Wildflowers Blooming in Ohio in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Ohio in March in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 March

Lesser Celandine745 obs.

Bloodroot645 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty556 obs.

Harbinger of Spring496 obs.

Dutchman's breeches260 obs.

Snow Trillium244 obs.

Purple Cress193 obs.

White Fawnlily192 obs.

Virginia bluebells175 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage167 obs.

Colt's-Foot166 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort164 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Ohio in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	745	Apr (rising)
2	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	645	Apr (rising)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	556	Apr (rising)
4	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	496	Mar (peak)
5	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	260	Apr (rising)
6	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	244	Mar (peak)
7	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	193	Mar (peak)
8	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	192	Apr (rising)
9	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	175	Apr (rising)
10	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	167	Mar (peak)
11	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	166	Apr (rising)
12	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	164	Apr (rising)
13	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	131	Apr (rising)
14	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	128	Apr (rising)
15	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	115	Mar (peak)
16	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	89	Apr (rising)
17	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	84	Apr (rising)
18	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	74	Apr (rising)
19	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	74	Mar (peak)
20	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	69	Mar (peak)
21	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	65	Apr (rising)
22	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	61	Apr (rising)
23	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	56	Apr (rising)
24	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	47	Apr (rising)
25	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	46	Apr (rising)
26	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	45	Apr (rising)
27	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	37	Apr (rising)
28	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	34	Mar (peak)
29	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	32	Mar (peak)
30	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	31	Apr (rising)
31	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	26	Apr (rising)
32	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	24	Apr (rising)
33	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	24	Apr (rising)
34	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Apr (rising)
35	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	23	Apr (rising)
36	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Apr (rising)
37	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	17	Mar (peak)
38	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	16	Apr (rising)
39	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	15	Apr (rising)
40	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	14	Apr (rising)
41	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	14	Apr (rising)
42	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	9	Apr (rising)
43	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	9	Apr (rising)
44	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	8	Apr (rising)
45	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	8	Apr (rising)
46	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	8	Apr (rising)
47	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	7	Mar (peak)
48	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	7	Apr (rising)
49	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	6	Apr (rising)
50	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	5	Apr (rising)