Wildflowers Blooming in Louisiana in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana 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.

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

Top wildflowers in March

Butterweed335 obs.

Crowpoison199 obs.

Cross Vine148 obs.

Southern Dewberry106 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage87 obs.

Bristle Thistle77 obs.

Red Buckeye48 obs.

Clasping Coneflower46 obs.

Catchweed Bedstraw41 obs.

Yellow Jessamine39 obs.

White Clover38 obs.

Mayapple29 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	335	Mar (peak)
2	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	199	Mar (peak)
3	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	148	Mar (peak)
4	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	106	Mar (peak)
5	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	87	Mar (peak)
6	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	77	Apr (rising)
7	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	48	Mar (peak)
8	Clasping Coneflower	Rudbeckia amplexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	May (rising)
9	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	41	Mar (peak)
10	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	39	Feb (past peak)
11	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	38	Apr (rising)
12	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	29	Mar (peak)
13	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	29	Mar (peak)
14	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	28	Apr (rising)
15	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	28	Apr (rising)
16	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	27	Mar (peak)
17	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	24	Mar (peak)
18	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Mar (peak)
19	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	22	Apr (rising)
20	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	20	Feb (past peak)
21	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	19	Mar (peak)
22	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	19	Mar (peak)
23	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	19	Mar (peak)
24	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	18	Mar (peak)
25	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	18	Mar (peak)
26	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	17	Mar (peak)
27	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	15	Apr (rising)
28	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	13	Apr (rising)
29	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	13	Mar (peak)
30	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	13	Apr (rising)
31	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	13	Apr (rising)
32	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	13	Apr (rising)
33	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	12	Mar (peak)
34	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	11	Feb (past peak)
35	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	11	Feb (past peak)
36	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	10	Mar (peak)
37	Ohio spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderworts	10	Mar (peak)
38	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	10	Feb (past peak)
39	Bur Clover	Medicago polymorpha	Legumes	9	Mar (peak)
40	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	9	Apr (rising)
41	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Apr (rising)
42	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	8	Feb (past peak)
43	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	8	Mar (peak)
44	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	8	Mar (peak)
45	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	8	Mar (peak)
46	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Feb (past peak)
47	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	7	May (rising)
48	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	7	Feb (past peak)
49	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	7	Apr (rising)
50	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Oct (rising)