Wildflowers Blooming in South Carolina in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in April in our iNaturalist sample; 36 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Partridgeberry304 obs.

Cross Vine216 obs.

Bashful Wakerobin167 obs.

Chinese privet141 obs.

Common Pawpaw71 obs.

Robin's-Plantain63 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage59 obs.

Strawberry Bush59 obs.

Coral Honeysuckle59 obs.

Mountain Laurel58 obs.

Bristle Thistle56 obs.

Japanese honeysuckle51 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	304	Apr (peak)
2	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	216	Apr (peak)
3	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	167	Apr (peak)
4	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	141	Apr (peak)
5	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	71	Mar (past peak)
6	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	63	Mar (past peak)
7	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	59	Apr (peak)
8	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	59	Apr (peak)
9	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	59	Apr (peak)
10	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	58	Apr (peak)
11	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Apr (peak)
12	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	51	Apr (peak)
13	Perfoliate Bellwort	Uvularia perfoliata	Bellworts and allies	50	Apr (peak)
14	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	49	May (rising)
15	White Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	olive family	43	Apr (peak)
16	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	43	Apr (peak)
17	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	41	Apr (peak)
18	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	heath family	38	Apr (peak)
19	Blue Pigroot	Sisyrinchium micranthum	iris family	35	Apr (peak)
20	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	33	Mar (past peak)
21	Carolina sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	spicebush family	32	Apr (peak)
22	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	31	Apr (peak)
23	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	28	Mar (past peak)
24	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	27	Apr (peak)
25	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	26	Mar (past peak)
26	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	25	Apr (peak)
27	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Mar (past peak)
28	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	25	Mar (past peak)
29	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	23	Apr (peak)
30	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	23	Apr (peak)
31	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	22	Apr (peak)
32	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	21	Apr (peak)
33	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	20	Mar (past peak)
34	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	20	Apr (peak)
35	Florida Hedgenettle	Stachys floridana	Mint Family	20	Apr (peak)
36	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	19	Apr (peak)
37	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	19	Apr (peak)
38	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	19	Mar (past peak)
39	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	19	May (rising)
40	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	19	Apr (peak)
41	Black Locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	Legumes	17	Apr (peak)
42	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	17	Apr (peak)
43	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	17	Apr (peak)
44	Bearded Grasspink	Calopogon barbatus	Orchids	17	Apr (peak)
45	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	16	Apr (peak)
46	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	16	Mar (past peak)
47	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	15	Apr (peak)
48	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	15	Mar (past peak)
49	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	14	Mar (past peak)
50	Eastern Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	Cashew Family	14	Apr (peak)