Wildflowers Blooming in Alabama in February (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Alabama in February in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 February

Henbit Deadnettle91 obs.

Red Deadnettle38 obs.

Bloodroot37 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty36 obs.

Tiny Bluet31 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell24 obs.

American field pansy24 obs.

Southern Dewberry22 obs.

Yellow Jessamine21 obs.

Rue Anemone20 obs.

Primrose-Leaved Violet20 obs.

Common Chickweed19 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Alabama in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	91	Mar (rising)
2	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	38	Mar (rising)
3	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	37	Mar (rising)
4	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	36	Mar (rising)
5	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	31	Mar (rising)
6	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	24	Mar (rising)
7	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	24	Mar (rising)
8	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	22	Mar (rising)
9	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	21	Mar (rising)
10	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	20	Mar (rising)
11	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	20	Feb (peak)
12	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	19	Feb (peak)
13	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	19	Mar (rising)
14	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	18	Mar (rising)
15	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	18	Feb (peak)
16	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	18	Mar (rising)
17	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	16	Mar (rising)
18	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	15	Feb (peak)
19	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	12	Apr (rising)
20	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	12	Mar (rising)
21	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	12	Mar (rising)
22	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	12	Mar (rising)
23	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Mar (rising)
24	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	10	Feb (peak)
25	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	10	Mar (rising)
26	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Mar (rising)
27	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	10	Mar (rising)
28	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	9	Apr (rising)
29	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Apr (rising)
30	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	8	Mar (rising)
31	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	8	Mar (rising)
32	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	8	Mar (rising)
33	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	7	Mar (rising)
34	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	7	Apr (rising)
35	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	7	Feb (peak)
36	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Fumaria muralis	Poppy Family	7	Feb (peak)
37	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	6	Mar (rising)
38	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	6	Apr (rising)
39	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	6	Mar (rising)
40	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	6	Apr (rising)
41	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	6	Apr (rising)
42	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	6	Mar (rising)
43	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	6	Apr (rising)
44	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	5	Mar (rising)
45	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	5	Mar (rising)
46	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	4	Mar (rising)
47	Wild radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	mustard family	4	Feb (peak)
48	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	Plantain Family	4	Feb (peak)
49	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	4	Mar (rising)
50	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Apr (rising)