31 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Ohio in February in our iNaturalist sample; 0 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in February
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Snow Trillium
Harbinger of Spring
Common Snowdrop
Lesser Celandine
Hairy Bittercress
Virginia Springbeauty
Purple Cress
Common Dandelion
Lawn daisy
Henbit Deadnettle
White Fawnlily
All wildflowers blooming in Ohio in February
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Arum Family | 50 | Mar (rising) |
| 2 | Snow Trillium | Trillium nivale | Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies | 33 | Mar (rising) |
| 3 | Harbinger of Spring | Erigenia bulbosa | carrot family | 33 | Mar (rising) |
| 4 | Common Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 29 | Mar (rising) |
| 5 | Lesser Celandine | Ficaria verna | buttercup family | 21 | Apr (rising) |
| 6 | Hairy Bittercress | Cardamine hirsuta | mustard family | 5 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | Virginia Springbeauty | Claytonia virginica | Pussypaw Family | 4 | Apr (rising) |
| 8 | Purple Cress | Cardamine douglassii | mustard family | 4 | Mar (rising) |
| 9 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 10 | Lawn daisy | Bellis perennis | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Apr (rising) |
| 11 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 12 | White Fawnlily | Erythronium albidum | lily family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 13 | Bird's-Eye Speedwell | Veronica persica | Plantain Family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 14 | Ground-Ivy | Glechoma hederacea | Mint Family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 15 | Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Mint Family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 16 | Virginia bluebells | Mertensia virginica | borage family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 17 | Swamp Rose Mallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 2 | Aug (rising) |
| 18 | Sharp-Lobed Hepatica | Hepatica acutiloba | buttercup family | 2 | Apr (rising) |
| 19 | Siberian squill | Scilla siberica | agave and allies | 2 | Mar (rising) |
| 20 | Red Maple | Acer rubrum | soapberry family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 21 | Dutchman's breeches | Dicentra cucullaria | Poppy Family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 22 | American Witch-Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | witch-hazel family | 1 | Oct (rising) |
| 23 | Common Groundsel | Senecio vulgaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 24 | Common Whitlowgrass | Draba verna | mustard family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 25 | Colt's-Foot | Tussilago farfara | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 26 | Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | buttercup family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 27 | Dwarf Larkspur | Delphinium tricorne | buttercup family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 28 | Amur honeysuckle | Lonicera maackii | honeysuckle family | 1 | May (rising) |
| 29 | Toadshade | Trillium sessile | Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 30 | Common Hibiscus | Hibiscus syriacus | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 31 | Mock Strawberry | Potentilla indica | rose family | 1 | May (rising) |