Wildflowers Blooming in Arizona in March (58 Species)

58 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arizona 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

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed387 obs.

Desert Chicory371 obs.

Pointleaf Manzanita333 obs.

Stinknet219 obs.

Brittlebush214 obs.

Coulter's lupine192 obs.

Blue Dicks190 obs.

Desert Lily172 obs.

Creosote Bush157 obs.

Ocotillo148 obs.

Chuparosa109 obs.

Distant Phacelia97 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arizona in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	387	Mar (peak)
2	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	371	Mar (peak)
3	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	333	Mar (peak)
4	Stinknet	Oncosiphon pilulifer	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	219	Apr (rising)
5	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	214	Mar (peak)
6	Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Legumes	192	Mar (peak)
7	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	190	Mar (peak)
8	Desert Lily	Hesperocallis undulata	agave and allies	172	Mar (peak)
9	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	157	Apr (rising)
10	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	148	Apr (rising)
11	Chuparosa	Justicia californica	Acanthus Family	109	Mar (peak)
12	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	97	Mar (peak)
13	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	90	Mar (peak)
14	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	77	Mar (peak)
15	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	70	Mar (peak)
16	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	69	Mar (peak)
17	Desert Mariposa Lily	Calochortus kennedyi	lily family	64	Apr (rising)
18	Desert Lavender	Condea emoryi	Mint Family	61	Mar (peak)
19	Shrubby Deervetch	Acmispon rigidus	Legumes	60	Mar (peak)
20	Purple Owl's-Clover	Castilleja exserta	broomrape family	59	Mar (peak)
21	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Apr (rising)
22	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	53	Apr (rising)
23	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	51	Mar (peak)
24	Winding Mariposa Lily	Calochortus flexuosus	lily family	50	Apr (rising)
25	Mojave desertstar	Monoptilon bellioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	43	Mar (peak)
26	Shy Monkeyflower	Erythranthe nasuta	lopseed family	38	Mar (peak)
27	Ghost Flower	Mohavea confertiflora	Plantain Family	36	Mar (peak)
28	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	33	Apr (rising)
29	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	28	Mar (peak)
30	Desert Plantain	Plantago ovata	Plantain Family	28	Mar (peak)
31	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	28	Apr (rising)
32	Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	Legumes	28	Mar (peak)
33	Saharan Mustard	Brassica tournefortii	mustard family	26	Mar (peak)
34	Golden Suncup	Chylismia brevipes	evening primrose family	25	Mar (peak)
35	California primrose	Eulobus californicus	evening primrose family	25	Mar (peak)
36	Saguaro	Carnegiea gigantea	cacti	22	May (rising)
37	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Apr (rising)
38	Beavertail Pricklypear	Opuntia basilaris	cacti	20	Mar (peak)
39	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	20	Apr (rising)
40	Cheesebush	Ambrosia salsola	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Mar (peak)
41	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	19	Apr (rising)
42	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Apr (rising)
43	Desert Sand Verbena	Abronia villosa	four o'clock family	18	Mar (peak)
44	Wishbone Bush	Mirabilis laevis	four o'clock family	18	Mar (peak)
45	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Mar (peak)
46	Sand Blazingstar	Mentzelia involucrata	Stickleaf Family	16	Mar (peak)
47	Creamcups	Platystemon californicus	Poppy Family	15	Mar (peak)
48	Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata	Pussypaw Family	15	Mar (peak)
49	Little Gold Poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora	Poppy Family	15	Mar (peak)
50	Purple Mat	Nama demissa	borage family	15	Mar (peak)