Wildflowers Blooming in Illinois in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Illinois in March in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in March

Bloodroot409 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage376 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty353 obs.

Dutchman's breeches341 obs.

Harbinger of Spring211 obs.

Snow Trillium204 obs.

Virginia bluebells134 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort127 obs.

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica110 obs.

Common Serviceberry96 obs.

Siberian squill96 obs.

False Rue Anemone81 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Illinois in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	409	Apr (rising)
2	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	376	Mar (peak)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	353	Apr (rising)
4	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	341	Apr (rising)
5	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	211	Mar (peak)
6	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	204	Mar (peak)
7	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	134	Apr (rising)
8	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	127	Apr (rising)
9	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	110	Apr (rising)
10	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	96	Mar (peak)
11	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	96	Apr (rising)
12	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	81	Apr (rising)
13	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	51	Apr (rising)
14	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	46	Apr (rising)
15	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	45	Apr (rising)
16	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	44	Apr (rising)
17	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	43	May (rising)
18	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	41	Apr (rising)
19	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	41	Apr (rising)
20	Prairie Pasqueflower	Pulsatilla nuttalliana	buttercup family	36	Apr (rising)
21	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	33	Apr (rising)
22	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	33	Apr (rising)
23	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	27	Mar (peak)
24	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	27	Apr (rising)
25	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	26	Apr (rising)
26	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	24	Apr (rising)
27	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	24	Apr (rising)
28	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	21	Mar (peak)
29	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	21	Apr (rising)
30	Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	rose family	21	Mar (peak)
31	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	20	Apr (rising)
32	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	20	Apr (rising)
33	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	19	Mar (peak)
34	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	19	Apr (rising)
35	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	18	Apr (rising)
36	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	18	Apr (rising)
37	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	17	Apr (rising)
38	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	15	Apr (rising)
39	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	15	Apr (rising)
40	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	13	Apr (rising)
41	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	13	Apr (rising)
42	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	13	Apr (rising)
43	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Apr (rising)
44	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	9	Apr (rising)
45	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	8	Apr (rising)
46	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	8	May (rising)
47	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	8	Apr (rising)
48	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	8	Apr (rising)
49	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	May (rising)
50	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	7	Mar (peak)