Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in March in our iNaturalist sample; 36 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 March

Lyreleaf Sage212 obs.

Crowpoison201 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty162 obs.

Red Buckeye150 obs.

Yellow Jessamine145 obs.

Tiny Bluet143 obs.

Butterweed126 obs.

Southern Dewberry124 obs.

Primrose-Leaved Violet122 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane118 obs.

Eastern Redbud103 obs.

Red Deadnettle95 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	212	Apr (rising)
2	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	201	Mar (peak)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	162	Mar (peak)
4	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	150	Mar (peak)
5	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	145	Mar (peak)
6	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	143	Mar (peak)
7	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	126	Mar (peak)
8	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	124	Mar (peak)
9	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	122	Mar (peak)
10	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	118	Apr (rising)
11	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	103	Mar (peak)
12	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	95	Mar (peak)
13	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	88	Apr (rising)
14	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	80	Mar (peak)
15	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	79	Mar (peak)
16	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	75	Apr (rising)
17	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	71	Mar (peak)
18	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	66	Mar (peak)
19	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	62	Mar (peak)
20	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	59	Feb (past peak)
21	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	59	Apr (rising)
22	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	55	Mar (peak)
23	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	51	Mar (peak)
24	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	51	Mar (peak)
25	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	51	Mar (peak)
26	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	50	Apr (rising)
27	Crimson Clover	Trifolium incarnatum	Legumes	50	Apr (rising)
28	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	rose family	49	Mar (peak)
29	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	49	Mar (peak)
30	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	49	Apr (rising)
31	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	48	Apr (rising)
32	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	47	Mar (peak)
33	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	44	Mar (peak)
34	Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	phlox family	44	Apr (rising)
35	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	44	Mar (peak)
36	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	40	Mar (peak)
37	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	39	Mar (peak)
38	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	37	Mar (peak)
39	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	36	Apr (rising)
40	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	35	Mar (peak)
41	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	33	Mar (peak)
42	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	30	Mar (peak)
43	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	30	Apr (rising)
44	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	29	Mar (peak)
45	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	27	Mar (peak)
46	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	27	Mar (peak)
47	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	27	Apr (rising)
48	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	26	Mar (peak)
49	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	Plantain Family	24	Mar (peak)
50	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	23	Mar (peak)