Wildflowers Blooming in Arizona in April (54 Species)

54 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arizona in April in our iNaturalist sample; 20 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

Desert Mariposa Lily382 obs.

Stinknet241 obs.

Ocotillo213 obs.

Winding Mariposa Lily211 obs.

Desert Chicory188 obs.

Saguaro187 obs.

Creosote Bush163 obs.

Pointleaf Manzanita162 obs.

Brittlebush148 obs.

Blackfoot Daisy118 obs.

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed105 obs.

Desert Marigold86 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arizona in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Desert Mariposa Lily	Calochortus kennedyi	lily family	382	Apr (peak)
2	Stinknet	Oncosiphon pilulifer	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	241	Apr (peak)
3	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	213	Apr (peak)
4	Winding Mariposa Lily	Calochortus flexuosus	lily family	211	Apr (peak)
5	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	188	Mar (past peak)
6	Saguaro	Carnegiea gigantea	cacti	187	May (rising)
7	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	163	Apr (peak)
8	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	162	Mar (past peak)
9	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	148	Mar (past peak)
10	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	118	Apr (peak)
11	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	105	Mar (past peak)
12	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	86	Apr (peak)
13	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	82	Apr (peak)
14	Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Legumes	71	Mar (past peak)
15	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	69	Apr (peak)
16	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	66	Mar (past peak)
17	White Rhatany	Krameria bicolor	rhatany family	65	Apr (peak)
18	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	62	Mar (past peak)
19	Chuparosa	Justicia californica	Acanthus Family	62	Mar (past peak)
20	Desert Lavender	Condea emoryi	Mint Family	57	Mar (past peak)
21	Desert Lily	Hesperocallis undulata	agave and allies	56	Mar (past peak)
22	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	55	Mar (past peak)
23	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	54	Mar (past peak)
24	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	50	Apr (peak)
25	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	50	Aug (rising)
26	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	49	Apr (peak)
27	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	40	Apr (peak)
28	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	citrus family	38	May (rising)
29	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	35	Mar (past peak)
30	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Apr (peak)
31	Sweetbush	Bebbia juncea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Apr (peak)
32	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	26	May (rising)
33	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	25	Mar (past peak)
34	Shrubby Deervetch	Acmispon rigidus	Legumes	25	Mar (past peak)
35	California Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus	cacti	23	May (rising)
36	Snapdragon Vine	Maurandella antirrhiniflora	Plantain Family	22	Aug (rising)
37	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Mar (past peak)
38	Blue Elder	Sambucus cerulea	elder family	22	May (rising)
39	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	20	Apr (peak)
40	Creeping Mahonia	Berberis repens	barberry family	20	Apr (peak)
41	Shy Monkeyflower	Erythranthe nasuta	lopseed family	20	Mar (past peak)
42	Purple Owl's-Clover	Castilleja exserta	broomrape family	19	Mar (past peak)
43	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	18	May (rising)
44	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	18	Apr (peak)
45	Antelopehorn Milkweed	Asclepias asperula	Dogbane Family	17	May (rising)
46	Desert Dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Apr (peak)
47	Rush Milkweed	Asclepias subulata	Dogbane Family	16	Apr (peak)
48	California primrose	Eulobus californicus	evening primrose family	15	Mar (past peak)
49	Fendler's Sandmat	Euphorbia fendleri	Spurge Family	15	May (rising)
50	Creamcups	Platystemon californicus	Poppy Family	14	Mar (past peak)