Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in April in our iNaturalist sample; 33 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

Jack-in-the-Pulpit806 obs.

Large White Trillium806 obs.

Red Trillium741 obs.

Showy Orchis721 obs.

Cross Vine714 obs.

Robin's-Plantain667 obs.

Red Columbine583 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane537 obs.

Azure Bluet534 obs.

Bashful Wakerobin523 obs.

Annual Honesty451 obs.

Painted Trillium431 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	806	Apr (peak)
2	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	806	Apr (peak)
3	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	741	Apr (peak)
4	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	721	Apr (peak)
5	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	714	Apr (peak)
6	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	667	Apr (peak)
7	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	583	Apr (peak)
8	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	537	Apr (peak)
9	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	534	Apr (peak)
10	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	523	Apr (peak)
11	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	451	Apr (peak)
12	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	431	May (rising)
13	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	427	Apr (peak)
14	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	423	Mar (past peak)
15	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	396	Apr (peak)
16	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	382	Apr (peak)
17	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	359	May (rising)
18	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	351	Apr (peak)
19	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	337	Apr (peak)
20	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	336	Jun (rising)
21	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	334	Apr (peak)
22	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	330	Apr (peak)
23	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	308	Apr (peak)
24	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	306	Apr (peak)
25	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	292	Apr (peak)
26	Flame Azalea	Rhododendron calendulaceum	heath family	285	Jun (rising)
27	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	270	Apr (peak)
28	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	269	Apr (peak)
29	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	260	Apr (peak)
30	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	254	Mar (past peak)
31	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	246	Mar (past peak)
32	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	232	Mar (past peak)
33	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	231	Apr (peak)
34	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	231	Apr (peak)
35	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	220	Apr (peak)
36	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	219	Apr (peak)
37	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	217	Apr (peak)
38	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	209	Mar (past peak)
39	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	199	May (rising)
40	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	195	May (rising)
41	Aniseroot	Osmorhiza longistylis	carrot family	181	Apr (peak)
42	Mapleleaf Viburnum	Viburnum acerifolium	elder family	180	May (rising)
43	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	177	Mar (past peak)
44	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	176	May (rising)
45	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	170	Apr (peak)
46	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	169	Apr (peak)
47	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	165	May (rising)
48	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	159	Mar (past peak)
49	Bearded Grasspink	Calopogon barbatus	Orchids	153	Apr (peak)
50	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	151	May (rising)