Wildflowers Blooming in New Jersey in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Jersey in April in our iNaturalist sample; 38 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 Dec

Top wildflowers in April

Lesser Celandine614 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty581 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily442 obs.

Bloodroot286 obs.

Red Deadnettle252 obs.

Ground-Ivy202 obs.

Garlic Mustard182 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle171 obs.

Trailing Arbutus169 obs.

Virginia bluebells146 obs.

Dutchman's breeches138 obs.

Rue Anemone130 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Jersey in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	614	Apr (peak)
2	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	581	Apr (peak)
3	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	442	Apr (peak)
4	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	286	Apr (peak)
5	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	252	Apr (peak)
6	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	202	Apr (peak)
7	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	182	Apr (peak)
8	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	171	Apr (peak)
9	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	169	Apr (peak)
10	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	146	Apr (peak)
11	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	138	Apr (peak)
12	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	130	Apr (peak)
13	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	118	Apr (peak)
14	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	107	Apr (peak)
15	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	99	Apr (peak)
16	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	87	Apr (peak)
17	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	80	Apr (peak)
18	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	78	Apr (peak)
19	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	66	Mar (past peak)
20	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	64	May (rising)
21	Beach Plum	Prunus maritima	rose family	63	May (rising)
22	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	62	Apr (peak)
23	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	61	Apr (peak)
24	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	60	May (rising)
25	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	59	May (rising)
26	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	59	Apr (peak)
27	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	58	May (rising)
28	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	58	May (rising)
29	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	56	Apr (peak)
30	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	54	Apr (peak)
31	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	52	Mar (past peak)
32	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	48	Apr (peak)
33	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	46	Apr (peak)
34	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	41	Apr (peak)
35	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	40	Apr (peak)
36	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	39	Apr (peak)
37	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	38	Apr (peak)
38	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	37	Apr (peak)
39	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Apr (peak)
40	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	36	Apr (peak)
41	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	35	Apr (peak)
42	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Apr (peak)
43	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	32	May (rising)
44	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	32	May (rising)
45	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	31	Apr (peak)
46	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	31	Mar (past peak)
47	Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	olive family	31	Apr (peak)
48	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	30	Mar (past peak)
49	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	29	Apr (peak)
50	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	29	Apr (peak)