Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in February (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in February in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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 February

Dimpled Trout Lily296 obs.

Lesser Celandine111 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle59 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell59 obs.

Bloodroot53 obs.

Red Maple39 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty38 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage37 obs.

Red Deadnettle35 obs.

Round-Lobed Hepatica34 obs.

Ground-Ivy29 obs.

Hairy Bittercress15 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	296	Mar (rising)
2	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	111	Mar (rising)
3	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	59	Mar (rising)
4	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	59	Mar (rising)
5	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	53	Mar (rising)
6	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	39	Mar (rising)
7	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	38	Mar (rising)
8	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	37	Feb (peak)
9	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	35	Apr (rising)
10	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	34	Mar (rising)
11	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	29	Apr (rising)
12	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	15	Mar (rising)
13	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	14	Mar (rising)
14	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	14	Mar (rising)
15	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	13	Mar (rising)
16	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	12	Mar (rising)
17	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	12	Mar (rising)
18	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Apr (rising)
19	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	10	Apr (rising)
20	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	10	Feb (peak)
21	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	10	Apr (rising)
22	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	9	Apr (rising)
23	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	7	Mar (rising)
24	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	7	Apr (rising)
25	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	6	Apr (rising)
26	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	6	Mar (rising)
27	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	6	May (rising)
28	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Mar (rising)
29	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	6	Mar (rising)
30	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	6	Mar (rising)
31	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Apr (rising)
32	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	5	Apr (rising)
33	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	5	Mar (rising)
34	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	4	Feb (peak)
35	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Mar (rising)
36	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	3	Apr (rising)
37	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	3	Mar (rising)
38	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	3	Apr (rising)
39	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	2	Apr (rising)
40	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	2	Mar (rising)
41	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	2	Feb (peak)
42	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	2	Apr (rising)
43	Yellow Wakerobin	Trillium luteum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	2	Apr (rising)
44	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	2	Apr (rising)
45	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	1	Jun (rising)
46	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	1	Mar (rising)
47	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	1	Feb (peak)
48	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	1	Jun (rising)
49	Wild radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	mustard family	1	Feb (peak)
50	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	1	Mar (rising)