Wildflowers Blooming in Pennsylvania in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Pennsylvania in April in our iNaturalist sample; 42 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

Virginia Springbeauty1,420 obs.

Lesser Celandine1,164 obs.

Bloodroot1,113 obs.

Virginia bluebells1,072 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily1,040 obs.

Dutchman's breeches985 obs.

Large White Trillium897 obs.

Red Trillium790 obs.

Red Deadnettle694 obs.

Garlic Mustard610 obs.

Azure Bluet526 obs.

Ground-Ivy454 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Pennsylvania in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	1,420	Apr (peak)
2	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	1,164	Apr (peak)
3	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,113	Apr (peak)
4	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	1,072	Apr (peak)
5	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	1,040	Apr (peak)
6	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	985	Apr (peak)
7	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	897	Apr (peak)
8	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	790	Apr (peak)
9	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	694	Apr (peak)
10	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	610	Apr (peak)
11	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	526	Apr (peak)
12	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	454	Apr (peak)
13	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	414	Apr (peak)
14	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	411	Apr (peak)
15	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	391	Apr (peak)
16	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	336	Apr (peak)
17	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	295	Apr (peak)
18	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	290	Apr (peak)
19	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	278	Apr (peak)
20	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	271	Apr (peak)
21	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	266	Apr (peak)
22	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	242	Apr (peak)
23	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	237	Apr (peak)
24	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	233	Apr (peak)
25	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	231	May (rising)
26	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	219	Apr (peak)
27	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	217	Apr (peak)
28	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	205	Apr (peak)
29	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	203	Apr (peak)
30	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	193	Apr (peak)
31	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	187	Apr (peak)
32	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	181	Apr (peak)
33	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	181	May (rising)
34	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	177	May (rising)
35	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	167	Apr (peak)
36	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	167	Apr (peak)
37	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	166	May (rising)
38	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	159	May (rising)
39	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	147	May (rising)
40	Jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens	rose family	145	Apr (peak)
41	Greater celandine	Chelidonium majus	Poppy Family	141	May (rising)
42	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	141	Apr (peak)
43	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	137	Apr (peak)
44	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	133	Apr (peak)
45	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	128	Apr (peak)
46	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	127	May (rising)
47	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	126	Apr (peak)
48	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	117	Apr (peak)
49	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	116	Apr (peak)
50	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	110	Apr (peak)