Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in May in our iNaturalist sample; 19 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 May

Whitemouth Dayflower963 obs.

Purple Passionflower871 obs.

American basketflower667 obs.

Turk's cap641 obs.

Texas Thistle611 obs.

Firewheel529 obs.

Green Antelopehorns527 obs.

Chinese privet512 obs.

Upright Prairie Coneflower510 obs.

Purple Groundcherry503 obs.

Texas bindweed472 obs.

Antelopehorn Milkweed461 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	963	May (peak)
2	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	871	May (peak)
3	American basketflower	Plectocephalus americanus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	667	Jun (rising)
4	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	641	May (peak)
5	Texas Thistle	Cirsium texanum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	611	May (peak)
6	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	529	Apr (past peak)
7	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	527	Apr (past peak)
8	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	512	Apr (past peak)
9	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	510	May (peak)
10	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	503	Apr (past peak)
11	Texas bindweed	Convolvulus equitans	bindweed family	472	Apr (past peak)
12	Antelopehorn Milkweed	Asclepias asperula	Dogbane Family	461	Apr (past peak)
13	Purple Pleatleaf	Alophia drummondii	iris family	460	May (peak)
14	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	459	May (peak)
15	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	429	Apr (past peak)
16	Lemon Beebalm	Monarda citriodora	Mint Family	427	May (peak)
17	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	400	May (peak)
18	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	398	May (peak)
19	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	395	May (peak)
20	Texas bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Legumes	388	Mar (past peak)
21	Clasping Coneflower	Rudbeckia amplexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	385	May (peak)
22	Drummond's rain lily	Zephyranthes drummondii	amaryllis, onions, and allies	357	Apr (past peak)
23	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	352	Apr (past peak)
24	Pearl Milkweed	Matelea reticulata	Dogbane Family	330	May (peak)
25	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	327	May (peak)
26	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	317	Apr (past peak)
27	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	281	Apr (past peak)
28	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	277	Jun (rising)
29	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	248	Apr (past peak)
30	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	247	May (peak)
31	Winecup Mallow	Callirhoe involucrata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	236	Apr (past peak)
32	Engelmann daisy	Engelmannia peristenia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	214	Apr (past peak)
33	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	211	May (peak)
34	Smooth Sumac	Rhus glabra	Cashew Family	208	May (peak)
35	Dakota mock vervain	Glandularia bipinnatifida	Verbena Family	206	Apr (past peak)
36	Texas Skeleton Plant	Lygodesmia texana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	200	May (peak)
37	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	190	Apr (past peak)
38	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	186	Apr (past peak)
39	Zizotes milkweed	Asclepias oenotheroides	Dogbane Family	185	Sep (rising)
40	Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	Dogwood family	171	Apr (past peak)
41	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	170	Sep (rising)
42	Texas lantana	Lantana urticoides	Verbena Family	169	Apr (past peak)
43	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	154	May (peak)
44	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	146	Jun (rising)
45	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	144	Apr (past peak)
46	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	142	Apr (past peak)
47	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	141	Apr (past peak)
48	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	140	Jun (rising)
49	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	137	Apr (past peak)
50	Texas Paintbrush	Castilleja indivisa	broomrape family	137	Apr (past peak)