47 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in January 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.
Top wildflowers in January
Lesser Celandine
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Henbit Deadnettle
Round-Lobed Hepatica
Red Deadnettle
Red Maple
Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Azure Bluet
Common Chickweed
Common Dandelion
Common Snowdrop
Common Groundsel
All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in January
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Celandine | Ficaria verna | buttercup family | 15 | Mar (rising) |
| 2 | Eastern Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Arum Family | 12 | Feb (rising) |
| 3 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 12 | Mar (rising) |
| 4 | Round-Lobed Hepatica | Hepatica americana | buttercup family | 9 | Mar (rising) |
| 5 | Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Mint Family | 8 | Apr (rising) |
| 6 | Red Maple | Acer rubrum | soapberry family | 7 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | Bird's-Eye Speedwell | Veronica persica | Plantain Family | 7 | Mar (rising) |
| 8 | Azure Bluet | Houstonia caerulea | madder family | 5 | Apr (rising) |
| 9 | Common Chickweed | Stellaria media | pink family | 4 | Mar (rising) |
| 10 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 11 | Common Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 3 | Feb (rising) |
| 12 | Common Groundsel | Senecio vulgaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 13 | Ground-Ivy | Glechoma hederacea | Mint Family | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 14 | Bird's Foot Violet | Viola pedata | Violet Family | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 15 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 3 | Jul (rising) |
| 16 | American field pansy | Viola rafinesquei | Violet Family | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 17 | Redstem Stork's-bill | Erodium cicutarium | Geranium family | 2 | Jan (peak) |
| 18 | Hairy Bittercress | Cardamine hirsuta | mustard family | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 19 | Moss Phlox | Phlox subulata | phlox family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 20 | Camphorweed | Heterotheca subaxillaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 2 | Oct (rising) |
| 21 | Virginia Springbeauty | Claytonia virginica | Pussypaw Family | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 22 | Asian mazus | Mazus pumilus | mazus family | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 23 | Pink Lady's Slipper | Cypripedium acaule | Orchids | 1 | May (rising) |
| 24 | Field madder | Sherardia arvensis | madder family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 25 | Catawba Rhododendron | Rhododendron catawbiense | heath family | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 26 | Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis | Poppy Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 27 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 28 | Greater Periwinkle | Vinca major | Dogbane Family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 29 | White Clover | Trifolium repens | Legumes | 1 | May (rising) |
| 30 | Fire Pink | Silene virginica | pink family | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 31 | Downy Rattlesnake Plantain | Goodyera pubescens | Orchids | 1 | Jul (rising) |
| 32 | black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 33 | clasping Venus's looking glass | Triodanis perfoliata | bellflower family | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 34 | American trumpet vine | Campsis radicans | bignonia family | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 35 | Annual Fleabane | Erigeron annuus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 36 | Pigeonwings | Clitoria mariana | Legumes | 1 | Jul (rising) |
| 37 | Striped Wintergreen | Chimaphila maculata | heath family | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 38 | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Gelsemiaceae | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 39 | Trailing Arbutus | Epigaea repens | heath family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 40 | Rue Anemone | Thalictrum thalictroides | buttercup family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 41 | Coral Honeysuckle | Lonicera sempervirens | honeysuckle family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 42 | Tiny Bluet | Houstonia pusilla | madder family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 43 | Oriental false hawksbeard | Youngia japonica | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 44 | Sea Ox-Eye | Borrichia frutescens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 45 | Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Legumes | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 46 | Frost Aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 47 | Mock Strawberry | Potentilla indica | rose family | 1 | Apr (rising) |