Wildflowers Blooming in New Jersey in March (47 Species)

47 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Jersey in March in our iNaturalist sample; 5 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 March

Lesser Celandine349 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage218 obs.

Red Maple155 obs.

Hairy Bittercress107 obs.

Red Deadnettle88 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle81 obs.

Common Snowdrop78 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty69 obs.

Northern Spicebush64 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell60 obs.

Common Whitlowgrass55 obs.

Ground-Ivy53 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Jersey in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	349	Apr (rising)
2	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	218	Mar (peak)
3	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	155	Mar (peak)
4	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	107	Mar (peak)
5	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	88	Apr (rising)
6	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	81	Apr (rising)
7	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	78	Mar (peak)
8	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	69	Apr (rising)
9	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	64	Apr (rising)
10	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	60	Apr (rising)
11	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	55	Mar (peak)
12	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	53	Apr (rising)
13	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	44	Apr (rising)
14	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	37	Apr (rising)
15	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Apr (rising)
16	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	20	Apr (rising)
17	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	19	Apr (rising)
18	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	18	Apr (rising)
19	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	14	Apr (rising)
20	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	14	Apr (rising)
21	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Apr (rising)
22	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	11	Apr (rising)
23	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	11	Apr (rising)
24	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Apr (rising)
25	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	9	Apr (rising)
26	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	8	Apr (rising)
27	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	8	Apr (rising)
28	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	7	Apr (rising)
29	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	5	May (rising)
30	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	5	Apr (rising)
31	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	4	Apr (rising)
32	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	4	May (rising)
33	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	4	Apr (rising)
34	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	3	Apr (rising)
35	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	3	Apr (rising)
36	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	3	Apr (rising)
37	Dwarf Mallow	Malva neglecta	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	3	Jun (rising)
38	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	2	Apr (rising)
39	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	2	Apr (rising)
40	Dame's Rocket	Hesperis matronalis	mustard family	1	May (rising)
41	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	1	Apr (rising)
42	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	1	May (rising)
43	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	1	May (rising)
44	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	1	Apr (rising)
45	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	1	Apr (rising)
46	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	1	May (rising)
47	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	1	Jun (rising)