Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in March in our iNaturalist sample; 24 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

Bloodroot1,477 obs.

Dimpled Trout Lily1,180 obs.

Lesser Celandine1,146 obs.

Trailing Arbutus485 obs.

American field pansy478 obs.

Little Sweet Betsy474 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty341 obs.

Rue Anemone309 obs.

Azure Bluet302 obs.

Halberd-leaved violet291 obs.

Red Deadnettle258 obs.

Ground-Ivy207 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,477	Mar (peak)
2	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	1,180	Mar (peak)
3	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	1,146	Mar (peak)
4	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	485	Mar (peak)
5	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	478	Mar (peak)
6	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	474	Mar (peak)
7	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	341	Mar (peak)
8	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	309	Mar (peak)
9	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	302	Apr (rising)
10	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	291	Apr (rising)
11	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	258	Apr (rising)
12	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	207	Apr (rising)
13	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	185	Mar (peak)
14	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	183	Mar (peak)
15	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	169	Mar (peak)
16	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	140	Mar (peak)
17	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	140	Apr (rising)
18	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	137	Mar (peak)
19	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	131	Apr (rising)
20	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	126	Apr (rising)
21	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	121	Apr (rising)
22	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	120	Mar (peak)
23	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	108	Mar (peak)
24	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	106	Apr (rising)
25	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	106	Mar (peak)
26	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	104	Apr (rising)
27	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	96	Mar (peak)
28	Round-leaved Violet	Viola rotundifolia	Violet Family	92	Apr (rising)
29	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	87	Apr (rising)
30	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	83	Apr (rising)
31	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	79	Mar (peak)
32	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	74	Apr (rising)
33	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	73	Mar (peak)
34	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	72	Mar (peak)
35	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	71	Mar (peak)
36	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	64	Apr (rising)
37	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	60	Apr (rising)
38	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	60	May (rising)
39	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	60	Apr (rising)
40	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	48	Mar (peak)
41	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	48	Apr (rising)
42	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	47	Apr (rising)
43	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	44	Apr (rising)
44	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	43	Mar (peak)
45	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	43	Apr (rising)
46	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	42	Apr (rising)
47	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	40	Mar (peak)
48	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	35	Apr (rising)
49	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	35	Apr (rising)
50	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	35	Apr (rising)