Wildflowers Blooming in Maryland in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Maryland in March in our iNaturalist sample; 17 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in March

Bloodroot817 obs.

Lesser Celandine705 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty328 obs.

Common Snowdrop252 obs.

Dutchman's breeches234 obs.

Red Deadnettle205 obs.

Virginia bluebells193 obs.

Northern Spicebush160 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell149 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily140 obs.

Ground-Ivy124 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage123 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Maryland in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	817	Mar (peak)
2	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	705	Mar (peak)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	328	Apr (rising)
4	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	252	Mar (peak)
5	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	234	Apr (rising)
6	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	205	Apr (rising)
7	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	193	Apr (rising)
8	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	160	Mar (peak)
9	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	149	Mar (peak)
10	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	140	Apr (rising)
11	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	124	Apr (rising)
12	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	123	Mar (peak)
13	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	123	Mar (peak)
14	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	108	Apr (rising)
15	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	101	Mar (peak)
16	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	84	Apr (rising)
17	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	66	Apr (rising)
18	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	65	Apr (rising)
19	Incised Fumewort	Corydalis incisa	Poppy Family	62	Apr (rising)
20	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	51	Mar (peak)
21	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	43	Mar (peak)
22	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	42	Mar (peak)
23	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	42	Mar (peak)
24	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	39	Apr (rising)
25	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	37	Mar (peak)
26	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	36	Apr (rising)
27	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	30	Apr (rising)
28	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	30	Apr (rising)
29	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	30	Apr (rising)
30	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	28	Apr (rising)
31	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Apr (rising)
32	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	24	Mar (peak)
33	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	23	Mar (peak)
34	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Apr (rising)
35	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	22	Apr (rising)
36	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	17	Apr (rising)
37	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	17	Apr (rising)
38	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Apr (rising)
39	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	15	Mar (peak)
40	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	15	Apr (rising)
41	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	15	Apr (rising)
42	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	14	Apr (rising)
43	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	14	Apr (rising)
44	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	12	Apr (rising)
45	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	12	Apr (rising)
46	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	11	Apr (rising)
47	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	10	Apr (rising)
48	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	9	Mar (peak)
49	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	8	Apr (rising)
50	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	8	Apr (rising)