Wildflowers Blooming in Indiana in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Indiana in March in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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

Harbinger of Spring436 obs.

Bloodroot371 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty342 obs.

Snow Trillium204 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort144 obs.

Dutchman's breeches142 obs.

Lesser Celandine120 obs.

Northern Spicebush107 obs.

Purple Cress107 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily98 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage89 obs.

False Rue Anemone80 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Indiana in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	436	Mar (peak)
2	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	371	Apr (rising)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	342	Apr (rising)
4	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	204	Mar (peak)
5	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	144	Apr (rising)
6	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	142	Apr (rising)
7	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	120	Apr (rising)
8	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	107	Mar (peak)
9	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	107	Mar (peak)
10	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	98	Apr (rising)
11	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	89	Mar (peak)
12	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	80	Apr (rising)
13	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	80	Mar (peak)
14	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	75	Apr (rising)
15	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	63	Apr (rising)
16	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	55	Apr (rising)
17	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	43	Apr (rising)
18	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	40	Mar (peak)
19	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	36	Apr (rising)
20	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	35	Apr (rising)
21	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	31	Mar (peak)
22	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	28	Apr (rising)
23	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	24	Apr (rising)
24	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	21	Mar (peak)
25	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	21	Apr (rising)
26	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	17	Mar (peak)
27	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	16	Apr (rising)
28	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	15	Apr (rising)
29	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	14	Mar (peak)
30	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	14	Apr (rising)
31	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	11	Apr (rising)
32	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	10	Apr (rising)
33	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	9	Apr (rising)
34	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	9	Apr (rising)
35	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	8	Mar (peak)
36	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	8	Apr (rising)
37	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	8	Apr (rising)
38	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	8	Apr (rising)
39	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	8	Apr (rising)
40	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (rising)
41	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	7	Apr (rising)
42	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (rising)
43	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	7	Apr (rising)
44	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	6	Apr (rising)
45	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	6	Apr (rising)
46	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	6	Mar (peak)
47	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	6	Apr (rising)
48	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	6	Apr (rising)
49	Early Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum dioicum	buttercup family	5	Apr (rising)
50	Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	barberry family	5	Apr (rising)