47 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana in January in our iNaturalist sample; 6 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in January
Butterweed
Henbit Deadnettle
Crowpoison
White beggarticks
Red Maple
Common Ramping-Fumitory
Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Straggler Daisy
White Clover
Common Chickweed
Carolina crane's-bill
American black elderberry
All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in January
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterweed | Packera glabella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 78 | Mar (rising) |
| 2 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 21 | Feb (rising) |
| 3 | Crowpoison | Nothoscordum bivalve | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 19 | Mar (rising) |
| 4 | White beggarticks | Bidens alba | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 12 | Oct (rising) |
| 5 | Red Maple | Acer rubrum | soapberry family | 11 | Feb (rising) |
| 6 | Common Ramping-Fumitory | Fumaria muralis | Poppy Family | 11 | Feb (rising) |
| 7 | Bird's-Eye Speedwell | Veronica persica | Plantain Family | 10 | Feb (rising) |
| 8 | Straggler Daisy | Calyptocarpus vialis | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 9 | Apr (rising) |
| 9 | White Clover | Trifolium repens | Legumes | 8 | Apr (rising) |
| 10 | Common Chickweed | Stellaria media | pink family | 7 | Feb (rising) |
| 11 | Carolina crane's-bill | Geranium carolinianum | Geranium family | 6 | Mar (rising) |
| 12 | American black elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | elder family | 6 | May (rising) |
| 13 | Oriental false hawksbeard | Youngia japonica | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 6 | Apr (rising) |
| 14 | Mock Strawberry | Potentilla indica | rose family | 6 | Jan (peak) |
| 15 | Largeflower pink-sorrel | Oxalis debilis | Woodsorrel Family | 5 | Apr (rising) |
| 16 | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Gelsemiaceae | 5 | Feb (rising) |
| 17 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 4 | Feb (rising) |
| 18 | Black Medick | Medicago lupulina | Legumes | 4 | Feb (rising) |
| 19 | Field madder | Sherardia arvensis | madder family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 20 | Catchweed Bedstraw | Galium aparine | madder family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 21 | Lizard's Tail | Saururus cernuus | lizard's tail family | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 22 | Southern Dewberry | Rubus trivialis | rose family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 23 | Asian mazus | Mazus pumilus | mazus family | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 24 | Lyreleaf Sage | Salvia lyrata | Mint Family | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 25 | Camphorweed | Heterotheca subaxillaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 26 | Virginia Springbeauty | Claytonia virginica | Pussypaw Family | 2 | Feb (rising) |
| 27 | Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 28 | Tiny Bluet | Houstonia pusilla | madder family | 2 | Feb (rising) |
| 29 | Primrose-Leaved Violet | Viola primulifolia | Violet Family | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 30 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 1 | Jul (rising) |
| 31 | Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | Legumes | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 32 | Bur Clover | Medicago polymorpha | Legumes | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 33 | Common Groundsel | Senecio vulgaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 34 | Corn Speedwell | Veronica arvensis | Plantain Family | 1 | Feb (rising) |
| 35 | Hairy Bittercress | Cardamine hirsuta | mustard family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 36 | Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Mint Family | 1 | Feb (rising) |
| 37 | Hairy Vetch | Vicia villosa | Legumes | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 38 | Autumn Clematis | Clematis terniflora | buttercup family | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 39 | Madagascar Periwinkle | Catharanthus roseus | Dogbane Family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 40 | Bitterweed | Helenium amarum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 41 | Turk's cap | Malvaviscus arboreus | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 1 | May (rising) |
| 42 | Santa Maria feverfew | Parthenium hysterophorus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jul (rising) |
| 43 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 44 | Siam weed | Chromolaena odorata | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 45 | Blue Pigroot | Sisyrinchium micranthum | iris family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 46 | Three-Lobed Violet | Viola palmata | Violet Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 47 | Scarlet Pimpernel | Lysimachia arvensis | primrose family | 1 | Apr (rising) |