Wildflowers Blooming in Idaho in April (59 Species)

59 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Idaho in April in our iNaturalist sample; 26 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in April

Yellow Fritillary216 obs.

Sagebrush Buttercup65 obs.

Pacific trillium64 obs.

Glacier Lily50 obs.

Arrowleaf Balsamroot45 obs.

Longhorn Steer's-Head35 obs.

Golden Currant32 obs.

Grasswidow31 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill28 obs.

Barestem Biscuitroot25 obs.

Annual Honesty22 obs.

Common Lilac21 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Idaho in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Yellow Fritillary	Fritillaria pudica	lily family	216	Apr (peak)
2	Sagebrush Buttercup	Ranunculus glaberrimus	buttercup family	65	Apr (peak)
3	Pacific trillium	Trillium ovatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	64	May (rising)
4	Glacier Lily	Erythronium grandiflorum	lily family	50	May (rising)
5	Arrowleaf Balsamroot	Balsamorhiza sagittata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	45	May (rising)
6	Longhorn Steer's-Head	Dicentra uniflora	Poppy Family	35	May (rising)
7	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	32	Apr (peak)
8	Grasswidow	Olsynium douglasii	iris family	31	Apr (peak)
9	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	28	Apr (peak)
10	Barestem Biscuitroot	Lomatium nudicaule	carrot family	25	Apr (peak)
11	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	22	Apr (peak)
12	Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	olive family	21	Apr (peak)
13	Small Camas	Camassia quamash	agave and allies	17	May (rising)
14	Large-Flowered Triteleia	Triteleia grandiflora	agave and allies	17	May (rising)
15	Antelope Bitterbrush	Purshia tridentata	rose family	16	May (rising)
16	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	15	May (rising)
17	Checker Lily	Fritillaria affinis	lily family	14	May (rising)
18	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	13	Apr (peak)
19	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	13	May (rising)
20	Saskatoon	Amelanchier alnifolia	rose family	13	May (rising)
21	Creeping Mahonia	Berberis repens	barberry family	13	Apr (peak)
22	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	12	Apr (peak)
23	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	12	Apr (peak)
24	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Nov (rising)
25	Western Skunk Cabbage	Lysichiton americanus	Arum Family	10	Apr (peak)
26	Oregon grape	Berberis aquifolium	barberry family	10	Apr (peak)
27	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	7	Mar (past peak)
28	Corn Gromwell	Buglossoides arvensis	borage family	7	Jun (rising)
29	Common Starlily	Leucocrinum montanum	agave and allies	6	Apr (peak)
30	Star-Flowered Lily-Of-The-Valley	Maianthemum stellatum	agave and allies	5	May (rising)
31	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	5	Apr (peak)
32	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	4	Apr (peak)
33	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	4	Apr (peak)
34	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Jul (rising)
35	Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata	Pussypaw Family	3	May (rising)
36	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	3	Apr (peak)
37	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	3	May (rising)
38	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	3	May (rising)
39	Upland Larkspur	Delphinium nuttallianum	buttercup family	3	May (rising)
40	Common Hawthorn	Crataegus monogyna	rose family	2	Apr (peak)
41	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	2	Apr (peak)
42	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	2	Apr (peak)
43	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	2	Apr (peak)
44	Stream Violet	Viola glabella	Violet Family	2	May (rising)
45	Pacific Dogwood	Cornus nuttallii	Dogwood family	2	May (rising)
46	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	2	Apr (peak)
47	Edible Valerian	Valeriana edulis	honeysuckle family	2	Jun (rising)
48	Bigleaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum	soapberry family	1	Apr (peak)
49	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	1	Jun (rising)
50	Pineapple-Weed	Matricaria discoidea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Apr (peak)