Wildflowers Blooming in Iowa in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Iowa in April in our iNaturalist sample; 30 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

Dutchman's breeches495 obs.

Bloodroot332 obs.

Virginia bluebells230 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty132 obs.

Snow Trillium105 obs.

White Fawnlily89 obs.

False Rue Anemone74 obs.

Rue Anemone63 obs.

Prairie Trillium46 obs.

Ground-Ivy45 obs.

Blue Phlox44 obs.

Prairie Pasqueflower44 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Iowa in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	495	Apr (peak)
2	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	332	Apr (peak)
3	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	230	Apr (peak)
4	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	132	Apr (peak)
5	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	105	Apr (peak)
6	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	89	Apr (peak)
7	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	74	Apr (peak)
8	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	63	Apr (peak)
9	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	46	May (rising)
10	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	45	Apr (peak)
11	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	44	May (rising)
12	Prairie Pasqueflower	Pulsatilla nuttalliana	buttercup family	44	Apr (peak)
13	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	39	Apr (peak)
14	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	35	May (rising)
15	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	33	Apr (peak)
16	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	30	Apr (peak)
17	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	22	May (rising)
18	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	19	Apr (peak)
19	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	19	May (rising)
20	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	19	Apr (peak)
21	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	17	Apr (peak)
22	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	16	May (rising)
23	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	16	Apr (peak)
24	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	13	Apr (peak)
25	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	12	May (rising)
26	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Apr (peak)
27	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	11	May (rising)
28	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	11	Apr (peak)
29	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	10	Apr (peak)
30	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	9	May (rising)
31	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	8	May (rising)
32	American plum	Prunus americana	rose family	7	Apr (peak)
33	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	7	Apr (peak)
34	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	6	Apr (peak)
35	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	6	Apr (peak)
36	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	6	May (rising)
37	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	6	Apr (peak)
38	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	5	Apr (peak)
39	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	5	Apr (peak)
40	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	4	May (rising)
41	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	4	May (rising)
42	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	4	Mar (past peak)
43	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	4	Apr (peak)
44	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	4	May (rising)
45	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	3	Mar (past peak)
46	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	3	May (rising)
47	Twoleaf Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	saxifrage family	3	May (rising)
48	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	3	Apr (peak)
49	Bitter Wintercress	Barbarea vulgaris	mustard family	3	May (rising)
50	Narrowleaf Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	borage family	3	May (rising)