Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in March 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.

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Top wildflowers in March

Virginia Springbeauty621 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort440 obs.

Rue Anemone413 obs.

Bloodroot324 obs.

Red Deadnettle278 obs.

Lesser Celandine255 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily249 obs.

Harbinger of Spring248 obs.

White Fawnlily244 obs.

Purple Cress239 obs.

Dutchman's breeches230 obs.

Toadshade209 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	621	Mar (peak)
2	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	440	Mar (peak)
3	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	413	Apr (rising)
4	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	324	Mar (peak)
5	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	278	Apr (rising)
6	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	255	Mar (peak)
7	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	249	Apr (rising)
8	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	248	Mar (peak)
9	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	244	Mar (peak)
10	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	239	Mar (peak)
11	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	230	Apr (rising)
12	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	209	Apr (rising)
13	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	190	Mar (peak)
14	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	186	Apr (rising)
15	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	168	Apr (rising)
16	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	160	Mar (peak)
17	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	144	Mar (peak)
18	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	135	Mar (peak)
19	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	135	Mar (peak)
20	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	134	Apr (rising)
21	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	112	Mar (peak)
22	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	106	Apr (rising)
23	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	104	Mar (peak)
24	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	101	Mar (peak)
25	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	92	Mar (peak)
26	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	87	Apr (rising)
27	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	84	Apr (rising)
28	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	82	Apr (rising)
29	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	80	Apr (rising)
30	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	71	Apr (rising)
31	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	70	Mar (peak)
32	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	67	Apr (rising)
33	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	66	Mar (peak)
34	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	61	Mar (peak)
35	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	52	Apr (rising)
36	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	45	Mar (peak)
37	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	45	Apr (rising)
38	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	42	Apr (rising)
39	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	42	Mar (peak)
40	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	42	Apr (rising)
41	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	39	Mar (peak)
42	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	39	Apr (rising)
43	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Apr (rising)
44	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	36	Apr (rising)
45	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Mar (peak)
46	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	34	Mar (peak)
47	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	26	Mar (peak)
48	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	25	Mar (peak)
49	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	24	Apr (rising)
50	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	24	Apr (rising)