Wildflowers Blooming in California in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in California in April in our iNaturalist sample; 27 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 April

Rose Clover4,010 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill3,639 obs.

Tomcat Clover3,451 obs.

Mediterranean Stork's-bill3,288 obs.

Blue Dicks3,104 obs.

Ithuriel's Spear2,739 obs.

California poppy2,598 obs.

Checkerbloom2,124 obs.

Western Blue-Eyed Grass2,100 obs.

Musk Stork's-Bill2,059 obs.

White Globe Lily2,015 obs.

White Clover1,899 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in California in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Rose Clover	Trifolium hirtum	Legumes	4,010	Apr (peak)
2	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	3,639	Mar (past peak)
3	Tomcat Clover	Trifolium willdenovii	Legumes	3,451	Apr (peak)
4	Mediterranean Stork's-bill	Erodium botrys	Geranium family	3,288	Apr (peak)
5	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	3,104	Apr (peak)
6	Ithuriel's Spear	Triteleia laxa	agave and allies	2,739	May (rising)
7	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	2,598	Apr (peak)
8	Checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	2,124	Apr (peak)
9	Western Blue-Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	iris family	2,100	Apr (peak)
10	Musk Stork's-Bill	Erodium moschatum	Geranium family	2,059	Apr (peak)
11	White Globe Lily	Calochortus albus	lily family	2,015	May (rising)
12	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	1,899	Apr (peak)
13	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	1,781	Mar (past peak)
14	Cut-leaved crane's-bill	Geranium dissectum	Geranium family	1,679	Apr (peak)
15	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	1,617	Apr (peak)
16	Tidy Tips	Layia platyglossa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,586	Apr (peak)
17	Chaparral Yucca	Hesperoyucca whipplei	agave and allies	1,504	May (rising)
18	Checker Lily	Fritillaria affinis	lily family	1,460	Mar (past peak)
19	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	1,449	Mar (past peak)
20	Cretan mallow	Malva multiflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	1,326	Apr (peak)
21	Trailing Blackberry	Rubus ursinus	rose family	1,249	Apr (peak)
22	Blue Elder	Sambucus cerulea	elder family	1,224	May (rising)
23	Orange Bush Monkeyflower	Diplacus aurantiacus	lopseed family	1,202	Apr (peak)
24	Dove's-foot crane's-bill	Geranium molle	Geranium family	1,193	Apr (peak)
25	White-Tipped Clover	Trifolium variegatum	Legumes	1,170	Apr (peak)
26	Milk Thistle	Silybum marianum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,104	May (rising)
27	Little-Robin	Geranium purpureum	Geranium family	1,045	Apr (peak)
28	Desert Dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,025	Mar (past peak)
29	Menzies' baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii	borage family	998	Mar (past peak)
30	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	939	Apr (peak)
31	California Golden Violet	Viola pedunculata	Violet Family	919	Mar (past peak)
32	Pacific hound's tongue	Adelinia grandis	borage family	914	Mar (past peak)
33	Creamcups	Platystemon californicus	Poppy Family	898	Apr (peak)
34	Subterranean Clover	Trifolium subterraneum	Legumes	898	Apr (peak)
35	California Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus	cacti	897	Mar (past peak)
36	Pacific trillium	Trillium ovatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	895	Mar (past peak)
37	Diogenes' lantern	Calochortus amabilis	lily family	893	May (rising)
38	Purple Owl's-Clover	Castilleja exserta	broomrape family	873	Apr (peak)
39	Cheeseweed Mallow	Malva parviflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	836	Apr (peak)
40	Tolmie's pussy ears	Calochortus tolmiei	lily family	815	May (rising)
41	Western Columbine	Aquilegia formosa	buttercup family	799	Jun (rising)
42	Miniature Lupine	Lupinus bicolor	Legumes	795	Apr (peak)
43	Ookow	Dichelostemma congestum	agave and allies	774	May (rising)
44	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	772	Mar (past peak)
45	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	743	Apr (peak)
46	Tree Clover	Trifolium ciliolatum	Legumes	743	Apr (peak)
47	Redmaids	Calandrinia menziesii	Pussypaw Family	742	Mar (past peak)
48	California buttercup	Ranunculus californicus	buttercup family	736	Mar (past peak)
49	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	728	Mar (past peak)
50	Wallace's woollydaisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	669	Apr (peak)