Bloomipedia

🌸 State flowers

North Dakota in bloom

North Dakota's official flower is the wild prairie rose (1907). Meet it, then explore 109 North Dakota wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.

Prairie rose
★ Official state flower · 1907

Wild prairie rose

Rosa arkansana

Named North Dakota's official state flower in 1907 (N.D. Cent. Code § 54-02-03). The law names “rosa blanda or arkansana”; we show Rosa arkansana, the prairie species. In North Dakota, most flowering sightings come in June–July.

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Sources: N.D. Cent. Code § 54-02-03; iNaturalist flowering records.

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Explore 109 North Dakota flowers

101 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from North Dakota's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 8 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.

Showing 108 flowers

Plains pricklypear (Opuntia polyacantha)

Plains pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–July

791 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)

Upright prairie coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

508 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–September

503 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis)

Yellow sweetclover

Melilotus officinalis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

481 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)

Narrow-leaved purple coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

420 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)

Prairie pasqueflower

Pulsatilla nuttalliana

★ SD state floral emblemNative

🌼 Blooms in ND: April–May

392 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

Wild licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

391 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

389 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea)

Scarlet globemallow

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

380 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Dotted gayfeather (Liatris punctata)

Dotted gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–September

379 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea)

Purple prairie clover

Dalea purpurea

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

350 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Lambert's locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii)

Lambert's locoweed

Oxytropis lambertii

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–July

343 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Silvery scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum)

Silvery scurfpea

Pediomelum argophyllum

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

335 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

326 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)

Curlycup gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–September

316 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa) (Rosa)

Roses (genus Rosa)

Rosa

★ NY state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–July

309 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–August

301 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

300 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–October

290 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow salsify (Tragopogon dubius)

Yellow salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–October

281 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Hairy false goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–October

270 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

269 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–August

262 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Great Plains yucca (Yucca glauca)

Great Plains yucca

Yucca glauca

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

255 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

Dame's rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–July

252 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum)

Prairie smoke

Geum triflorum

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–June

249 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum)

Wood lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–July

220 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Spinystar (Escobaria vivipara)

Spinystar

Escobaria vivipara

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

217 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

★ MD state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

208 ND sightings on iNaturalist
White-flower beardtongue (Penstemon albidus)

White-flower beardtongue

Penstemon albidus

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–June

202 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Sego lily (Calochortus nuttallii)

Sego lily

Calochortus nuttallii

★ UT state flowerNative

🌼 Blooms in ND: June

199 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense)

Canada anemone

Anemonastrum canadense

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June

195 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Breadroot scurf pea (Pediomelum esculentum)

Breadroot scurf pea

Pediomelum esculentum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

180 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Scarlet beeblossom (Oenothera suffrutescens)

Scarlet beeblossom

Oenothera suffrutescens

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–July

176 ND sightings on iNaturalist
White sweetclover (Melilotus albus)

White sweetclover

Melilotus albus

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

175 ND sightings on iNaturalist
American vetch (Vicia americana)

American vetch

Vicia americana

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–August

172 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

Common motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

171 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Rush skeletonplant (Lygodesmia juncea)

Rush skeletonplant

Lygodesmia juncea

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

158 ND sightings on iNaturalist
White milkwort (Senega alba)

White milkwort

Senega alba

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

158 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Green comet milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)

Green comet milkweed

Asclepias viridiflora

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

156 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)

Shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

155 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Stiff-leaved goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

Stiff-leaved goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: August–September

155 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum stellatum)

Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley

Maianthemum stellatum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

151 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Great blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)

Great blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–July

150 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Narrowleaf puccoon (Lithospermum incisum)

Narrowleaf puccoon

Lithospermum incisum

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–June

149 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Spiny phlox (Phlox hoodii)

Spiny phlox

Phlox hoodii

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: April–June

148 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Bigbract verbena (Verbena bracteata)

Bigbract verbena

Verbena bracteata

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

148 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow sundrops (Oenothera serrulata)

Yellow sundrops

Oenothera serrulata

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

148 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Laxmann's milkvetch (Astragalus laxmannii)

Laxmann's milkvetch

Astragalus laxmannii

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

140 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Ground-plum (Astragalus crassicarpus)

Ground-plum

Astragalus crassicarpus

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

137 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Textile onion (Allium textile)

Textile onion

Allium textile

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–June

136 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Red osier dogwood

Cornus sericea

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

136 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)

Bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

135 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Golden bean (Thermopsis rhombifolia)

Golden bean

Thermopsis rhombifolia

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: April–June

131 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

129 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Brittle pricklypear (Opuntia fragilis)

Brittle pricklypear

Opuntia fragilis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

120 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Western harebell (Campanula petiolata)

Western harebell

Campanula petiolata

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

120 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Large-flowered beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus)

Large-flowered beardtongue

Penstemon grandiflorus

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June

119 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Threeleaf milkvetch (Astragalus gilviflorus)

Threeleaf milkvetch

Astragalus gilviflorus

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

119 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Western false gromwell (Lithospermum occidentale)

Western false gromwell

Lithospermum occidentale

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

112 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta)

Hoary vervain

Verbena stricta

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–August

111 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Siberian peashrub (Caragana arborescens)

Siberian peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

111 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common blue lettuce (Lactuca pulchella)

Common blue lettuce

Lactuca pulchella

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–August

111 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Bull thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

110 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Downy painted-cup (Castilleja sessiliflora)

Downy painted-cup

Castilleja sessiliflora

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

106 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–October

102 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie onion (Allium stellatum)

Prairie onion

Allium stellatum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

101 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Cockscomb oreocarya (Oreocarya glomerata)

Cockscomb oreocarya

Oreocarya glomerata

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

101 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Canada violet (Viola canadensis)

Canada violet

Viola canadensis

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–August

96 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Lilac penstemon (Penstemon gracilis)

Lilac penstemon

Penstemon gracilis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

95 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia)

Water smartweed

Persicaria amphibia

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: July–September

95 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

★ NH state wildflowerNative

🌼 Blooms in ND: April–September

91 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)

Rocky Mountain blazing star

Liatris ligulistylis

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

91 ND sightings on iNaturalist
White clover (Trifolium repens)

White clover

Trifolium repens

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

90 ND sightings on iNaturalist
White prairie clover (Dalea candida)

White prairie clover

Dalea candida

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

90 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)

Hoary alyssum

Berteroa incana

Introduced

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

85 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)

Hoary puccoon

Lithospermum canescens

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: May–June

82 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Wavyleaf thistle (Cirsium undulatum)

Wavyleaf thistle

Cirsium undulatum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

81 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomella serrulata)

Rocky Mountain beeplant

Cleomella serrulata

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–September

80 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Golden currant (Ribes aureum)

Golden currant

Ribes aureum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

79 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Lewis flax (Linum lewisii)

Lewis flax

Linum lewisii

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

79 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Alpine golden buckwheat (Eriogonum flavum)

Alpine golden buckwheat

Eriogonum flavum

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June–July

79 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta)

Tall cinquefoil

Drymocallis arguta

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

77 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Perennial sow thistle

Sonchus arvensis

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

76 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Buffalo-bur (Solanum rostratum)

Buffalo-bur

Solanum rostratum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

75 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)

Black henbane

Hyoscyamus niger

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

75 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow owl's-clover (Orthocarpus luteus)

Yellow owl's-clover

Orthocarpus luteus

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

74 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow lady's slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Yellow lady's slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum

Native

🌼 Blooms in ND: June

74 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

★ VT state flowerIntroduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

73 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Ground-ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

73 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Rubber rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa)

Rubber rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

71 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Cylindrical thimbleweed (Anemone cylindrica)

Cylindrical thimbleweed

Anemone cylindrica

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

70 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera cespitosa)

Fragrant evening primrose

Oenothera cespitosa

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

68 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common silverweed (Argentina anserina)

Common silverweed

Argentina anserina

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

65 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Flower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum)

Flower-of-an-hour

Hibiscus trionum

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

64 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Prairie violet (Viola pedatifida)

Prairie violet

Viola pedatifida

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

64 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Butter-and-eggs (common toadflax) (Linaria vulgaris)

Butter-and-eggs (common toadflax)

Linaria vulgaris

Introduced

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

63 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

63 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)

Heath aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

61 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)

Cutleaf coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

59 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Few-flower buckwheat (Eriogonum pauciflorum)

Few-flower buckwheat

Eriogonum pauciflorum

Native

🌼 Few flowering records in ND

59 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

49 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Purple lilac

Syringa vulgaris

★ NH state flower🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

15 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

14 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

Orange daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

2 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Garden peony

Paeonia lactiflora

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

1 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

Bigleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

0 ND sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip (Tulipa gesneriana)

Garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

🌷 Garden flower

🌷 Grown in North Dakota gardens

0 ND sightings on iNaturalist

North Dakota bloom calendar

Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ North Dakota flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
Prairie pasqueflower123 records
Spiny phlox21 records
Golden bean20 records
Common dandelion22 records
Lambert's locoweed49 records
Dame's rocket60 records
Prairie smoke22 records
White-flower beardtongue27 records
American vetch37 records
Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley17 records
Narrowleaf puccoon31 records
Textile onion38 records
Canada violet24 records
Hoary puccoon24 records
Plains pricklypear67 records
Upright prairie coneflower56 records
Yellow sweetclover49 records
Narrow-leaved purple coneflower133 records
Wild licorice32 records
Showy milkweed80 records
Scarlet globemallow51 records
Purple prairie clover51 records
Silvery scurfpea35 records
Common milkweed35 records
Roses (genus Rosa)37 records
Field bindweed53 records
Common yarrow37 records
Prairie rose37 records
Yellow salsify31 records
Leadplant22 records
Wood lily54 records
Spinystar15 records
Black-eyed Susan36 records
Sego lily67 records
Canada anemone31 records
Scarlet beeblossom33 records
Great blanketflower31 records
Yellow sundrops15 records
Laxmann's milkvetch15 records
Bittersweet nightshade25 records
Large-flowered beardtongue24 records
Bird's-foot trefoil38 records
White clover16 records
Hoary alyssum23 records
Rocky Mountain beeplant36 records
Alpine golden buckwheat21 records
Yellow lady's slipper44 records
Red clover15 records
Creeping thistle33 records
Dotted gayfeather48 records
Curlycup gumweed41 records
Wild bergamot34 records
Hairy false goldenaster40 records
Bigbract verbena18 records
Hoary vervain21 records
Common blue lettuce22 records
Water smartweed21 records
Perennial sow thistle15 records
Flower-of-an-hour17 records
Stiff-leaved goldenrod41 records

Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in North Dakota marked “Flowering,” as of October 17, 2026. Garden flowers have few records because research-grade data leaves out planted ones.

How we picked these flowers

We started from iNaturalist's research-grade sightings in North Dakota, most-observed first, left out grasses, sedges, trees and other plants with tiny or wind-pollinated flowers (plus poison ivy), kept at most three species per genus, and added North Dakota's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in North Dakota. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.

Rare plant list: North Dakota has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's North Dakota ranks instead.
Invasive plant list: North Dakota state noxious weeds (N.D. Admin. Code 7-06-01-02), as listed by the ND Department of Agriculture