51 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Georgia in January in our iNaturalist sample; 7 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in January
Henbit Deadnettle
Yellow Jessamine
Common Chickweed
Red Maple
Harbinger of Spring
Common Ramping-Fumitory
White beggarticks
Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Field madder
Firewheel
Ground-Ivy
Red Deadnettle
All wildflowers blooming in Georgia in January
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 30 | Mar (rising) |
| 2 | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Gelsemiaceae | 16 | Mar (rising) |
| 3 | Common Chickweed | Stellaria media | pink family | 7 | Mar (rising) |
| 4 | Red Maple | Acer rubrum | soapberry family | 6 | Feb (rising) |
| 5 | Harbinger of Spring | Erigenia bulbosa | carrot family | 6 | Mar (rising) |
| 6 | Common Ramping-Fumitory | Fumaria muralis | Poppy Family | 6 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | White beggarticks | Bidens alba | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 6 | Sep (rising) |
| 8 | Bird's-Eye Speedwell | Veronica persica | Plantain Family | 5 | Mar (rising) |
| 9 | Field madder | Sherardia arvensis | madder family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 10 | Firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Jun (rising) |
| 11 | Ground-Ivy | Glechoma hederacea | Mint Family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 12 | Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Mint Family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 13 | Largeflower pink-sorrel | Oxalis debilis | Woodsorrel Family | 3 | Feb (rising) |
| 14 | American Witch-Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | witch-hazel family | 2 | Nov (rising) |
| 15 | Wild radish | Raphanus raphanistrum | mustard family | 2 | Jan (peak) |
| 16 | White Clover | Trifolium repens | Legumes | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 17 | Hairy Bittercress | Cardamine hirsuta | mustard family | 2 | Feb (rising) |
| 18 | Deerberry | Vaccinium stamineum | heath family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 19 | Bird's Foot Violet | Viola pedata | Violet Family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 20 | Round-Lobed Hepatica | Hepatica americana | buttercup family | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 21 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 22 | Redstem Stork's-bill | Erodium cicutarium | Geranium family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 23 | American white waterlily | Nymphaea odorata | Waterlily Family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 24 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 1 | Jul (rising) |
| 25 | Common Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 1 | Feb (rising) |
| 26 | Lesser hop trefoil | Trifolium dubium | Legumes | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 27 | Common Vetch | Vicia sativa | Legumes | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 28 | Purple Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | Plantain Family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 29 | Cucumber Root | Medeola virginiana | lily family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 30 | Corn Speedwell | Veronica arvensis | Plantain Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 31 | Lesser Periwinkle | Vinca minor | Dogbane Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 32 | Common Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 33 | Carolina crane's-bill | Geranium carolinianum | Geranium family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 34 | Madagascar Periwinkle | Catharanthus roseus | Dogbane Family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 35 | Philadelphia fleabane | Erigeron philadelphicus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 36 | Moss Phlox | Phlox subulata | phlox family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 37 | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | honeysuckle family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 38 | Amur honeysuckle | Lonicera maackii | honeysuckle family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 39 | Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Sep (rising) |
| 40 | Crowpoison | Nothoscordum bivalve | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 41 | Florida Hedgenettle | Stachys floridana | Mint Family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 42 | Long-spurred violet | Viola rostrata | Violet Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 43 | Oriental false hawksbeard | Youngia japonica | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 44 | Redring Milkweed | Asclepias variegata | Dogbane Family | 1 | May (rising) |
| 45 | Halberd-leaved violet | Viola hastata | Violet Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 46 | Frost Aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 47 | Dimpled Trout Lily | Erythronium umbilicatum | lily family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 48 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 49 | Sharp-Lobed Hepatica | Hepatica acutiloba | buttercup family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 50 | Primrose-Leaved Violet | Viola primulifolia | Violet Family | 1 | Feb (rising) |