Wildflowers Blooming in South Carolina in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in March in our iNaturalist sample; 35 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 March

Bloodroot245 obs.

Trailing Arbutus136 obs.

Southern Dewberry122 obs.

Dimpled Trout Lily118 obs.

Halberd-leaved violet103 obs.

Cross Vine99 obs.

American field pansy95 obs.

Little Sweet Betsy91 obs.

Yellow Jessamine87 obs.

Common Pawpaw75 obs.

Eastern Redbud74 obs.

Robin's-Plantain67 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	245	Mar (peak)
2	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	136	Mar (peak)
3	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	122	Mar (peak)
4	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	118	Mar (peak)
5	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	103	Mar (peak)
6	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	99	Apr (rising)
7	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	95	Mar (peak)
8	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	91	Mar (peak)
9	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	87	Mar (peak)
10	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	75	Mar (peak)
11	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	74	Mar (peak)
12	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	67	Mar (peak)
13	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	48	Mar (peak)
14	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	47	Mar (peak)
15	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	42	Apr (rising)
16	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	42	Mar (peak)
17	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	35	Mar (peak)
18	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Mar (peak)
19	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	32	Feb (past peak)
20	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	27	Mar (peak)
21	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	23	Mar (peak)
22	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	22	Mar (peak)
23	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	22	Apr (rising)
24	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	22	Apr (rising)
25	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	19	Mar (peak)
26	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Apr (rising)
27	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	19	Mar (peak)
28	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	18	Mar (peak)
29	Perfoliate Bellwort	Uvularia perfoliata	Bellworts and allies	18	Apr (rising)
30	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	18	Mar (peak)
31	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	17	Mar (peak)
32	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	17	Mar (peak)
33	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	17	Mar (peak)
34	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	17	Mar (peak)
35	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	16	Apr (rising)
36	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	15	Mar (peak)
37	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	15	Apr (rising)
38	Reflexed Wild Ginger	Asarum reflexum	birthwort family	15	Mar (peak)
39	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	14	Apr (rising)
40	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	14	Mar (peak)
41	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	13	Mar (peak)
42	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	13	Mar (peak)
43	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	13	Apr (rising)
44	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	12	Apr (rising)
45	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	12	Feb (past peak)
46	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	12	Mar (peak)
47	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	12	Mar (peak)
48	Three-Lobed Violet	Viola palmata	Violet Family	12	Mar (peak)
49	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	11	Apr (rising)
50	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	11	Apr (rising)