Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in December (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in December 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.

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

Top wildflowers in December

White beggarticks25 obs.

American Witch-Hazel18 obs.

Oriental false hawksbeard16 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle13 obs.

Ghost Pipe12 obs.

Camphorweed12 obs.

Crowpoison12 obs.

Largeflower pink-sorrel11 obs.

Blue Mistflower11 obs.

Calico Aster10 obs.

Butterweed9 obs.

Common Dandelion8 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Sep (past peak)
2	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	18	Nov (past peak)
3	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Mar (past peak)
4	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	13	Feb (past peak)
5	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	12	Oct (past peak)
6	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
7	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	12	Mar (past peak)
8	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	11	Mar (past peak)
9	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Oct (past peak)
10	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Oct (past peak)
11	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Mar (past peak)
12	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Feb (past peak)
13	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Oct (past peak)
14	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	8	Apr (past peak)
15	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	7	Mar (past peak)
16	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jun (past peak)
17	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	7	Apr (past peak)
18	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	7	Mar (past peak)
19	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Aug (past peak)
20	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	5	Sep (past peak)
21	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (past peak)
22	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	4	Mar (past peak)
23	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	3	Mar (past peak)
24	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	3	Mar (past peak)
25	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	3	May (past peak)
26	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	May (past peak)
27	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	2	Mar (past peak)
28	Wild radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	mustard family	2	Jan (past peak)
29	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	2	Mar (past peak)
30	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	2	Apr (past peak)
31	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	2	Mar (past peak)
32	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	2	May (past peak)
33	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	2	Aug (past peak)
34	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Oct (past peak)
35	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	2	Apr (past peak)
36	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	2	Jun (past peak)
37	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	2	Mar (past peak)
38	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	2	Jul (past peak)
39	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	2	Sep (past peak)
40	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	1	Sep (past peak)
41	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Sep (past peak)
42	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	1	Feb (past peak)
43	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	1	Feb (past peak)
44	Spotted spurge	Euphorbia maculata	Spurge Family	1	Aug (past peak)
45	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	1	Sep (past peak)
46	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	1	Apr (past peak)
47	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	1	May (past peak)
48	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	1	Apr (past peak)
49	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Dec (peak)
50	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	1	Dec (peak)