Wildflowers Blooming in South Carolina in February (59 Species)

59 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in February in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 February

Dimpled Trout Lily57 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle38 obs.

Bloodroot36 obs.

Yellow Jessamine30 obs.

Southern Dewberry19 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell12 obs.

Little Sweet Betsy10 obs.

Ground-Ivy9 obs.

Tiny Bluet9 obs.

Round-Lobed Hepatica9 obs.

American field pansy9 obs.

Red Maple8 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	57	Mar (rising)
2	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	38	Feb (peak)
3	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	36	Mar (rising)
4	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	30	Mar (rising)
5	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	19	Mar (rising)
6	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	12	Feb (peak)
7	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	10	Mar (rising)
8	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	9	Mar (rising)
9	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	9	Mar (rising)
10	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	9	Mar (rising)
11	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	9	Mar (rising)
12	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	8	Feb (peak)
13	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	8	Mar (rising)
14	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	8	Mar (rising)
15	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	7	Mar (rising)
16	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	6	Apr (rising)
17	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Feb (peak)
18	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	5	Mar (rising)
19	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	4	Feb (peak)
20	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	4	Mar (rising)
21	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	4	Mar (rising)
22	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	4	Mar (rising)
23	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	4	Mar (rising)
24	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Mar (rising)
25	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	4	Apr (rising)
26	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	3	Mar (rising)
27	Lesser hop trefoil	Trifolium dubium	Legumes	3	Apr (rising)
28	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	laurels	3	Mar (rising)
29	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	3	Feb (peak)
30	One-Flowered Cancer-Root	Aphyllon uniflorum	broomrape family	3	Mar (rising)
31	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	2	Mar (rising)
32	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	2	Mar (rising)
33	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Mar (rising)
34	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	2	Apr (rising)
35	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Mar (rising)
36	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	2	Jan (past peak)
37	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	2	Apr (rising)
38	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	2	Mar (rising)
39	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	2	Apr (rising)
40	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	2	Feb (peak)
41	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Apr (rising)
42	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Fumaria muralis	Poppy Family	2	Jan (past peak)
43	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	2	Mar (rising)
44	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	2	Mar (rising)
45	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	2	Mar (rising)
46	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	1	Mar (rising)
47	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	1	Apr (rising)
48	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	1	Mar (rising)
49	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	1	Mar (rising)
50	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	1	Apr (rising)