Wildflowers Blooming in Arizona in February (51 Species)

51 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arizona in February in our iNaturalist sample; 4 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

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed170 obs.

Pointleaf Manzanita159 obs.

Brittlebush74 obs.

Blue Dicks64 obs.

Coulter's lupine54 obs.

Creosote Bush50 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill44 obs.

Stinknet44 obs.

Emory's rockdaisy42 obs.

Desert Lily34 obs.

Ocotillo33 obs.

Chuparosa31 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arizona in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	170	Mar (rising)
2	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	159	Mar (rising)
3	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	74	Mar (rising)
4	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	64	Mar (rising)
5	Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Legumes	54	Mar (rising)
6	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	50	Apr (rising)
7	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	44	Mar (rising)
8	Stinknet	Oncosiphon pilulifer	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Apr (rising)
9	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	42	Mar (rising)
10	Desert Lily	Hesperocallis undulata	agave and allies	34	Mar (rising)
11	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	33	Apr (rising)
12	Chuparosa	Justicia californica	Acanthus Family	31	Mar (rising)
13	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	31	Mar (rising)
14	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Mar (rising)
15	Shrubby Deervetch	Acmispon rigidus	Legumes	28	Mar (rising)
16	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	27	Mar (rising)
17	Desert Lavender	Condea emoryi	Mint Family	23	Mar (rising)
18	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	19	Apr (rising)
19	Saharan Mustard	Brassica tournefortii	mustard family	15	Mar (rising)
20	Mojave desertstar	Monoptilon bellioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Mar (rising)
21	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	14	Mar (rising)
22	Ghost Flower	Mohavea confertiflora	Plantain Family	13	Mar (rising)
23	Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	Legumes	13	Mar (rising)
24	Purple Owl's-Clover	Castilleja exserta	broomrape family	12	Mar (rising)
25	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Apr (rising)
26	Golden Suncup	Chylismia brevipes	evening primrose family	10	Mar (rising)
27	Desert Sand Verbena	Abronia villosa	four o'clock family	9	Mar (rising)
28	California primrose	Eulobus californicus	evening primrose family	9	Mar (rising)
29	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	8	Apr (rising)
30	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	8	Mar (rising)
31	Desert Plantain	Plantago ovata	Plantain Family	8	Mar (rising)
32	Redmaids	Calandrinia menziesii	Pussypaw Family	8	Feb (peak)
33	Creamcups	Platystemon californicus	Poppy Family	7	Mar (rising)
34	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	7	Mar (rising)
35	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (rising)
36	Sweetbush	Bebbia juncea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (rising)
37	Shy Monkeyflower	Erythranthe nasuta	lopseed family	7	Mar (rising)
38	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	6	Apr (rising)
39	Cheesebush	Ambrosia salsola	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Mar (rising)
40	California shieldpod	Dithyrea californica	mustard family	6	Feb (peak)
41	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Mar (rising)
42	Little Gold Poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora	Poppy Family	5	Mar (rising)
43	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	5	Apr (rising)
44	Browneyes	Chylismia claviformis	evening primrose family	5	Feb (peak)
45	Wishbone Bush	Mirabilis laevis	four o'clock family	5	Mar (rising)
46	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	4	Mar (rising)
47	Spanish needle	Palafoxia arida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Mar (rising)
48	Desert Bluebells	Phacelia campanularia	borage family	3	Feb (peak)
49	Cheeseweed Mallow	Malva parviflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	3	Jan (past peak)
50	Thickleaf Groundcherry	Physalis crassifolia	nightshade family	3	Jan (past peak)