Wildflowers Blooming in Florida in January (37 Species)

37 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Florida in January in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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 January

White beggarticks363 obs.

Bearded Grasspink147 obs.

Madagascar Periwinkle90 obs.

Netted Pawpaw80 obs.

Yellow Jessamine72 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage71 obs.

Oriental false hawksbeard54 obs.

Chinese Crown Orchid51 obs.

Orange Milkwort49 obs.

Tropical sage48 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle45 obs.

Manyflower Marshpennywort43 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Florida in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	363	Jan (peak)
2	Bearded Grasspink	Calopogon barbatus	Orchids	147	Mar (rising)
3	Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus	Dogbane Family	90	Oct (rising)
4	Netted Pawpaw	Asimina reticulata	custard-apples	80	Mar (rising)
5	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	72	Feb (rising)
6	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	71	Mar (rising)
7	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	54	Feb (rising)
8	Chinese Crown Orchid	Eulophia graminea	Orchids	51	Apr (rising)
9	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	49	Mar (rising)
10	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	48	Apr (rising)
11	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	45	Feb (rising)
12	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	43	Mar (rising)
13	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	42	Jan (peak)
14	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	42	Mar (rising)
15	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	34	Mar (rising)
16	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	33	Mar (rising)
17	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	33	Apr (rising)
18	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	31	Apr (rising)
19	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	29	Apr (rising)
20	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Fumaria muralis	Poppy Family	27	Feb (rising)
21	Siam weed	Chromolaena odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Dec (rising)
22	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	24	Mar (rising)
23	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	22	Mar (rising)
24	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	22	Feb (rising)
25	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Apr (rising)
26	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	19	Sep (rising)
27	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	19	Apr (rising)
28	Sea Ox-Eye	Borrichia frutescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	May (rising)
29	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Mar (rising)
30	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	16	Apr (rising)
31	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	16	Mar (rising)
32	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	15	Jun (rising)
33	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Feb (rising)
34	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	15	Apr (rising)
35	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Feb (rising)
36	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Sep (rising)
37	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	13	Mar (rising)