Wildflowers Blooming in Nevada in March (50 Species)

50 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Nevada in March in our iNaturalist sample; 23 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

Notch-leaf Scorpionweed181 obs.

Brittlebush127 obs.

Apricot Globemallow121 obs.

Desert Marigold98 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill82 obs.

Golden Suncup78 obs.

Desert Tobacco77 obs.

Mojave Yucca74 obs.

Creosote Bush71 obs.

Desert Chicory71 obs.

Winding Mariposa Lily60 obs.

Mojave Woodyaster53 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Nevada in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Notch-leaf Scorpionweed	Phacelia crenulata	borage family	181	Mar (peak)
2	Brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	127	Mar (peak)
3	Apricot Globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	121	Apr (rising)
4	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	98	Apr (rising)
5	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	82	Mar (peak)
6	Golden Suncup	Chylismia brevipes	evening primrose family	78	Mar (peak)
7	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	77	Mar (peak)
8	Mojave Yucca	Yucca schidigera	agave and allies	74	Mar (peak)
9	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	71	Apr (rising)
10	Desert Chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	Apr (rising)
11	Winding Mariposa Lily	Calochortus flexuosus	lily family	60	Apr (rising)
12	Mojave Woodyaster	Xylorhiza tortifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	53	Apr (rising)
13	Pointleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	heath family	51	Mar (peak)
14	Desert Dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Apr (rising)
15	Desert Plantain	Plantago ovata	Plantain Family	35	Mar (peak)
16	Thickleaf Groundcherry	Physalis crassifolia	nightshade family	27	Apr (rising)
17	Little Gold Poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora	Poppy Family	25	Mar (peak)
18	Emory's rockdaisy	Perityle emoryi	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Mar (peak)
19	Wallace's woollydaisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Apr (rising)
20	Desert Trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	knotweed family	23	May (rising)
21	Desert Sunflower	Geraea canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Apr (rising)
22	Fremont's pincushion	Chaenactis fremontii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Mar (peak)
23	Chia	Salvia columbariae	Mint Family	20	Apr (rising)
24	Blue Dicks	Dipterostemon capitatus	agave and allies	20	Apr (rising)
25	California shieldpod	Dithyrea californica	mustard family	19	Mar (peak)
26	Alkali Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	borage family	18	Apr (rising)
27	Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	Legumes	18	Mar (peak)
28	Yellow Fritillary	Fritillaria pudica	lily family	15	Apr (rising)
29	Mojave desertstar	Monoptilon bellioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Mar (peak)
30	Western Joshua Tree	Yucca brevifolia	agave and allies	14	Mar (peak)
31	Greenleaf Manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	heath family	14	May (rising)
32	Saharan Mustard	Brassica tournefortii	mustard family	14	Feb (past peak)
33	Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Legumes	13	Mar (peak)
34	Strigose Lotus	Acmispon strigosus	Legumes	12	Mar (peak)
35	Cheesebush	Ambrosia salsola	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Apr (rising)
36	Purple Mat	Nama demissa	borage family	12	Apr (rising)
37	Bigelow's monkeyflower	Diplacus bigelovii	lopseed family	11	Apr (rising)
38	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	9	Nov (rising)
39	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	9	May (rising)
40	Parish's Goldeneye	Bahiopsis parishii	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Apr (rising)
41	California Buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum	knotweed family	8	Apr (rising)
42	Spanish needle	Palafoxia arida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Apr (rising)
43	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Poppy Family	6	Mar (peak)
44	Ghost Flower	Mohavea confertiflora	Plantain Family	6	Mar (peak)
45	Distant Phacelia	Phacelia distans	borage family	6	Mar (peak)
46	White Fiesta Flower	Pholistoma membranaceum	borage family	6	Mar (peak)
47	Desert Fivespot	Eremalche rotundifolia	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	6	Apr (rising)
48	Booth's Evening Primrose	Eremothera boothii	evening primrose family	6	Mar (peak)
49	Browneyes	Chylismia claviformis	evening primrose family	5	Mar (peak)
50	Paperbag Bush	Scutellaria mexicana	Mint Family	5	May (rising)