Wildflowers Blooming in Michigan in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Michigan in April in our iNaturalist sample; 25 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

Bloodroot879 obs.

Dutchman's breeches535 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily413 obs.

Large White Trillium371 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty296 obs.

Marsh Marigold269 obs.

Virginia bluebells188 obs.

Lesser Celandine182 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort155 obs.

Red Deadnettle151 obs.

Squirrel Corn130 obs.

Purple Cress121 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Michigan in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	879	Apr (peak)
2	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	535	Apr (peak)
3	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	413	Apr (peak)
4	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	371	May (rising)
5	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	296	Apr (peak)
6	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	269	May (rising)
7	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	188	Apr (peak)
8	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	182	Apr (peak)
9	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	155	Apr (peak)
10	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	151	Apr (peak)
11	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	130	May (rising)
12	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	121	Apr (peak)
13	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	118	Apr (peak)
14	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	113	Apr (peak)
15	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	110	May (rising)
16	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	106	Mar (past peak)
17	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	102	Apr (peak)
18	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	93	Apr (peak)
19	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	84	Apr (peak)
20	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	78	May (rising)
21	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	77	May (rising)
22	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	76	Apr (peak)
23	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	71	Apr (peak)
24	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	65	Apr (peak)
25	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	63	May (rising)
26	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	62	Apr (peak)
27	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	61	Mar (past peak)
28	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	46	May (rising)
29	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	43	May (rising)
30	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	41	May (rising)
31	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	41	Apr (peak)
32	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	40	May (rising)
33	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	39	May (rising)
34	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	37	May (rising)
35	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	37	Apr (peak)
36	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	36	May (rising)
37	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	35	Apr (peak)
38	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	31	Apr (peak)
39	Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	barberry family	30	May (rising)
40	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	30	May (rising)
41	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	29	Apr (peak)
42	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	29	May (rising)
43	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	27	May (rising)
44	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Apr (peak)
45	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	24	May (rising)
46	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	24	Apr (peak)
47	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	23	May (rising)
48	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	21	May (rising)
49	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	May (rising)
50	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	20	May (rising)