51 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Nevada in February in our iNaturalist sample; 3 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in February
Redstem Stork's-bill
Brittlebush
Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Mojave Yucca
Desert Tobacco
Golden Suncup
Pointleaf Manzanita
Saharan Mustard
Desert Sand Verbena
Desert Plantain
Apricot Globemallow
Creosote Bush
All wildflowers blooming in Nevada in February
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redstem Stork's-bill | Erodium cicutarium | Geranium family | 41 | Mar (rising) |
| 2 | Brittlebush | Encelia farinosa | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 40 | Mar (rising) |
| 3 | Notch-leaf Scorpionweed | Phacelia crenulata | borage family | 33 | Mar (rising) |
| 4 | Mojave Yucca | Yucca schidigera | agave and allies | 26 | Mar (rising) |
| 5 | Desert Tobacco | Nicotiana obtusifolia | nightshade family | 22 | Mar (rising) |
| 6 | Golden Suncup | Chylismia brevipes | evening primrose family | 18 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | Pointleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos pungens | heath family | 17 | Mar (rising) |
| 8 | Saharan Mustard | Brassica tournefortii | mustard family | 17 | Feb (peak) |
| 9 | Desert Sand Verbena | Abronia villosa | four o'clock family | 14 | Feb (peak) |
| 10 | Desert Plantain | Plantago ovata | Plantain Family | 14 | Mar (rising) |
| 11 | Apricot Globemallow | Sphaeralcea ambigua | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 13 | Apr (rising) |
| 12 | Creosote Bush | Larrea tridentata | caltrops | 13 | Apr (rising) |
| 13 | Desert Marigold | Baileya multiradiata | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 11 | Apr (rising) |
| 14 | Desert Chicory | Rafinesquia neomexicana | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 11 | Apr (rising) |
| 15 | Thickleaf Groundcherry | Physalis crassifolia | nightshade family | 11 | Apr (rising) |
| 16 | California shieldpod | Dithyrea californica | mustard family | 9 | Mar (rising) |
| 17 | Arizona lupine | Lupinus arizonicus | Legumes | 8 | Mar (rising) |
| 18 | Emory's rockdaisy | Perityle emoryi | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 8 | Mar (rising) |
| 19 | Little Gold Poppy | Eschscholzia minutiflora | Poppy Family | 7 | Mar (rising) |
| 20 | Mojave Woodyaster | Xylorhiza tortifolia | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 7 | Apr (rising) |
| 21 | Desert Sunflower | Geraea canescens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 7 | Apr (rising) |
| 22 | Tree Tobacco | Nicotiana glauca | nightshade family | 6 | Nov (rising) |
| 23 | Spanish needle | Palafoxia arida | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 5 | Apr (rising) |
| 24 | Ghost Flower | Mohavea confertiflora | Plantain Family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 25 | California Buckwheat | Eriogonum fasciculatum | knotweed family | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 26 | Mojave desertstar | Monoptilon bellioides | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 27 | Sagebrush Buttercup | Ranunculus glaberrimus | buttercup family | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 28 | Desert Dandelion | Malacothrix glabrata | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 29 | Alkali Heliotrope | Heliotropium curassavicum | borage family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 30 | Desert Trumpet | Eriogonum inflatum | knotweed family | 2 | May (rising) |
| 31 | Strigose Lotus | Acmispon strigosus | Legumes | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 32 | Greenleaf Manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | heath family | 2 | May (rising) |
| 33 | Western Joshua Tree | Yucca brevifolia | agave and allies | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 34 | Fremont's pincushion | Chaenactis fremontii | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 35 | Distant Phacelia | Phacelia distans | borage family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 36 | Black Medick | Medicago lupulina | Legumes | 1 | Feb (peak) |
| 37 | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Ericameria nauseosa | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Sep (rising) |
| 38 | Desert Fivespot | Eremalche rotundifolia | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 39 | Bastard Toadflax | Comandra umbellata | sandalwood family | 1 | May (rising) |
| 40 | Coulter's lupine | Lupinus sparsiflorus | Legumes | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 41 | Cheesebush | Ambrosia salsola | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 42 | Parish's Goldeneye | Bahiopsis parishii | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 43 | Sweetbush | Bebbia juncea | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 44 | Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | bignonia family | 1 | May (rising) |
| 45 | Browneyes | Chylismia claviformis | evening primrose family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 46 | Wallace's woollydaisy | Eriophyllum wallacei | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 47 | Yellow Fritillary | Fritillaria pudica | lily family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 48 | Purple Mat | Nama demissa | borage family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 49 | Desert Lavender | Condea emoryi | Mint Family | 1 | Jan (past peak) |
| 50 | Bigelow's monkeyflower | Diplacus bigelovii | lopseed family | 1 | Apr (rising) |