Native plants blooming in May — 441 Species

Quick answer: 441 species in the directory match "Native plants blooming in May", 277 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.

Native plants blooming in May by state

The same list narrowed to plants native to one state.

All 441 species

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Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 21 states
Alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus · 15 states
Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 21 states
Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis · 17 states
American alumroot Heuchera americana · 20 states
American basswood Tilia americana · 37 states
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 13 states
American beech Fagus grandifolia · 31 states
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens · 33 states
American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia · 28 states
American cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon · 15 states
American hazelnut Corylus americana · 34 states
American holly Ilex opaca · 28 states
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 33 states
American mountain ash Sorbus americana · 18 states
American olive Osmanthus americanus · 8 states
American plum Prunus americana · 37 states
American smoketree Cotinus obovatus · 2 states
American strawberry bush Euonymus americanus · 23 states
American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 states
Anderson wolfberry Lycium andersonii · 1 states
Antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata · 12 states
Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium · 11 states
Arizona rosewood Vauquelinia californica · 1 states
Arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata · 12 states
Arroyo lupine Lupinus succulentus · 2 states
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 17 states
Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii · 3 states
Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera · 8 states
Banana yucca Yucca baccata · 8 states
Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada · 1 states
Beach plum Prunus maritima · 8 states
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis · 1 states
Beach sunflower Helianthus debilis · 1 states
Bear oak Quercus ilicifolia · 13 states
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 34 states
Beavertail prickly pear Opuntia basilaris · 1 states
Bebb willow Salix bebbiana · 6 states
Bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla · 13 states
Bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum · 3 states
Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 34 states
Black cherry Prunus serotina · 35 states
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata · 25 states
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia · 12 states
Black maple Acer nigrum · 3 states
Black oak Quercus velutina · 30 states
Black sage Salvia mellifera · 1 states
Black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica · 31 states
Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
Black willow Salix nigra · 24 states
Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium · 12 states
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 24 states
Blue palo verde Parkinsonia florida · 3 states
Blue wild indigo Baptisia australis · 23 states
Bluebead Clintonia borealis · 14 states
Blueblossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus · 1 states
Bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata · 16 states
Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 11 states
Bog birch Betula pumila · 2 states
Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 13 states
Box huckleberry Gaylussacia brachycera · 8 states
Bristly locust Robinia hispida · 10 states
Brittlebush Encelia farinosa · 4 states
Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia · 39 states
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
Bunchberry Cornus canadensis · 18 states
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 33 states
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 40 states
Butternut Juglans cinerea · 26 states
California bay laurel Umbellularia californica · 3 states
California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum · 2 states
California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica · 1 states
California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum · 3 states
California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
California wild grape Vitis californica · 1 states
Canada anemone Anemone canadensis · 29 states
Canada plum Prunus nigra · 3 states
Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 37 states
Canada yew Taxus canadensis · 18 states
Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis · 21 states
Canadian wild ginger Asarum canadense · 30 states
Candle anemone (thimbleweed) Anemone cylindrica · 12 states
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
Carolina allspice Calycanthus floridus · 17 states
Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 10 states
Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana · 20 states
Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense · 8 states
Chalk dudleya Dudleya pulverulenta · 4 states
Chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei · 2 states
Checker lily Fritillaria affinis · 3 states
Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla · 1 states
Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii · 30 states
Chocolate flower Berlandiera lyrata · 6 states
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 44 states
Chuparosa Justicia californica · 1 states
Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 32 states
Claret cup cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus · 1 states
Clasping coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis · 7 states
Climbing prairie rose Rosa setigera · 27 states
Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia · 1 states
Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 25 states
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora · 7 states
Common blue violet Viola sororia · 37 states
Common camas Camassia quamash · 3 states
Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 36 states
Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis · 33 states
Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 28 states
Common leopardbane Arnica acaulis · 10 states
Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 30 states
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 26 states
Common selfheal Prunella vulgaris · 25 states
Common sotol Dasylirion wheeleri · 3 states
Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 32 states
Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 10 states
Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus · 30 states
Coulter's Matilija poppy Romneya coulteri · 1 states
Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 15 states
Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 12 states
Creeping phlox Phlox stolonifera · 11 states
Creeping phlox Phlox subulata · 23 states
Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula · 12 states
Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 6 states
Crevice alumroot Heuchera micrantha · 4 states
Crossvine Bignonia capreolata · 16 states
Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata · 19 states
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 22 states
Deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus · 5 states
Desert bluebells Phacelia campanularia · 2 states
Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
Desert sand verbena Abronia villosa · 4 states
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 5 states
Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii · 12 states
Douglas iris Iris douglasiana · 3 states
Downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis · 24 states
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 37 states
Drummond phlox Phlox drummondii · 1 states
Dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria · 32 states
Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata · 17 states
Dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla gardenii · 5 states
Dwarf larkspur Delphinium tricorne · 15 states
Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 6 states
Early azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum · 17 states
Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana · 18 states
Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 37 states
Eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris · 25 states
Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 24 states
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 37 states
Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 32 states
Eastern smooth beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus · 15 states
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 28 states
Elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata · 1 states
Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii · 1 states
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii · 1 states
Engelmann's prickly pear (cactus apple) Opuntia engelmannii · 1 states
Fairy duster Calliandra eriophylla · 1 states
Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 16 states
Fevertree Pinckneya bracteata · 3 states
Fire pink Silene virginica · 26 states
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
Flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum · 14 states
Florida anisetree Illicium floridanum · 3 states
Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa · 1 states
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 31 states
Foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus · 1 states
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 35 states
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 30 states
Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
Fringed winecup Callirhoe digitata · 1 states
Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 8 states
Globe gilia Gilia capitata · 5 states
Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 35 states
Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
Gray alder Alnus incana · 26 states
Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa · 19 states
Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 26 states
Great Valley gumweed Grindelia camporum · 2 states
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 43 states
Green milkweed Asclepias viridis · 2 states
Green-and-gold Chrysogonum virginianum · 13 states
Greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula · 9 states
Heart-leaved meadow parsnip Zizia aptera · 30 states
Heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia · 18 states
Henderson's shooting star Dodecatheon hendersonii · 3 states
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum · 25 states
Highbush cranberry Viburnum opulus var. americanum · 22 states
Hinahina kū kahakai Heliotropium anomalum · 1 states
Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides · 17 states
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 13 states
Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa · 4 states
Hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea · 1 states
Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis · 12 states
Ilima Sida fallax · 1 states
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 17 states
Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides · 17 states
Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 37 states
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 35 states
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans · 31 states
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia · 3 states
Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea · 8 states
Koa Acacia koa · 1 states
Kou Cordia subcordata · 1 states
Koʻoloaʻula (red ʻilima) Abutilon menziesii · 1 states
Lacy phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia · 3 states
Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 35 states
Large penstemon (shell-leaf beardtongue) Penstemon grandiflorus · 12 states
Large-flowered bellwort Uvularia grandiflora · 27 states
Largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora · 25 states
Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 10 states
Lewis flax (blue flax) Linum lewisii · 17 states
Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii · 5 states
Lobed tickseed Coreopsis auriculata · 8 states
Loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus · 7 states
Longbract wild indigo (cream false indigo) Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea · 19 states
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 10 states
Low prickly pear Opuntia humifusa · 31 states
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium · 22 states
Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 22 states
Mamane Sophora chrysophylla · 1 states
Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 27 states
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris · 28 states
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum · 35 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
Maʻo (Hawaiian cotton) Gossypium tomentosum · 1 states
Maʻo hau hele (Hawaiian yellow hibiscus) Hibiscus brackenridgei · 1 states
Mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea · 1 states
Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa · 2 states
Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
Milo Thespesia populnea · 1 states
Miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor · 4 states
Mountain maple Acer spicatum · 18 states
Mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera · 13 states
Mountain witch-alder Fothergilla major · 8 states
Mule's ears Wyethia amplexicaulis · 8 states
Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana · 9 states
Naio Myoporum sandwicense · 1 states
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 25 states
Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 11 states
Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium · 21 states
Narrowleaf evening-primrose Oenothera fruticosa · 10 states
Nehe Lipochaeta succulenta · 1 states
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 35 states
New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
Nootka rose Rosa nutkana · 1 states
Northern blue flag Iris versicolor · 10 states
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa · 9 states
Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 33 states
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 31 states
Oceanspray Holodiscus discolor · 9 states
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens · 3 states
Ohelo ai Vaccinium reticulatum · 1 states
Ohia lehua Metrosideros polymorpha · 1 states
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra · 20 states
Old man's whiskers Geum triflorum · 9 states
Oregon white oak Quercus garryana · 3 states
Ozark witch-hazel Hamamelis vernalis · 1 states
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii · 3 states
Pacific trillium Trillium ovatum · 3 states
Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 30 states
Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida · 17 states
Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri · 3 states
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 31 states
Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 29 states
Peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides · 4 states
Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica · 20 states
Pin oak Quercus palustris · 27 states
Pincushion daisy (perfumeballs) Gaillardia suavis · 1 states
Pineleaf penstemon Penstemon pinifolius · 2 states
Pink evening primrose Oenothera speciosa · 8 states
Pitch pine Pinus rigida · 12 states
Plains coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria · 16 states
Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa · 16 states
Porcupine grass Hesperostipa spartea · 2 states
Possumhaw Ilex decidua · 17 states
Post oak Quercus stellata · 28 states
Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha · 29 states
Prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre · 11 states
Prairie crabapple Malus ioensis · 15 states
Prairie redroot Ceanothus herbaceus · 1 states
Purple clematis Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis · 15 states
Purple meadow-rue Thalictrum dasycarpum · 17 states
Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens · 20 states
Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra · 1 states
Purple sage (desert sage) Salvia dorrii · 7 states
Pāʻūohiʻiaka Jacquemontia sandwicensis · 1 states
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 39 states
Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium · 20 states
Red baneberry Actaea rubra · 29 states
Red barberry Mahonia haematocarpa · 1 states
Red buckeye Aesculus pavia · 15 states
Red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia · 22 states
Red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium · 1 states
Red pine Pinus resinosa · 13 states
Red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora · 2 states
Red-flowering currant Ribes sanguineum · 4 states
Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 36 states
Redbay Persea borbonia · 5 states
Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii · 11 states
Riverbank grape Vitis riparia · 20 states
Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 26 states
Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis · 11 states
Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 5 states
Rough coneflower Rudbeckia grandiflora · 1 states
Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 11 states
Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
Royal fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis · 30 states
Royal penstemon Penstemon speciosus · 6 states
Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 18 states
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea · 1 states
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis · 1 states
Sand cherry Prunus pumila · 5 states
Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia · 14 states
Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
Saw palmetto Serenoa repens · 4 states
Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 25 states
Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 12 states
Scarlet monkeyflower Erythranthe cardinalis · 7 states
Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea · 28 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus · 2 states
Seep monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata · 15 states
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 34 states
Shingle oak Quercus imbricaria · 18 states
Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa · 17 states
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 22 states
Silky camellia Stewartia malacodendron · 8 states
Silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea · 17 states
Silver lupine Lupinus albifrons · 1 states
Siskiyou lewisia Lewisia cotyledon · 2 states
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis · 1 states
Small's beardtongue Penstemon smallii · 5 states
Smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum · 34 states
Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens · 23 states
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 42 states
Snowbrush ceanothus Ceanothus velutinus · 10 states
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum · 17 states
Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 28 states
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides · 2 states
Southern crabapple Malus angustifolia · 14 states
Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 10 states
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora · 10 states
Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 23 states
Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 29 states
Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
Starry false Solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum · 19 states
Sticky monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus · 2 states
Stiff dogwood Cornus foemina · 12 states
Stiff greenthread Thelesperma filifolium · 1 states
Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 7 states
Striped maple Acer pensylvanicum · 18 states
Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 34 states
Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 28 states
Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum · 15 states
Swamp rose Rosa palustris · 27 states
Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor · 23 states
Sweet birch Betula lenta · 21 states
Sweet crabapple Malus coronaria · 20 states
Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 21 states
Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 17 states
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 26 states
Tall Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium · 3 states
Tennessee featherbells Stenanthium tennesseense · 1 states
Texas bluebonnet (state flower) Lupinus texensis · 2 states
Texas sacahuista Nolina texana · 1 states
Texas star (prairie rose-gentian) Sabatia campestris · 1 states
Three-flower melic grass Melica nitens · 17 states
Tidy tips Layia platyglossa · 3 states
Titi cyrilla Cyrilla racemiflora · 8 states
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia · 1 states
Trailing arbutus Epigaea repens · 24 states
Tufted evening primrose Oenothera caespitosa · 15 states
Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 27 states
Twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla · 15 states
Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
Two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera · 8 states
Twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla · 25 states
Umbrella tree magnolia Magnolia tripetala · 17 states
Upland larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum · 13 states
Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 5 states
Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale · 3 states
Valley oak Quercus lobata · 1 states
Velvet mesquite Prosopis velutina · 3 states
Vine maple Acer circinatum · 3 states
Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica · 23 states
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 40 states
Virginia iris Iris virginica · 26 states
Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana · 24 states
Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica · 28 states
Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana · 30 states
Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica · 19 states
Wasatch penstemon Penstemon cyananthus · 4 states
Water birch Betula occidentalis · 1 states
Water oak Quercus nigra · 17 states
Wax currant Ribes cereum · 2 states
Western azalea Rhododendron occidentale · 3 states
Western blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum · 2 states
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
White ash Fraxinus americana · 35 states
White baneberry Actaea pachypoda · 33 states
White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 21 states
White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
White prairie clover Dalea candida · 1 states
White sage Salvia apiana · 1 states
White spruce Picea glauca · 1 states
White wild indigo Baptisia alba · 23 states
Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 30 states
Wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata · 36 states
Wild geranium Geranium maculatum · 33 states
Wild hyacinth (Atlantic camas) Camassia scilloides · 20 states
Willow oak Quercus phellos · 23 states
Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 16 states
Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata · 12 states
Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 16 states
Woolly paperflower Psilostrophe tagetina · 7 states
Woolly pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa · 7 states
Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 9 states
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 11 states
Yellow (Bush's) coneflower Echinacea paradoxa · 1 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis · 21 states
Yellow buckeye Aesculus flava · 14 states
Yellow necklacepod Sophora tomentosa · 1 states
ʻAhuʻawa Cyperus javanicus · 1 states
ʻAkia Wikstroemia uva-ursi · 1 states
ʻAkoko Chamaesyce celastroides · 1 states
ʻIliahi alo‘e (coastal sandalwood) Santalum ellipticum · 1 states
ʻIlieʻe Plumbago zeylanica · 1 states
ʻĀkulikuli (sea purslane) Sesuvium portulacastrum · 1 states