Wildflowers Blooming in New York in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New York in March in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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

Lesser Celandine378 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage320 obs.

Common Snowdrop211 obs.

Red Deadnettle165 obs.

Colt's-Foot135 obs.

Red Maple132 obs.

Hairy Bittercress111 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle98 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell80 obs.

Siberian squill76 obs.

Bloodroot70 obs.

Common Whitlowgrass62 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New York in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	378	Apr (rising)
2	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	320	Mar (peak)
3	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	211	Mar (peak)
4	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	165	Apr (rising)
5	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	135	Apr (rising)
6	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	132	Apr (rising)
7	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	111	Apr (rising)
8	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	98	Apr (rising)
9	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	80	Apr (rising)
10	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	76	Apr (rising)
11	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	70	Apr (rising)
12	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	62	Apr (rising)
13	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	37	Apr (rising)
14	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	32	Apr (rising)
15	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	32	Apr (rising)
16	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Apr (rising)
17	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	May (rising)
18	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	29	Apr (rising)
19	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Apr (rising)
20	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	19	Apr (rising)
21	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	12	Apr (rising)
22	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	10	May (rising)
23	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	10	Apr (rising)
24	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	10	Apr (rising)
25	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	8	Apr (rising)
26	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	8	Apr (rising)
27	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	8	Apr (rising)
28	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	7	Apr (rising)
29	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	7	Apr (rising)
30	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	7	Apr (rising)
31	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	6	May (rising)
32	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	4	Apr (rising)
33	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	3	Oct (rising)
34	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	3	Apr (rising)
35	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	3	Apr (rising)
36	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	3	Apr (rising)
37	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	3	Apr (rising)
38	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	2	Dec (rising)
39	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	2	Apr (rising)
40	Pineapple-Weed	Matricaria discoidea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	May (rising)
41	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	2	May (rising)
42	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	2	Apr (rising)
43	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	2	Apr (rising)
44	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	2	Apr (rising)
45	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	1	May (rising)
46	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	1	Aug (rising)
47	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	1	May (rising)
48	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	1	Apr (rising)
49	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	1	Apr (rising)
50	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	1	May (rising)