Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in April in our iNaturalist sample; 31 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in April

Lyreleaf Sage244 obs.

Bristle Thistle226 obs.

Red Buckeye148 obs.

Chinese privet147 obs.

Crimson Clover142 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane134 obs.

Blue Pigroot131 obs.

Japanese honeysuckle126 obs.

White Clover125 obs.

Butterweed124 obs.

Prairie Phlox119 obs.

Partridgeberry110 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	244	Apr (peak)
2	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	226	Apr (peak)
3	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	148	Mar (past peak)
4	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	147	Apr (peak)
5	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	142	Apr (peak)
6	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	134	Apr (peak)
7	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	131	Apr (peak)
8	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	126	Apr (peak)
9	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	125	Apr (peak)
10	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	124	Mar (past peak)
11	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	119	Apr (peak)
12	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	110	Apr (peak)
13	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	104	May (rising)
14	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	98	Apr (peak)
15	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	92	Apr (peak)
16	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	80	Apr (peak)
17	Venus's looking-glass	Triodanis biflora	bellflower family	77	Apr (peak)
18	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	76	Apr (peak)
19	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	69	Apr (peak)
20	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	67	Apr (peak)
21	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	65	Apr (peak)
22	Tuberous Grasspink	Calopogon tuberosus	Orchids	64	Apr (peak)
23	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	62	Mar (past peak)
24	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	61	Apr (peak)
25	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	60	Apr (peak)
26	Pale Grasspink	Calopogon pallidus	Orchids	58	May (rising)
27	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	57	Apr (peak)
28	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	57	Mar (past peak)
29	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	55	Apr (peak)
30	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	55	Mar (past peak)
31	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	51	Mar (past peak)
32	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	50	Apr (peak)
33	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	49	Mar (past peak)
34	Cut-leaved crane's-bill	Geranium dissectum	Geranium family	47	Apr (peak)
35	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	47	Mar (past peak)
36	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	46	Apr (peak)
37	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	46	May (rising)
38	Helmet skullcap	Scutellaria integrifolia	Mint Family	44	May (rising)
39	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	42	Mar (past peak)
40	Hairy Vetch	Vicia villosa	Legumes	40	May (rising)
41	Rose Pogonia	Pogonia ophioglossoides	Orchids	38	Apr (peak)
42	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	37	Apr (peak)
43	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	37	Mar (past peak)
44	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	36	May (rising)
45	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	34	Mar (past peak)
46	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	33	Apr (peak)
47	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	31	Apr (peak)
48	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	31	Mar (past peak)
49	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	30	Apr (peak)
50	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	30	May (rising)