Wildflowers Blooming in California in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in California in March in our iNaturalist sample; 40 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

Redstem Stork's-bill4,001 obs.

Checker Lily3,058 obs.

Blue Dicks2,832 obs.

Distant Phacelia2,397 obs.

Desert Dandelion2,165 obs.

Pacific trillium2,155 obs.

Pacific hound's tongue2,105 obs.

Desert Lily1,949 obs.

Musk Stork's-Bill1,934 obs.

California poppy1,755 obs.

Arizona lupine1,718 obs.

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed1,714 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in California in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	4,001	Mar (peak)
2	Checker Lily	Fritillaria affinis	lily family	3,058	Mar (peak)
3	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	2,832	Apr (rising)
4	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	2,397	Mar (peak)
5	Desert Dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2,165	Mar (peak)
6	Pacific trillium	Trillium ovatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	2,155	Mar (peak)
7	Pacific hound's tongue	Adelinia grandis	borage family	2,105	Mar (peak)
8	Desert Lily	Hesperocallis undulata	agave and allies	1,949	Mar (peak)
9	Musk Stork's-Bill	Erodium moschatum	Geranium family	1,934	Apr (rising)
10	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	1,755	Apr (rising)
11	Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	Legumes	1,718	Mar (peak)
12	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	1,714	Mar (peak)
13	Mediterranean Stork's-bill	Erodium botrys	Geranium family	1,678	Apr (rising)
14	Henderson's shooting star	Primula hendersonii	primrose family	1,644	Mar (peak)
15	Warrior's Plume	Pedicularis densiflora	broomrape family	1,627	Mar (peak)
16	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	1,616	Mar (peak)
17	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,574	Mar (peak)
18	Giant Wakerobin	Trillium chloropetalum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	1,527	Mar (peak)
19	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,523	Mar (peak)
20	Browneyes	Chylismia claviformis	evening primrose family	1,414	Mar (peak)
21	Desert Sand Verbena	Abronia villosa	four o'clock family	1,334	Mar (peak)
22	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	1,256	Mar (peak)
23	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,238	Mar (peak)
24	California Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus	cacti	1,199	Mar (peak)
25	Redmaids	Calandrinia menziesii	Pussypaw Family	1,163	Mar (peak)
26	Western Blue-Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	iris family	1,161	Apr (rising)
27	Checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	1,118	Apr (rising)
28	Tomcat Clover	Trifolium willdenovii	Legumes	1,113	Apr (rising)
29	California Golden Violet	Viola pedunculata	Violet Family	1,099	Mar (peak)
30	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,086	Mar (peak)
31	Sand Blazingstar	Mentzelia involucrata	Stickleaf Family	1,079	Mar (peak)
32	Fremont's pincushion	Chaenactis fremontii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1,066	Mar (peak)
33	Menzies' baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii	borage family	1,059	Mar (peak)
34	Desert Bluebells	Phacelia campanularia	borage family	1,020	Mar (peak)
35	Milkmaids	Cardamine californica	mustard family	1,006	Feb (past peak)
36	Fremont's Death Camas	Toxicoscordion fremontii	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	995	Mar (peak)
37	Little Gold Poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora	Poppy Family	927	Mar (peak)
38	California buttercup	Ranunculus californicus	buttercup family	911	Mar (peak)
39	Ghost Flower	Mohavea confertiflora	Plantain Family	868	Mar (peak)
40	Wild Canterbury Bells	Phacelia minor	borage family	866	Mar (peak)
41	Fragrant Fritillary	Fritillaria liliacea	lily family	851	Mar (peak)
42	Western Joshua Tree	Yucca brevifolia	agave and allies	834	Mar (peak)
43	Rose Clover	Trifolium hirtum	Legumes	831	Apr (rising)
44	Whispering Bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora	borage family	831	Mar (peak)
45	Mojave desertstar	Monoptilon bellioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	829	Mar (peak)
46	Chocolate Lily	Fritillaria biflora	lily family	780	Mar (peak)
47	California manroot	Marah fabacea	gourd family	779	Mar (peak)
48	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	772	Apr (rising)
49	Peninsular fishhook cactus	Cochemiea dioica	cacti	771	Mar (peak)
50	Goldpoppy	Eschscholzia parishii	Poppy Family	764	Mar (peak)