Wildflowers Blooming in District of Columbia in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in District of Columbia in April in our iNaturalist sample; 42 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

Top wildflowers in April

Virginia bluebells142 obs.

Common Pawpaw123 obs.

Jetbead111 obs.

Lesser Celandine104 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty103 obs.

Garlic Mustard91 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily68 obs.

Amur honeysuckle59 obs.

Red Deadnettle50 obs.

Incised Fumewort44 obs.

Mayapple43 obs.

Ground-Ivy38 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in District of Columbia in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	142	Apr (peak)
2	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	123	Apr (peak)
3	Jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens	rose family	111	Apr (peak)
4	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	104	Mar (past peak)
5	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	103	Apr (peak)
6	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	91	Apr (peak)
7	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	68	Apr (peak)
8	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	59	Apr (peak)
9	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	50	Apr (peak)
10	Incised Fumewort	Corydalis incisa	Poppy Family	44	Apr (peak)
11	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	43	Apr (peak)
12	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	38	Apr (peak)
13	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	36	Apr (peak)
14	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	34	Apr (peak)
15	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	29	Apr (peak)
16	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	29	Apr (peak)
17	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	28	Mar (past peak)
18	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	25	Mar (past peak)
19	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	25	Apr (peak)
20	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	24	Apr (peak)
21	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	24	Mar (past peak)
22	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	23	Apr (peak)
23	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Apr (peak)
24	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	20	Apr (peak)
25	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	19	Apr (peak)
26	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	19	Mar (past peak)
27	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	19	Apr (peak)
28	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	17	Apr (peak)
29	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	16	Apr (peak)
30	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	14	May (rising)
31	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	13	Apr (peak)
32	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	13	Apr (peak)
33	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Apr (peak)
34	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	12	Apr (peak)
35	Blackhaw	Viburnum prunifolium	elder family	12	Apr (peak)
36	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	11	Apr (peak)
37	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	11	Mar (past peak)
38	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	11	Apr (peak)
39	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	11	May (rising)
40	Winged Euonymus	Euonymus alatus	staff-vine family	11	Apr (peak)
41	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	11	Apr (peak)
42	Thyme-Leaved Speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia	Plantain Family	10	Apr (peak)
43	Princess Tree	Paulownia tomentosa	foxglove tree family	10	Apr (peak)
44	Yellow Wakerobin	Trillium luteum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	9	Apr (peak)
45	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	9	Apr (peak)
46	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	8	Apr (peak)
47	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	8	Apr (peak)
48	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	8	Apr (peak)
49	Dwarf Mallow	Malva neglecta	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	8	Apr (peak)
50	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	8	Apr (peak)