26 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in January in our iNaturalist sample; 3 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in January
Henbit Deadnettle
Yellow Jessamine
Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Red Maple
Red Deadnettle
Black Medick
Oriental false hawksbeard
Largeleaf Pennywort
Butterweed
Largeflower pink-sorrel
Common Ramping-Fumitory
White beggarticks
All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in January
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 10 | Feb (rising) |
| 2 | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Gelsemiaceae | 9 | Mar (rising) |
| 3 | Bird's-Eye Speedwell | Veronica persica | Plantain Family | 5 | Feb (rising) |
| 4 | Red Maple | Acer rubrum | soapberry family | 4 | Feb (rising) |
| 5 | Red Deadnettle | Lamium purpureum | Mint Family | 4 | Mar (rising) |
| 6 | Black Medick | Medicago lupulina | Legumes | 4 | Mar (rising) |
| 7 | Oriental false hawksbeard | Youngia japonica | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 4 | Mar (rising) |
| 8 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 4 | May (rising) |
| 9 | Butterweed | Packera glabella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Mar (rising) |
| 10 | Largeflower pink-sorrel | Oxalis debilis | Woodsorrel Family | 3 | Jan (peak) |
| 11 | Common Ramping-Fumitory | Fumaria muralis | Poppy Family | 2 | Jan (peak) |
| 12 | White beggarticks | Bidens alba | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 2 | Sep (rising) |
| 13 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Feb (rising) |
| 14 | Firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Aug (rising) |
| 15 | Catchweed Bedstraw | Galium aparine | madder family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 16 | Common Chickweed | Stellaria media | pink family | 1 | Feb (rising) |
| 17 | Greater Periwinkle | Vinca major | Dogbane Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 18 | Galax | Galax urceolata | diapensia family | 1 | May (rising) |
| 19 | Shepherd's-Purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris | mustard family | 1 | Jan (peak) |
| 20 | Hop Trefoil | Trifolium campestre | Legumes | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 21 | Trailing Arbutus | Epigaea repens | heath family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 22 | Coral Honeysuckle | Lonicera sempervirens | honeysuckle family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 23 | Carolina sweetshrub | Calycanthus floridus | spicebush family | 1 | Apr (rising) |
| 24 | Long-spurred violet | Viola rostrata | Violet Family | 1 | Mar (rising) |
| 25 | Sea Ox-Eye | Borrichia frutescens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Jun (rising) |
| 26 | Round-Lobed Hepatica | Hepatica americana | buttercup family | 1 | Mar (rising) |