Wildflowers Blooming in Arizona in December (56 Species)

56 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arizona in December in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 December

Brittlebush60 obs.

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed42 obs.

Creosote Bush42 obs.

Ocotillo36 obs.

Parish's Goldeneye27 obs.

Desert Lavender20 obs.

Desert Marigold19 obs.

Emory's rockdaisy19 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arizona in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	60	Mar (past peak)
2	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	42	Mar (past peak)
3	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	42	Apr (past peak)
4	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	36	Apr (past peak)
5	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Apr (past peak)
6	Chuparosa	Justicia californica	Acanthus Family	25	Mar (past peak)
7	Sweetbush	Bebbia juncea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Apr (past peak)
8	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	20	Apr (past peak)
9	Chinchweed	Pectis papposa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Oct (past peak)
10	Desert Lavender	Condea emoryi	Mint Family	20	Mar (past peak)
11	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Apr (past peak)
12	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Mar (past peak)
13	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	18	Mar (past peak)
14	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	17	Apr (past peak)
15	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	16	Apr (past peak)
16	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	12	Mar (past peak)
17	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	9	Apr (past peak)
18	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	7	Apr (past peak)
19	Spanish needle	Palafoxia arida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Mar (past peak)
20	Rush Milkweed	Asclepias subulata	Dogbane Family	6	Apr (past peak)
21	Shrubby Deervetch	Acmispon rigidus	Legumes	6	Mar (past peak)
22	Stinknet	Oncosiphon pilulifer	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (past peak)
23	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	evening primrose family	5	Oct (past peak)
24	Thickleaf Groundcherry	Physalis crassifolia	nightshade family	5	Jan (past peak)
25	Desert Sand Verbena	Abronia villosa	four o'clock family	4	Mar (past peak)
26	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	4	Mar (past peak)
27	Alkali Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	borage family	4	Mar (past peak)
28	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	4	Mar (past peak)
29	Desert Trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	knotweed family	4	May (past peak)
30	Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Legumes	4	Mar (past peak)
31	Desert Thorn-Apple	Datura discolor	nightshade family	4	Oct (past peak)
32	White Rhatany	Krameria bicolor	rhatany family	4	Apr (past peak)
33	Blue Elder	Sambucus cerulea	elder family	4	May (past peak)
34	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	3	Mar (past peak)
35	Saguaro	Carnegiea gigantea	cacti	3	May (past peak)
36	Mule Fat	Baccharis salicifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Aug (past peak)
37	Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	Legumes	3	Mar (past peak)
38	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Mar (past peak)
39	Wishbone Bush	Mirabilis laevis	four o'clock family	3	Mar (past peak)
40	Shy Monkeyflower	Erythranthe nasuta	lopseed family	3	Mar (past peak)
41	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	3	Mar (past peak)
42	Scarlet Gilia	Ipomopsis aggregata	phlox family	2	Aug (past peak)
43	California Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus	cacti	2	May (past peak)
44	Rubber Rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Oct (past peak)
45	Cheeseweed Mallow	Malva parviflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	2	Jan (past peak)
46	Desert Plantain	Plantago ovata	Plantain Family	2	Mar (past peak)
47	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	2	Aug (past peak)
48	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	2	May (past peak)
49	Greenspot Nightshade	Solanum douglasii	nightshade family	2	Jan (past peak)
50	Puncture Vine	Tribulus terrestris	caltrops	2	Aug (past peak)