Wildflowers Blooming in Nevada in April (50 Species)

50 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Nevada in April in our iNaturalist sample; 30 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 April

Apricot Globemallow190 obs.

Winding Mariposa Lily182 obs.

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed173 obs.

Desert Marigold156 obs.

Creosote Bush130 obs.

Mojave Woodyaster117 obs.

Desert Chicory92 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill74 obs.

Golden Currant74 obs.

Golden Suncup71 obs.

Desert Tobacco70 obs.

Brittlebush68 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Nevada in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	190	Apr (peak)
2	Winding Mariposa Lily	Calochortus flexuosus	lily family	182	Apr (peak)
3	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	173	Mar (past peak)
4	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	156	Apr (peak)
5	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	130	Apr (peak)
6	Mojave Woodyaster	Xylorhiza tortifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	117	Apr (peak)
7	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	92	Apr (peak)
8	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	74	Mar (past peak)
9	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	74	Apr (peak)
10	Golden Suncup	Chylismia brevipes	evening primrose family	71	Mar (past peak)
11	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	70	Mar (past peak)
12	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	68	Mar (past peak)
13	Alkali Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	borage family	65	Apr (peak)
14	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	63	Apr (peak)
15	Thickleaf Groundcherry	Physalis crassifolia	nightshade family	53	Apr (peak)
16	Desert Trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	knotweed family	52	May (rising)
17	Paperbag Bush	Scutellaria mexicana	Mint Family	51	May (rising)
18	Desert Dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	Apr (peak)
19	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	46	May (rising)
20	Wallace's woollydaisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Apr (peak)
21	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	40	Apr (peak)
22	Purple Mat	Nama demissa	borage family	39	Apr (peak)
23	Mojave Yucca	Yucca schidigera	agave and allies	35	Mar (past peak)
24	Cheesebush	Ambrosia salsola	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Apr (peak)
25	Rush Milkweed	Asclepias subulata	Dogbane Family	33	May (rising)
26	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Apr (peak)
27	Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	bignonia family	28	May (rising)
28	Beavertail Pricklypear	Opuntia basilaris	cacti	27	Apr (peak)
29	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	26	Apr (peak)
30	Yellow Fritillary	Fritillaria pudica	lily family	26	Apr (peak)
31	Little Gold Poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora	Poppy Family	25	Mar (past peak)
32	Greenleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	heath family	25	May (rising)
33	Desert Plantain	Plantago ovata	Plantain Family	23	Mar (past peak)
34	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	23	Mar (past peak)
35	Fremont's pincushion	Chaenactis fremontii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Mar (past peak)
36	Sagebrush Buttercup	Ranunculus glaberrimus	buttercup family	20	Apr (peak)
37	Bigelow's monkeyflower	Diplacus bigelovii	lopseed family	20	Apr (peak)
38	Desert Mariposa Lily	Calochortus kennedyi	lily family	18	Apr (peak)
39	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	17	Sep (rising)
40	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Apr (peak)
41	California shieldpod	Dithyrea californica	mustard family	16	Mar (past peak)
42	Wishbone Bush	Mirabilis laevis	four o'clock family	16	Apr (peak)
43	Desert Fivespot	Eremalche rotundifolia	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	15	Apr (peak)
44	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Mar (past peak)
45	White Rhatany	Krameria bicolor	rhatany family	14	May (rising)
46	Spanish needle	Palafoxia arida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Apr (peak)
47	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	12	Apr (peak)
48	Sweetbush	Bebbia juncea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Apr (peak)
49	Western Blue-Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	iris family	11	Apr (peak)
50	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	11	Apr (peak)