Wildflowers Blooming in Alabama in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Alabama in March in our iNaturalist sample; 36 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 March

Little Sweet Betsy310 obs.

Southern Dewberry177 obs.

American field pansy164 obs.

Red Buckeye153 obs.

Rue Anemone145 obs.

Virginia bluebells131 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty131 obs.

Bloodroot124 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane104 obs.

Field madder102 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle101 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily92 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Alabama in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	310	Mar (peak)
2	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	177	Mar (peak)
3	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	164	Mar (peak)
4	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	153	Mar (peak)
5	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	145	Mar (peak)
6	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	131	Mar (peak)
7	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	131	Mar (peak)
8	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	124	Mar (peak)
9	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	104	Apr (rising)
10	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	102	Mar (peak)
11	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	101	Mar (peak)
12	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	92	Mar (peak)
13	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	92	Mar (peak)
14	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	91	Mar (peak)
15	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	91	Apr (rising)
16	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	88	Mar (peak)
17	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	84	Apr (rising)
18	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	83	Mar (peak)
19	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	79	Apr (rising)
20	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	74	Mar (peak)
21	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	70	Mar (peak)
22	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	68	Apr (rising)
23	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	66	Apr (rising)
24	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	65	Mar (peak)
25	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	64	Mar (peak)
26	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	60	Mar (peak)
27	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	53	Mar (peak)
28	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	52	Mar (peak)
29	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	46	Mar (peak)
30	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	45	Mar (peak)
31	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	43	Mar (peak)
32	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	43	Apr (rising)
33	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	41	Apr (rising)
34	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	41	Mar (peak)
35	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	39	Apr (rising)
36	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	39	Mar (peak)
37	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	39	Mar (peak)
38	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	37	Mar (peak)
39	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	36	Mar (peak)
40	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	30	Mar (peak)
41	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	29	Apr (rising)
42	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	29	Mar (peak)
43	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	28	Apr (rising)
44	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	27	Apr (rising)
45	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	26	Apr (rising)
46	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	26	Mar (peak)
47	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Mar (peak)
48	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	25	Mar (peak)
49	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	25	Mar (peak)
50	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	25	Apr (rising)