Wildflowers Blooming in Maryland in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Maryland in April in our iNaturalist sample; 42 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

Top wildflowers in April

Common Pawpaw1,032 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty781 obs.

Virginia bluebells770 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily630 obs.

Lesser Celandine566 obs.

Garlic Mustard560 obs.

Dutchman's breeches519 obs.

Azure Bluet481 obs.

Bloodroot424 obs.

Red Deadnettle422 obs.

Ground-Ivy309 obs.

Moss Phlox257 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Maryland in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	1,032	Apr (peak)
2	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	781	Apr (peak)
3	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	770	Apr (peak)
4	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	630	Apr (peak)
5	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	566	Mar (past peak)
6	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	560	Apr (peak)
7	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	519	Apr (peak)
8	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	481	Apr (peak)
9	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	424	Mar (past peak)
10	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	422	Apr (peak)
11	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	309	Apr (peak)
12	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	257	Apr (peak)
13	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	246	Apr (peak)
14	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	219	Apr (peak)
15	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	212	Apr (peak)
16	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	206	Apr (peak)
17	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	204	Apr (peak)
18	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	201	Apr (peak)
19	Incised Fumewort	Corydalis incisa	Poppy Family	193	Apr (peak)
20	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	183	May (rising)
21	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	176	Apr (peak)
22	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	176	Apr (peak)
23	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	167	Apr (peak)
24	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	163	Apr (peak)
25	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	160	May (rising)
26	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	160	Apr (peak)
27	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	153	Apr (peak)
28	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	149	Apr (peak)
29	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	144	Apr (peak)
30	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	138	Apr (peak)
31	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	137	Apr (peak)
32	Jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens	rose family	136	Apr (peak)
33	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	133	Apr (peak)
34	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	127	Apr (peak)
35	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	126	Apr (peak)
36	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	125	Apr (peak)
37	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	120	Apr (peak)
38	Blackhaw	Viburnum prunifolium	elder family	119	Apr (peak)
39	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	110	Mar (past peak)
40	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	108	Mar (past peak)
41	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	97	May (rising)
42	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	93	Apr (peak)
43	Dove's-foot crane's-bill	Geranium molle	Geranium family	91	Apr (peak)
44	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	89	Apr (peak)
45	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	88	Apr (peak)
46	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	86	Apr (peak)
47	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	83	Apr (peak)
48	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	78	Apr (peak)
49	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	76	May (rising)
50	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	74	Apr (peak)