Wildflowers Blooming in Michigan in March (41 Species)

41 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Michigan in March in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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 March

Eastern Skunk Cabbage122 obs.

Harbinger of Spring67 obs.

Common Snowdrop51 obs.

Siberian squill31 obs.

Bloodroot24 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty20 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle13 obs.

Northern Spicebush10 obs.

Colt's-Foot10 obs.

Marsh Marigold9 obs.

Lesser Celandine9 obs.

Hairy Bittercress8 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Michigan in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	122	Mar (peak)
2	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	67	Mar (peak)
3	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	51	Apr (rising)
4	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	31	Apr (rising)
5	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	24	Apr (rising)
6	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	20	Apr (rising)
7	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	13	Apr (rising)
8	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	10	Apr (rising)
9	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Apr (rising)
10	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	9	May (rising)
11	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	9	Apr (rising)
12	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	8	Apr (rising)
13	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	8	Apr (rising)
14	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	6	May (rising)
15	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	6	Apr (rising)
16	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	4	Apr (rising)
17	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	3	Apr (rising)
18	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	3	Oct (rising)
19	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	3	Apr (rising)
20	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	3	Apr (rising)
21	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	3	Apr (rising)
22	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	May (rising)
23	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	2	Apr (rising)
24	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	2	May (rising)
25	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	2	Apr (rising)
26	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	2	Apr (rising)
27	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	2	Apr (rising)
28	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	2	Apr (rising)
29	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	1	Jun (rising)
30	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Apr (rising)
31	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	1	Apr (rising)
32	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	1	Aug (rising)
33	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	1	May (rising)
34	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Aug (rising)
35	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Apr (rising)
36	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	1	Jun (rising)
37	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	1	Jun (rising)
38	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	1	Jul (rising)
39	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	1	May (rising)
40	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	1	Apr (rising)
41	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	1	Apr (rising)