46 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Alabama in December in our iNaturalist sample; 1 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in December
Camphorweed
American Witch-Hazel
Common Dandelion
Oriental false hawksbeard
White beggarticks
Henbit Deadnettle
Firewheel
Orange Milkwort
White Clover
Yellow Jessamine
Red Deadnettle
Black Medick
All wildflowers blooming in Alabama in December
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camphorweed | Heterotheca subaxillaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 10 | Oct (past peak) |
| 2 | American Witch-Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | witch-hazel family | 8 | Nov (past peak) |
| 3 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 7 | Mar (past peak) |
| 4 | Oriental false hawksbeard | Youngia japonica | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 7 | Mar (past peak) |
| 5 | White beggarticks | Bidens alba | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 7 | Oct (past peak) |
| 6 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 6 | Mar (past peak) |
| 7 | Firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 5 | Jun (past peak) |
| 8 | Orange Milkwort | Senega lutea | milkworts | 5 | Apr (past peak) |
| 9 | White Clover | Trifolium repens | Legumes | 4 | Apr (past peak) |
| 10 | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Gelsemiaceae | 3 | Mar (past peak) |
| 11 | Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Mint Family | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 12 | Black Medick | Medicago lupulina | Legumes | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 13 | Bitterweed | Helenium amarum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 2 | Sep (past peak) |
| 14 | Bird's Foot Violet | Viola pedata | Violet Family | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 15 | American black elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | elder family | 2 | Jun (past peak) |
| 16 | St. Andrew's cross | Hypericum hypericoides | St. John's wort family | 2 | Aug (past peak) |
| 17 | Crowpoison | Nothoscordum bivalve | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 18 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 2 | Jun (past peak) |
| 19 | Primrose-Leaved Violet | Viola primulifolia | Violet Family | 2 | Feb (past peak) |
| 20 | Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | bellflower family | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 21 | American pokeweed | Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed Family | 1 | Jun (past peak) |
| 22 | Ghost Pipe | Monotropa uniflora | heath family | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 23 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 24 | Poison Hemlock | Conium maculatum | carrot family | 1 | May (past peak) |
| 25 | Common Chickweed | Stellaria media | pink family | 1 | Feb (past peak) |
| 26 | Greater Periwinkle | Vinca major | Dogbane Family | 1 | Mar (past peak) |
| 27 | Wild radish | Raphanus raphanistrum | mustard family | 1 | Feb (past peak) |
| 28 | Bird's-Eye Speedwell | Veronica persica | Plantain Family | 1 | Mar (past peak) |
| 29 | Hairy Bittercress | Cardamine hirsuta | mustard family | 1 | Feb (past peak) |
| 30 | Turkey Tangle Frogfruit | Phyla nodiflora | Verbena Family | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 31 | Largeflower pink-sorrel | Oxalis debilis | Woodsorrel Family | 1 | Mar (past peak) |
| 32 | Azure Bluet | Houstonia caerulea | madder family | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 33 | False Daisy | Eclipta prostrata | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 34 | Cutleaf Evening Primrose | Oenothera laciniata | evening primrose family | 1 | Feb (past peak) |
| 35 | Field Penny-Cress | Thlaspi arvense | mustard family | 1 | Dec (peak) |
| 36 | Venus's looking-glass | Triodanis biflora | bellflower family | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 37 | False Rue Anemone | Enemion biternatum | buttercup family | 1 | Feb (past peak) |
| 38 | Partridgeberry | Mitchella repens | madder family | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 39 | Straggler Daisy | Calyptocarpus vialis | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 40 | Groundsel Tree | Baccharis halimifolia | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 41 | Fall Phlox | Phlox paniculata | phlox family | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 42 | Orange Day-Lily | Hemerocallis fulva | Aloe family | 1 | Jun (past peak) |
| 43 | Prairie Phlox | Phlox pilosa | phlox family | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 44 | Bristle Thistle | Cirsium horridulum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 45 | Shaggy Portulaca | Portulaca pilosa | purslane family | 1 | Jul (past peak) |
| 46 | Frost Aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (past peak) |