Wildflowers Blooming in Arkansas in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arkansas in March in our iNaturalist sample; 28 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 March

Virginia Springbeauty274 obs.

Bloodroot203 obs.

Common Serviceberry177 obs.

White Fawnlily150 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort142 obs.

American field pansy139 obs.

Rue Anemone125 obs.

Tiny Bluet103 obs.

Violet Woodsorrel81 obs.

Eastern Redbud74 obs.

Dutchman's breeches71 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle69 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arkansas in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	274	Mar (peak)
2	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	203	Mar (peak)
3	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	177	Mar (peak)
4	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	150	Mar (peak)
5	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	142	Mar (peak)
6	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	139	Mar (peak)
7	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	125	Mar (peak)
8	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	103	Mar (peak)
9	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	81	Apr (rising)
10	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	74	Mar (peak)
11	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	71	Mar (peak)
12	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	69	Mar (peak)
13	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	67	Mar (peak)
14	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	64	Mar (peak)
15	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	53	Apr (rising)
16	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	47	Apr (rising)
17	Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	rose family	45	Mar (peak)
18	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	42	Apr (rising)
19	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	42	Apr (rising)
20	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	41	Apr (rising)
21	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	34	Mar (peak)
22	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	34	Apr (rising)
23	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	32	Mar (peak)
24	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	32	Apr (rising)
25	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	31	Mar (peak)
26	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	31	Mar (peak)
27	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	30	Mar (peak)
28	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	29	Mar (peak)
29	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	26	Feb (past peak)
30	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	26	Mar (peak)
31	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	25	Apr (rising)
32	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	25	Mar (peak)
33	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Mar (peak)
34	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	23	Apr (rising)
35	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	23	Apr (rising)
36	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	23	Mar (peak)
37	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	22	Apr (rising)
38	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	22	Mar (peak)
39	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	21	Apr (rising)
40	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	21	Apr (rising)
41	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	20	Apr (rising)
42	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	18	Apr (rising)
43	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	14	Apr (rising)
44	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	13	Apr (rising)
45	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	13	Mar (peak)
46	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	12	Mar (peak)
47	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	11	Mar (peak)
48	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	11	Apr (rising)
49	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	11	Apr (rising)
50	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	11	Apr (rising)