Wildflowers Blooming in Georgia in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Georgia in April in our iNaturalist sample; 36 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

Philadelphia fleabane698 obs.

Cross Vine661 obs.

Bashful Wakerobin388 obs.

Chinese privet230 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper196 obs.

Little Sweet Betsy165 obs.

American tuliptree151 obs.

Partridgeberry146 obs.

Bristle Thistle136 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage124 obs.

Mountain Laurel111 obs.

Azure Bluet110 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Georgia in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	698	Apr (peak)
2	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	661	Apr (peak)
3	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	388	Apr (peak)
4	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	230	May (rising)
5	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	196	Apr (peak)
6	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	165	Mar (past peak)
7	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	151	Apr (peak)
8	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	146	May (rising)
9	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	136	Apr (peak)
10	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	124	Apr (peak)
11	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	111	Apr (peak)
12	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	110	Apr (peak)
13	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	95	Apr (peak)
14	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	94	Mar (past peak)
15	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	91	Apr (peak)
16	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	89	Apr (peak)
17	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	82	Apr (peak)
18	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	79	Apr (peak)
19	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	77	Mar (past peak)
20	Carolina sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	spicebush family	77	Apr (peak)
21	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	76	Apr (peak)
22	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	76	Apr (peak)
23	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	74	Apr (peak)
24	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	72	Apr (peak)
25	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	71	Apr (peak)
26	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	69	Apr (peak)
27	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	68	Apr (peak)
28	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	65	Apr (peak)
29	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	64	Apr (peak)
30	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	64	Mar (past peak)
31	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	63	Apr (peak)
32	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	62	Apr (peak)
33	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	59	Apr (peak)
34	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	58	Mar (past peak)
35	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Apr (peak)
36	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	56	Apr (peak)
37	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	54	Mar (past peak)
38	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	54	Apr (peak)
39	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	53	Apr (peak)
40	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	53	Mar (past peak)
41	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	citrus family	49	Apr (peak)
42	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	49	Mar (past peak)
43	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	49	Apr (peak)
44	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	48	Mar (past peak)
45	Drooping Trillium	Trillium flexipes	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	45	Apr (peak)
46	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	45	Mar (past peak)
47	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	44	Apr (peak)
48	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	44	Mar (past peak)
49	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	43	Mar (past peak)
50	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	43	Apr (peak)