Wildflowers Blooming in Pennsylvania in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Pennsylvania in March in our iNaturalist sample; 8 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 Celandine777 obs.

Bloodroot508 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty381 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage269 obs.

Common Snowdrop232 obs.

Colt's-Foot183 obs.

Hairy Bittercress167 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell154 obs.

Red Deadnettle144 obs.

Round-Lobed Hepatica143 obs.

Northern Spicebush137 obs.

Dutchman's breeches125 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Pennsylvania in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	777	Apr (rising)
2	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	508	Apr (rising)
3	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	381	Apr (rising)
4	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	269	Mar (peak)
5	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	232	Mar (peak)
6	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	183	Apr (rising)
7	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	167	Mar (peak)
8	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	154	Apr (rising)
9	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	144	Apr (rising)
10	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	143	Apr (rising)
11	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	137	Apr (rising)
12	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	125	Apr (rising)
13	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	123	Mar (peak)
14	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	106	Apr (rising)
15	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	93	Apr (rising)
16	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	80	Mar (peak)
17	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	68	Apr (rising)
18	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	58	Apr (rising)
19	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	53	Apr (rising)
20	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	50	Apr (rising)
21	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	46	Mar (peak)
22	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	41	Mar (peak)
23	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	40	Apr (rising)
24	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	29	Apr (rising)
25	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	23	Apr (rising)
26	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Apr (rising)
27	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	22	Apr (rising)
28	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	21	Apr (rising)
29	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	19	Apr (rising)
30	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	18	Apr (rising)
31	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	17	Apr (rising)
32	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	16	Apr (rising)
33	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	16	Apr (rising)
34	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	16	Apr (rising)
35	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	12	Mar (peak)
36	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	10	May (rising)
37	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	10	Apr (rising)
38	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	10	Apr (rising)
39	Incised Fumewort	Corydalis incisa	Poppy Family	10	Apr (rising)
40	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	8	Apr (rising)
41	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	May (rising)
42	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	7	Apr (rising)
43	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	7	Apr (rising)
44	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Apr (rising)
45	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	5	Apr (rising)
46	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	5	Apr (rising)
47	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	5	Apr (rising)
48	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	4	Apr (rising)
49	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	4	Apr (rising)
50	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	3	Oct (rising)