Wildflowers Blooming in Florida in February (52 Species)

52 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Florida in February in our iNaturalist sample; 16 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 February

Netted Pawpaw552 obs.

Southern Dewberry428 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage248 obs.

White beggarticks185 obs.

Yellow Jessamine170 obs.

Bearded Grasspink163 obs.

Canada toadflax104 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle89 obs.

Manyflower Marshpennywort83 obs.

Orange Milkwort81 obs.

Oriental false hawksbeard77 obs.

Eastern Coral Bean72 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Florida in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Netted Pawpaw	Asimina reticulata	custard-apples	552	Mar (rising)
2	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	428	Mar (rising)
3	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	248	Mar (rising)
4	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	185	Jan (past peak)
5	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	170	Feb (peak)
6	Bearded Grasspink	Calopogon barbatus	Orchids	163	Mar (rising)
7	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	104	Mar (rising)
8	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	89	Feb (peak)
9	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	83	Mar (rising)
10	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	81	Mar (rising)
11	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	77	Feb (peak)
12	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	72	Apr (rising)
13	Chinese Crown Orchid	Eulophia graminea	Orchids	70	Apr (rising)
14	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	60	Apr (rising)
15	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	58	Mar (rising)
16	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Mar (rising)
17	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	46	Mar (rising)
18	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	44	Apr (rising)
19	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	40	Apr (rising)
20	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	38	Feb (peak)
21	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	37	Mar (rising)
22	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	36	Feb (peak)
23	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	36	Mar (rising)
24	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	35	Apr (rising)
25	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Fumaria muralis	Poppy Family	34	Feb (peak)
26	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	33	Jan (past peak)
27	Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus	Dogbane Family	32	Oct (rising)
28	Sea Ox-Eye	Borrichia frutescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	May (rising)
29	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	31	Mar (rising)
30	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	28	Mar (rising)
31	Ohio spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderworts	26	Mar (rising)
32	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	25	Feb (peak)
33	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Feb (peak)
34	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	25	Apr (rising)
35	Eastern Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	Cashew Family	24	Mar (rising)
36	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	24	Mar (rising)
37	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Mar (rising)
38	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	23	Feb (peak)
39	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	23	Feb (peak)
40	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Feb (peak)
41	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	20	Mar (rising)
42	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	17	Feb (peak)
43	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	17	Mar (rising)
44	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	17	Feb (peak)
45	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	16	Feb (peak)
46	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Apr (rising)
47	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	16	Feb (peak)
48	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	16	May (rising)
49	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	May (rising)
50	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	16	Feb (peak)