Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in January (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in January 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 January

Oriental false hawksbeard45 obs.

Primrose-Leaved Violet36 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle20 obs.

White beggarticks17 obs.

White Clover15 obs.

Largeflower pink-sorrel15 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty11 obs.

Common Dandelion10 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	45	Mar (rising)
2	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	36	Mar (rising)
3	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	20	Feb (rising)
4	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Sep (rising)
5	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	15	Apr (rising)
6	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	15	Mar (rising)
7	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	15	Mar (rising)
8	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (rising)
9	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	13	Mar (rising)
10	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Mar (rising)
11	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	11	Mar (rising)
12	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Feb (rising)
13	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	10	Feb (rising)
14	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	9	Mar (rising)
15	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	9	Apr (rising)
16	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	9	Mar (rising)
17	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	8	Apr (rising)
18	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	7	Nov (rising)
19	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	7	Apr (rising)
20	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	6	Feb (rising)
21	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	6	Mar (rising)
22	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Aug (rising)
23	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	4	Mar (rising)
24	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	4	Feb (rising)
25	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	4	Feb (rising)
26	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	4	Mar (rising)
27	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	4	Mar (rising)
28	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	3	Apr (rising)
29	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	3	Feb (rising)
30	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	3	Mar (rising)
31	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	3	Jun (rising)
32	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Oct (rising)
33	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	2	Mar (rising)
34	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	2	Mar (rising)
35	Wild radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	mustard family	2	Jan (peak)
36	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	2	Apr (rising)
37	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	2	May (rising)
38	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	2	Mar (rising)
39	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	2	Apr (rising)
40	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Apr (rising)
41	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Fumaria muralis	Poppy Family	2	Feb (rising)
42	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	May (rising)
43	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Jan (peak)
44	Hairy Vetch	Vicia villosa	Legumes	1	May (rising)
45	Spotted spurge	Euphorbia maculata	Spurge Family	1	Aug (rising)
46	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	1	May (rising)
47	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Apr (rising)
48	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Oct (rising)
49	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	1	Apr (rising)
50	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	1	Jul (rising)