Wildflowers Blooming in Louisiana in February (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana in February in our iNaturalist sample; 16 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 February

Butterweed189 obs.

Crowpoison85 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle50 obs.

Yellow Jessamine42 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell36 obs.

Tiny Bluet33 obs.

Southern Dewberry28 obs.

Red Maple20 obs.

White Clover18 obs.

Largeflower pink-sorrel17 obs.

Common Ramping-Fumitory17 obs.

Catchweed Bedstraw16 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	189	Mar (rising)
2	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	85	Mar (rising)
3	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	50	Feb (peak)
4	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	42	Feb (peak)
5	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	36	Feb (peak)
6	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	33	Feb (peak)
7	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	28	Mar (rising)
8	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	20	Feb (peak)
9	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	18	Apr (rising)
10	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	17	Apr (rising)
11	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Fumaria muralis	Poppy Family	17	Feb (peak)
12	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	16	Mar (rising)
13	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	14	Mar (rising)
14	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Mar (rising)
15	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	13	Mar (rising)
16	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	13	Feb (peak)
17	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Feb (peak)
18	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	12	Feb (peak)
19	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	11	Mar (rising)
20	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	11	Apr (rising)
21	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	10	Feb (peak)
22	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Apr (rising)
23	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	9	Feb (peak)
24	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	8	Mar (rising)
25	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	8	Mar (rising)
26	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	8	Feb (peak)
27	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	8	Mar (rising)
28	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	Plantain Family	8	Feb (peak)
29	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	6	May (rising)
30	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (rising)
31	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (rising)
32	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Oct (rising)
33	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	5	Mar (rising)
34	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	5	Apr (rising)
35	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	4	Feb (peak)
36	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	4	Mar (rising)
37	Bur Clover	Medicago polymorpha	Legumes	3	Mar (rising)
38	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	2	Apr (rising)
39	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	2	Mar (rising)
40	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Apr (rising)
41	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	2	Mar (rising)
42	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	2	Mar (rising)
43	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	2	Mar (rising)
44	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	2	Feb (peak)
45	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	2	Apr (rising)
46	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	2	Mar (rising)
47	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	2	Mar (rising)
48	Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	rose family	2	Feb (peak)
49	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	2	Mar (rising)
50	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	1	Mar (rising)