Wildflowers Blooming in Massachusetts in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Massachusetts in April in our iNaturalist sample; 33 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Red Trillium755 obs.

Lesser Celandine752 obs.

Bloodroot678 obs.

Trailing Arbutus658 obs.

Azure Bluet433 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle324 obs.

Norway maple307 obs.

Wood Anemone303 obs.

Ground-Ivy295 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily281 obs.

Marsh Marigold278 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage229 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Massachusetts in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	755	Apr (peak)
2	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	752	Apr (peak)
3	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	678	Apr (peak)
4	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	658	Apr (peak)
5	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	433	May (rising)
6	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	324	Apr (peak)
7	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	307	Apr (peak)
8	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	303	May (rising)
9	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	295	Apr (peak)
10	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	281	Apr (peak)
11	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	278	Apr (peak)
12	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	229	Mar (past peak)
13	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	215	May (rising)
14	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	203	Apr (peak)
15	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	201	Apr (peak)
16	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	198	Apr (peak)
17	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	179	Apr (peak)
18	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	159	Apr (peak)
19	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	152	Apr (peak)
20	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	139	Apr (peak)
21	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	137	Apr (peak)
22	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	123	Apr (peak)
23	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	117	Apr (peak)
24	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	95	Apr (peak)
25	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	94	May (rising)
26	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	90	May (rising)
27	Sessile Bellwort	Uvularia sessilifolia	Bellworts and allies	83	May (rising)
28	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	73	Apr (peak)
29	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	73	Apr (peak)
30	American fly-honeysuckle	Lonicera canadensis	honeysuckle family	70	Apr (peak)
31	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	67	Apr (peak)
32	Lowbush Blueberry	Vaccinium angustifolium	heath family	63	May (rising)
33	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	59	May (rising)
34	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	58	Mar (past peak)
35	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	57	May (rising)
36	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	55	Apr (peak)
37	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	54	Apr (peak)
38	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	52	May (rising)
39	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	52	May (rising)
40	Threeleaf Goldthread	Coptis trifolia	buttercup family	49	May (rising)
41	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	45	Apr (peak)
42	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	44	May (rising)
43	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	41	May (rising)
44	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	39	Apr (peak)
45	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	37	Apr (peak)
46	Round-leaved Violet	Viola rotundifolia	Violet Family	37	Apr (peak)
47	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	37	Apr (peak)
48	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	33	May (rising)
49	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	28	Apr (peak)
50	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	26	Apr (peak)