Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in February (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in February in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 February

Tiny Bluet97 obs.

Yellow Jessamine91 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle84 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty75 obs.

Primrose-Leaved Violet74 obs.

Crowpoison67 obs.

Butterweed60 obs.

Red Deadnettle41 obs.

American field pansy38 obs.

White Clover37 obs.

Oriental false hawksbeard37 obs.

Largeflower pink-sorrel32 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	97	Mar (rising)
2	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	91	Mar (rising)
3	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	84	Feb (peak)
4	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	75	Mar (rising)
5	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	74	Mar (rising)
6	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	67	Mar (rising)
7	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	60	Mar (rising)
8	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	41	Mar (rising)
9	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	38	Mar (rising)
10	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	37	Apr (rising)
11	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Mar (rising)
12	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	32	Mar (rising)
13	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	31	Mar (rising)
14	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	26	Feb (peak)
15	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Feb (peak)
16	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	25	Feb (peak)
17	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	25	Mar (rising)
18	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	23	Mar (rising)
19	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	20	Feb (peak)
20	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Apr (rising)
21	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	17	Mar (rising)
22	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	16	Feb (peak)
23	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	16	Apr (rising)
24	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	16	Mar (rising)
25	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	13	Mar (rising)
26	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	13	Mar (rising)
27	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	12	Mar (rising)
28	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	12	Mar (rising)
29	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	11	Feb (peak)
30	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	11	Mar (rising)
31	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	10	Mar (rising)
32	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	9	Apr (rising)
33	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	Plantain Family	9	Mar (rising)
34	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	9	Mar (rising)
35	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	9	Mar (rising)
36	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	9	Apr (rising)
37	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	8	Apr (rising)
38	Bur Clover	Medicago polymorpha	Legumes	7	Mar (rising)
39	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	7	Mar (rising)
40	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	7	Mar (rising)
41	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (rising)
42	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	6	Feb (peak)
43	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	5	Mar (rising)
44	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	5	Mar (rising)
45	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	5	Apr (rising)
46	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	4	Mar (rising)
47	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	4	Apr (rising)
48	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	3	Mar (rising)
49	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	3	Mar (rising)
50	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	3	Feb (peak)