Wildflowers Blooming in Alabama in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Alabama in April in our iNaturalist sample; 39 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 April

Philadelphia fleabane371 obs.

Cross Vine315 obs.

Chinese privet260 obs.

Partridgeberry223 obs.

Fire Pink194 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage149 obs.

Red Buckeye134 obs.

White Fringetree126 obs.

American tuliptree119 obs.

Butterweed115 obs.

Azure Bluet107 obs.

Mountain Laurel102 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Alabama in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	371	Apr (peak)
2	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	315	Apr (peak)
3	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	260	Apr (peak)
4	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	223	Apr (peak)
5	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	194	Apr (peak)
6	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	149	Apr (peak)
7	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	134	Mar (past peak)
8	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	126	Apr (peak)
9	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	119	Apr (peak)
10	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	115	Apr (peak)
11	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	107	Apr (peak)
12	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	102	Apr (peak)
13	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	94	Mar (past peak)
14	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	90	Apr (peak)
15	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	79	Mar (past peak)
16	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	78	Apr (peak)
17	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	77	Apr (peak)
18	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	74	Apr (peak)
19	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	73	Apr (peak)
20	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	70	Mar (past peak)
21	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	67	Apr (peak)
22	Carolina sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	spicebush family	65	Apr (peak)
23	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	64	Mar (past peak)
24	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	63	Apr (peak)
25	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	62	Apr (peak)
26	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	62	Apr (peak)
27	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	59	Apr (peak)
28	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	55	Apr (peak)
29	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	54	Apr (peak)
30	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	52	Apr (peak)
31	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	51	May (rising)
32	Drooping Trillium	Trillium flexipes	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	50	Apr (peak)
33	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	47	Apr (peak)
34	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	46	Apr (peak)
35	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	45	Mar (past peak)
36	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	43	Apr (peak)
37	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	43	Mar (past peak)
38	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	43	Apr (peak)
39	Atlantic camas	Camassia scilloides	agave and allies	42	Apr (peak)
40	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	39	Apr (peak)
41	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	37	Apr (peak)
42	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	37	Mar (past peak)
43	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	36	Apr (peak)
44	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	34	Mar (past peak)
45	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	34	Apr (peak)
46	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	33	Apr (peak)
47	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	33	Apr (peak)
48	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	33	Apr (peak)
49	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	33	Apr (peak)
50	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	32	Jun (rising)