Wildflowers Blooming in West Virginia in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in West Virginia in May in our iNaturalist sample; 29 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in May

Pink Lady's Slipper202 obs.

Painted Trillium121 obs.

Azure Bluet86 obs.

Dame's Rocket81 obs.

Large White Trillium81 obs.

Creeping Foamflower78 obs.

Mountain Laurel71 obs.

Multiflora Rose70 obs.

Wild Geranium65 obs.

Red Columbine58 obs.

Red Trillium54 obs.

Woodland Stonecrop51 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in West Virginia in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	202	May (peak)
2	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	121	May (peak)
3	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	86	Apr (past peak)
4	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	81	May (peak)
5	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	81	Apr (past peak)
6	Creeping Foamflower	Tiarella stolonifera	saxifrage family	78	May (peak)
7	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	71	Jun (rising)
8	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	70	May (peak)
9	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	65	Apr (past peak)
10	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	58	Apr (past peak)
11	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	54	Apr (past peak)
12	Woodland Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	stonecrop family	51	May (peak)
13	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	47	May (peak)
14	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	42	Jun (rising)
15	American cancer-root	Conopholis americana	broomrape family	40	May (peak)
16	Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides paucifolia	milkworts	38	May (peak)
17	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	36	Apr (past peak)
18	Catawba Rhododendron	Rhododendron catawbiense	heath family	35	May (peak)
19	Aniseroot	Osmorhiza longistylis	carrot family	33	May (peak)
20	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	32	Apr (past peak)
21	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	32	May (peak)
22	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	May (peak)
23	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	31	May (peak)
24	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	29	May (peak)
25	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	29	Apr (past peak)
26	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	28	May (peak)
27	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	27	Apr (past peak)
28	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	27	May (peak)
29	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	25	Apr (past peak)
30	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	23	Apr (past peak)
31	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	May (peak)
32	Canada mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	agave and allies	22	May (peak)
33	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	22	Apr (past peak)
34	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	20	Apr (past peak)
35	Flame Azalea	Rhododendron calendulaceum	heath family	20	May (peak)
36	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Jun (rising)
37	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	19	May (peak)
38	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	May (peak)
39	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	17	May (peak)
40	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	17	May (peak)
41	Bluebead Lily	Clintonia borealis	lily family	16	May (peak)
42	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	16	Apr (past peak)
43	Princess Tree	Paulownia tomentosa	foxglove tree family	16	Apr (past peak)
44	Narrow-Leaved Bittercress	Cardamine impatiens	mustard family	16	May (peak)
45	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	15	Apr (past peak)
46	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	15	Apr (past peak)
47	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	15	Jun (rising)
48	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	15	May (peak)
49	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	15	May (peak)
50	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	15	May (peak)