Wildflowers Blooming in West Virginia in July (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in West Virginia in July in our iNaturalist sample; 33 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in July

Great Rhododendron110 obs.

Allegheny monkeyflower108 obs.

Wild Carrot80 obs.

White Bergamot70 obs.

Fireweed62 obs.

Common Selfheal60 obs.

Common Milkweed57 obs.

Scarlet Beebalm54 obs.

Chicory54 obs.

Striped Wintergreen53 obs.

Ghost Pipe45 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed44 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in West Virginia in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	heath family	110	Jul (peak)
2	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	108	Jul (peak)
3	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	80	Jul (peak)
4	White Bergamot	Monarda clinopodia	Mint Family	70	Jul (peak)
5	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	62	Jul (peak)
6	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	60	Jul (peak)
7	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	57	Jul (peak)
8	Scarlet Beebalm	Monarda didyma	Mint Family	54	Jul (peak)
9	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	54	Jul (peak)
10	Striped Wintergreen	Chimaphila maculata	heath family	53	Jun (past peak)
11	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	45	Jul (peak)
12	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	44	Jul (peak)
13	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	42	Aug (rising)
14	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	41	Jul (peak)
15	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	34	Jun (past peak)
16	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	33	Jun (past peak)
17	Black Cohosh	Actaea racemosa	buttercup family	29	Jul (peak)
18	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	28	Aug (rising)
19	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	27	Jul (peak)
20	Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	Mint Family	27	Jul (peak)
21	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	27	Jun (past peak)
22	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	26	Aug (rising)
23	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	25	Jul (peak)
24	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	25	Jul (peak)
25	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Jun (past peak)
26	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Jun (past peak)
27	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	22	Jul (peak)
28	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	20	Aug (rising)
29	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Jul (peak)
30	Turk's-cap lily	Lilium superbum	lily family	20	Jul (peak)
31	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	20	Jul (peak)
32	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	19	Jun (past peak)
33	American water-willow	Justicia americana	Acanthus Family	18	Jun (past peak)
34	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	18	Jul (peak)
35	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	18	Jul (peak)
36	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	18	Jul (peak)
37	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	18	Jun (past peak)
38	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	17	Jun (past peak)
39	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	16	Aug (rising)
40	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	16	Jul (peak)
41	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	15	Jul (peak)
42	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	15	Jul (peak)
43	Swamp Rose	Rosa palustris	rose family	15	Jul (peak)
44	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Mint Family	15	Jul (peak)
45	Tall Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum pubescens	buttercup family	15	Jul (peak)
46	Wood Lily	Lilium philadelphicum	lily family	14	Jul (peak)
47	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	14	Jul (peak)
48	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	14	Jul (peak)
49	Canada lily	Lilium canadense	lily family	13	Jun (past peak)
50	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Aug (rising)