Wildflowers Blooming in Rhode Island in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Rhode Island in April in our iNaturalist sample; 28 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in April

Lesser Celandine84 obs.

Azure Bluet47 obs.

Trailing Arbutus36 obs.

Northern Spicebush27 obs.

Bloodroot26 obs.

Marsh Marigold24 obs.

Wood Anemone20 obs.

Norway maple19 obs.

Ground-Ivy19 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage18 obs.

Red Deadnettle17 obs.

Lesser Periwinkle15 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Rhode Island in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	84	Apr (peak)
2	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	47	May (rising)
3	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	36	Apr (peak)
4	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	27	Apr (peak)
5	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	26	Apr (peak)
6	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	24	Apr (peak)
7	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	20	May (rising)
8	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	19	Apr (peak)
9	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	19	May (rising)
10	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	18	Mar (past peak)
11	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	17	Apr (peak)
12	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	15	Apr (peak)
13	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	12	Apr (peak)
14	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	11	May (rising)
15	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	10	May (rising)
16	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	8	Apr (peak)
17	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jun (rising)
18	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	6	Mar (past peak)
19	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	6	May (rising)
20	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	6	Apr (peak)
21	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	5	Apr (peak)
22	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	5	Apr (peak)
23	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Apr (peak)
24	Sessile Bellwort	Uvularia sessilifolia	Bellworts and allies	4	May (rising)
25	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	4	Apr (peak)
26	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	3	Apr (peak)
27	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	3	May (rising)
28	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	3	Apr (peak)
29	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	3	Apr (peak)
30	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	3	Apr (peak)
31	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	3	Apr (peak)
32	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	3	Apr (peak)
33	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	3	Mar (past peak)
34	European lily of the valley	Convallaria majalis	agave and allies	2	May (rising)
35	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	2	Mar (past peak)
36	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	2	Apr (peak)
37	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Apr (peak)
38	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	2	May (rising)
39	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	2	May (rising)
40	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	2	May (rising)
41	Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	olive family	2	Apr (peak)
42	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	2	Apr (peak)
43	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	2	May (rising)
44	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	1	Apr (peak)
45	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	1	Apr (peak)
46	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	1	May (rising)
47	Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	clethra family	1	Aug (rising)
48	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	1	Jun (rising)
49	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	1	Apr (peak)
50	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	Plantain Family	1	May (rising)