Wildflowers Blooming in Ohio in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Ohio in April in our iNaturalist sample; 43 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Large White Trillium1,944 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty1,658 obs.

Dutchman's breeches1,627 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily1,424 obs.

Lesser Celandine1,400 obs.

Bloodroot1,290 obs.

Virginia bluebells1,227 obs.

Squirrel Corn837 obs.

Toadshade820 obs.

Azure Bluet693 obs.

Red Deadnettle577 obs.

Rue Anemone569 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Ohio in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	1,944	Apr (peak)
2	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	1,658	Apr (peak)
3	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	1,627	Apr (peak)
4	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	1,424	Apr (peak)
5	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	1,400	Apr (peak)
6	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,290	Apr (peak)
7	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	1,227	Apr (peak)
8	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	837	Apr (peak)
9	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	820	Apr (peak)
10	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	693	Apr (peak)
11	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	577	Apr (peak)
12	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	569	Apr (peak)
13	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	558	Apr (peak)
14	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	529	Apr (peak)
15	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	513	Apr (peak)
16	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	491	Apr (peak)
17	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	432	Apr (peak)
18	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	362	Apr (peak)
19	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	343	May (rising)
20	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	327	Apr (peak)
21	Drooping Trillium	Trillium flexipes	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	308	Apr (peak)
22	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	257	May (rising)
23	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	246	Apr (peak)
24	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	244	Apr (peak)
25	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	241	Apr (peak)
26	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	237	Apr (peak)
27	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	228	May (rising)
28	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	224	Apr (peak)
29	Twoleaf Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	saxifrage family	217	Apr (peak)
30	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	203	Apr (peak)
31	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	190	Apr (peak)
32	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	185	Apr (peak)
33	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	183	May (rising)
34	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	175	Mar (past peak)
35	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	168	Apr (peak)
36	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	167	Apr (peak)
37	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	161	May (rising)
38	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	158	Apr (peak)
39	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	121	Apr (peak)
40	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	118	Apr (peak)
41	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	116	Apr (peak)
42	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	115	Apr (peak)
43	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	113	Apr (peak)
44	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	109	Apr (peak)
45	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	108	May (rising)
46	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	105	Apr (peak)
47	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	102	Apr (peak)
48	Cream Violet	Viola striata	Violet Family	102	Apr (peak)
49	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	99	Apr (peak)
50	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	96	Apr (peak)