Wildflowers Blooming in Minnesota in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Minnesota in April in our iNaturalist sample; 14 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

Bloodroot1,231 obs.

Dutchman's breeches458 obs.

Prairie Pasqueflower190 obs.

Rue Anemone171 obs.

Siberian squill165 obs.

Snow Trillium157 obs.

Ground-Ivy131 obs.

Marsh Marigold130 obs.

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica129 obs.

Virginia bluebells116 obs.

Box Elder113 obs.

White Fawnlily105 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Minnesota in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,231	Apr (peak)
2	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	458	Apr (peak)
3	Prairie Pasqueflower	Pulsatilla nuttalliana	buttercup family	190	Apr (peak)
4	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	171	May (rising)
5	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	165	Apr (peak)
6	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	157	Apr (peak)
7	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	131	May (rising)
8	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	130	May (rising)
9	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	129	Apr (peak)
10	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	116	May (rising)
11	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	113	Apr (peak)
12	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	105	May (rising)
13	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	93	May (rising)
14	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	88	Apr (peak)
15	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	86	May (rising)
16	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	84	May (rising)
17	Prairie Smoke	Geum triflorum	rose family	82	May (rising)
18	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	77	Apr (peak)
19	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	59	May (rising)
20	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	May (rising)
21	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	47	Apr (peak)
22	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	42	May (rising)
23	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	41	May (rising)
24	American plum	Prunus americana	rose family	36	May (rising)
25	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	34	May (rising)
26	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	33	May (rising)
27	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	32	May (rising)
28	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	29	Apr (peak)
29	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	26	May (rising)
30	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	25	May (rising)
31	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	23	May (rising)
32	Early Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum dioicum	buttercup family	23	May (rising)
33	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	22	May (rising)
34	Twoleaf Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	saxifrage family	20	May (rising)
35	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	19	Apr (peak)
36	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	18	May (rising)
37	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	13	May (rising)
38	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	13	May (rising)
39	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	11	Apr (peak)
40	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	10	May (rising)
41	Arctic Butterbur	Petasites frigidus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	May (rising)
42	Bitter Wintercress	Barbarea vulgaris	mustard family	10	May (rising)
43	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	8	May (rising)
44	Narrowleaf Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	borage family	6	May (rising)
45	Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	barberry family	6	May (rising)
46	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	6	May (rising)
47	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	6	Apr (peak)
48	Nodding Trillium	Trillium cernuum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	5	May (rising)
49	Edible Valerian	Valeriana edulis	honeysuckle family	5	May (rising)
50	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	4	May (rising)