Wildflowers Blooming in Arkansas in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arkansas in April in our iNaturalist sample; 41 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Fire Pink233 obs.

Cross Vine160 obs.

Common Pawpaw153 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty151 obs.

Red Buckeye138 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage133 obs.

Violet Woodsorrel133 obs.

Atlantic camas109 obs.

American bladdernut109 obs.

Mayapple104 obs.

Three-Lobed Violet102 obs.

Rue Anemone98 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arkansas in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	233	Apr (peak)
2	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	160	Apr (peak)
3	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	153	Apr (peak)
4	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	151	Mar (past peak)
5	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	138	Apr (peak)
6	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	133	Apr (peak)
7	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	133	Apr (peak)
8	Atlantic camas	Camassia scilloides	agave and allies	109	Apr (peak)
9	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	109	Apr (peak)
10	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	104	Apr (peak)
11	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	102	Apr (peak)
12	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	98	Mar (past peak)
13	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	96	Apr (peak)
14	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	76	Apr (peak)
15	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	76	Apr (peak)
16	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	72	Apr (peak)
17	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	68	Apr (peak)
18	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	67	Apr (peak)
19	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	65	Apr (peak)
20	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	61	Apr (peak)
21	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	55	Apr (peak)
22	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	53	Apr (peak)
23	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	52	May (rising)
24	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	51	Apr (peak)
25	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	50	Apr (peak)
26	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	47	Mar (past peak)
27	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	45	Apr (peak)
28	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	45	Apr (peak)
29	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	45	Apr (peak)
30	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	44	Apr (peak)
31	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	44	Apr (peak)
32	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	44	Apr (peak)
33	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	43	Apr (peak)
34	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	38	Mar (past peak)
35	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	36	Apr (peak)
36	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	36	Apr (peak)
37	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	36	Apr (peak)
38	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	36	Apr (peak)
39	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	35	Apr (peak)
40	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	34	Apr (peak)
41	Eastern Shooting Star	Primula meadia	primrose family	34	Apr (peak)
42	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	32	Apr (peak)
43	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	31	Apr (peak)
44	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	31	May (rising)
45	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	30	Mar (past peak)
46	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	29	Mar (past peak)
47	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	29	Mar (past peak)
48	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	27	Apr (peak)
49	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	citrus family	27	Apr (peak)
50	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	26	Apr (peak)