14	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	106	Apr (past peak)
15	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	93	May (peak)
16	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	86	Apr (past peak)
17	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	86	Jun (rising)
18	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	83	Apr (past peak)
19	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	79	Apr (past peak)
20	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	79	Apr (past peak)
21	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	78	Apr (past peak)
22	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	76	May (peak)
23	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	70	May (peak)
24	Galax	Galax urceolata	diapensia family	64	May (peak)
25	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	64	May (peak)
26	Carolina sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	spicebush family	62	Apr (past peak)
27	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	61	May (peak)
28	Purple Rocket	Iodanthus pinnatifidus	mustard family	50	May (peak)
29	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	46	May (peak)
30	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	45	Apr (past peak)
31	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	41	Apr (past peak)
32	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	40	May (peak)
33	Hobblebush	Viburnum lantanoides	elder family	40	Apr (past peak)
34	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	39	Apr (past peak)
35	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	38	Apr (past peak)
36	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	38	May (peak)
37	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	38	Apr (past peak)
38	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	36	Jun (rising)
39	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	34	Apr (past peak)
40	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia	primrose family	34	May (peak)
41	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	33	Apr (past peak)
42	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	33	Jun (rising)
43	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	33	May (peak)
44	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Jun (rising)
45	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	30	Apr (past peak)
46	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Jun (rising)
47	Flame Azalea	Rhododendron calendulaceum	heath family	30	Apr (past peak)
48	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	28	Apr (past peak)
49	Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	lily family	28	May (peak)
50	Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	elder family	26	Apr (past peak)