Wildflowers Blooming in Missouri in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Missouri in March in our iNaturalist sample; 18 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in March

Bloodroot332 obs.

Dutchman's breeches275 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty206 obs.

Virginia bluebells139 obs.

Common Serviceberry116 obs.

Harbinger of Spring112 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort97 obs.

American field pansy93 obs.

Tiny Bluet68 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle65 obs.

Red Deadnettle61 obs.

White Fawnlily59 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Missouri in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	332	Mar (peak)
2	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	275	Apr (rising)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	206	Apr (rising)
4	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	139	Apr (rising)
5	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	116	Mar (peak)
6	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	112	Mar (peak)
7	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	97	Apr (rising)
8	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	93	Mar (peak)
9	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	68	Mar (peak)
10	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	65	Apr (rising)
11	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	61	Apr (rising)
12	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	59	Apr (rising)
13	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	58	Apr (rising)
14	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	55	Apr (rising)
15	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	47	Apr (rising)
16	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	32	Apr (rising)
17	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	29	Mar (peak)
18	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	27	Mar (peak)
19	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	25	Apr (rising)
20	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	24	Apr (rising)
21	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	22	Mar (peak)
22	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	21	Apr (rising)
23	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	20	Apr (rising)
24	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	20	Mar (peak)
25	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	19	Mar (peak)
26	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	18	Mar (peak)
27	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	18	Apr (rising)
28	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	15	Mar (peak)
29	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	15	Mar (peak)
30	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	14	Mar (peak)
31	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	11	Apr (rising)
32	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	11	Mar (peak)
33	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	11	Mar (peak)
34	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	11	Apr (rising)
35	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	11	Apr (rising)
36	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	10	Apr (rising)
37	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	9	Apr (rising)
38	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	9	Apr (rising)
39	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	9	Apr (rising)
40	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	8	Apr (rising)
41	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	8	Apr (rising)
42	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	8	Apr (rising)
43	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	7	Apr (rising)
44	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	7	Apr (rising)
45	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (rising)
46	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	6	Apr (rising)
47	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	6	Mar (peak)
48	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	6	Apr (rising)
49	American plum	Prunus americana	rose family	5	Apr (rising)
50	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	5	Mar (peak)