Wildflowers Blooming in New York in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New York in April in our iNaturalist sample; 35 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

Lesser Celandine2,151 obs.

Bloodroot1,366 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily1,215 obs.

Red Deadnettle850 obs.

Red Trillium816 obs.

Dutchman's breeches714 obs.

Garlic Mustard669 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty562 obs.

Large White Trillium533 obs.

Colt's-Foot440 obs.

Marsh Marigold435 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle421 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New York in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	2,151	Apr (peak)
2	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,366	Apr (peak)
3	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	1,215	Apr (peak)
4	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	850	Apr (peak)
5	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	816	Apr (peak)
6	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	714	Apr (peak)
7	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	669	Apr (peak)
8	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	562	Apr (peak)
9	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	533	May (rising)
10	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	440	Apr (peak)
11	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	435	Apr (peak)
12	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	421	Apr (peak)
13	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	379	Apr (peak)
14	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	345	Apr (peak)
15	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	322	Apr (peak)
16	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	290	Apr (peak)
17	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	289	May (rising)
18	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	264	Apr (peak)
19	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	252	Apr (peak)
20	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	237	Apr (peak)
21	Jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens	rose family	224	Apr (peak)
22	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	219	Apr (peak)
23	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	203	Apr (peak)
24	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	188	Apr (peak)
25	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	188	May (rising)
26	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	181	Apr (peak)
27	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	171	May (rising)
28	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	166	May (rising)
29	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	165	Apr (peak)
30	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	162	Mar (past peak)
31	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	161	Apr (peak)
32	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	156	Apr (peak)
33	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	155	May (rising)
34	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	144	Apr (peak)
35	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	141	May (rising)
36	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	140	Apr (peak)
37	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	139	May (rising)
38	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	138	Apr (peak)
39	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	138	Apr (peak)
40	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	136	May (rising)
41	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	136	Apr (peak)
42	Beach Plum	Prunus maritima	rose family	127	May (rising)
43	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	118	May (rising)
44	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	118	Apr (peak)
45	Greater celandine	Chelidonium majus	Poppy Family	112	May (rising)
46	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	94	Mar (past peak)
47	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	94	Apr (peak)
48	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	92	Apr (peak)
49	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	91	Apr (peak)
50	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	91	May (rising)