Wildflowers Blooming in Louisiana in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana in April in our iNaturalist sample; 32 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in April

Chinese privet182 obs.

Butterweed169 obs.

Lizard's Tail126 obs.

Crowpoison115 obs.

Partridgeberry93 obs.

Bristle Thistle82 obs.

Pinkladies81 obs.

Largeflower pink-sorrel63 obs.

White Clover52 obs.

American black elderberry52 obs.

Blue Pigroot47 obs.

Japanese honeysuckle44 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	182	Apr (peak)
2	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	169	Mar (past peak)
3	Lizard's Tail	Saururus cernuus	lizard's tail family	126	Apr (peak)
4	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	115	Mar (past peak)
5	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	93	Apr (peak)
6	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	82	Apr (peak)
7	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	81	Apr (peak)
8	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	63	Apr (peak)
9	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	52	Apr (peak)
10	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	52	May (rising)
11	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	47	Apr (peak)
12	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	44	Apr (peak)
13	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	41	Apr (peak)
14	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	41	Mar (past peak)
15	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	39	Apr (peak)
16	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	32	Mar (past peak)
17	Clasping Coneflower	Rudbeckia amplexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	May (rising)
18	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	30	Jul (rising)
19	Chinese Tallow	Triadica sebifera	Spurge Family	30	May (rising)
20	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	28	Apr (peak)
21	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	27	Apr (peak)
22	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	24	Apr (peak)
23	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	24	Mar (past peak)
24	Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	Dogwood family	23	Apr (peak)
25	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Oct (rising)
26	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	22	Apr (peak)
27	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Apr (peak)
28	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	20	Apr (peak)
29	American persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	persimmon family	19	Apr (peak)
30	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	19	Apr (peak)
31	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	18	Apr (peak)
32	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	17	Mar (past peak)
33	Eastern Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	Cashew Family	17	Apr (peak)
34	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	17	Mar (past peak)
35	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	17	Apr (peak)
36	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	17	Apr (peak)
37	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	16	Mar (past peak)
38	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	16	Apr (peak)
39	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	16	Apr (peak)
40	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	15	Apr (peak)
41	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	15	Apr (peak)
42	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	15	Apr (peak)
43	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Oct (rising)
44	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	13	Apr (peak)
45	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Apr (peak)
46	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	12	May (rising)
47	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	11	May (rising)
48	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	11	Jul (rising)
49	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	11	May (rising)
50	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Apr (peak)