Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in July in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 Dec

Top wildflowers in July

Whitemouth Dayflower562 obs.

Yellow Passionflower434 obs.

Purple Passionflower423 obs.

Common Wild Petunia281 obs.

Silverleaf Nightshade256 obs.

Buttonbush214 obs.

American trumpet vine203 obs.

Common Sunflower192 obs.

Turk's cap192 obs.

Brazos rain-lily184 obs.

Catchfly Prairie Gentian182 obs.

Firewheel164 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	562	May (past peak)
2	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	434	Jun (past peak)
3	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	423	May (past peak)
4	Common Wild Petunia	Ruellia nudiflora	Acanthus Family	281	Jul (peak)
5	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	256	Apr (past peak)
6	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	214	Jun (past peak)
7	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	203	Jul (peak)
8	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	192	Jun (past peak)
9	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	192	May (past peak)
10	Brazos rain-lily	Zephyranthes chlorosolen	amaryllis, onions, and allies	184	Sep (rising)
11	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	182	Jun (past peak)
12	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	164	Apr (past peak)
13	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	162	Apr (past peak)
14	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	157	Apr (past peak)
15	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	145	May (past peak)
16	American basketflower	Plectocephalus americanus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	143	Jun (past peak)
17	Green Comet Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Dogbane Family	136	Jun (past peak)
18	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	133	Jul (peak)
19	Zizotes milkweed	Asclepias oenotheroides	Dogbane Family	123	Sep (rising)
20	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	117	Sep (rising)
21	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	112	Apr (past peak)
22	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	106	May (past peak)
23	Buffalo-Bur	Solanum rostratum	nightshade family	103	Sep (rising)
24	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	101	Jun (past peak)
25	Dakota mock vervain	Glandularia bipinnatifida	Verbena Family	98	Apr (past peak)
26	Scarletfruit Passionflower	Passiflora lanuginosa	Passionfruit Family	98	Sep (rising)
27	Pearl Milkweed	Matelea reticulata	Dogbane Family	97	May (past peak)
28	Purple Pleatleaf	Alophia drummondii	iris family	95	May (past peak)
29	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	93	Apr (past peak)
30	Snapdragon Vine	Maurandella antirrhiniflora	Plantain Family	88	Apr (past peak)
31	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	87	Sep (rising)
32	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	86	Apr (past peak)
33	Hairy Ruellia	Ruellia humilis	Acanthus Family	81	Jul (peak)
34	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	80	May (past peak)
35	Santa Maria feverfew	Parthenium hysterophorus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	80	Apr (past peak)
36	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	80	May (past peak)
37	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	79	Apr (past peak)
38	Texas Skeleton Plant	Lygodesmia texana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	79	May (past peak)
39	Alamo vine	Distimake dissectus	bindweed family	79	Sep (rising)
40	Texas bindweed	Convolvulus equitans	bindweed family	78	Apr (past peak)
41	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	74	Apr (past peak)
42	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	67	Apr (past peak)
43	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	65	Sep (rising)
44	Anglepod	Gonolobus suberosus	Dogbane Family	63	May (past peak)
45	Texas creeping-oxeye	Wedelia hispida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	63	Apr (past peak)
46	Common Purslane	Portulaca oleracea	purslane family	61	Jul (peak)
47	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	59	Apr (past peak)
48	American lotus	Nelumbo lutea	lotus family	56	Jun (past peak)
49	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	55	Apr (past peak)
50	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	55	May (past peak)