Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in April in our iNaturalist sample; 39 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Large White Trillium956 obs.

Dwarf Crested Iris890 obs.

Showy Orchis880 obs.

Yellow Wakerobin803 obs.

Cross Vine763 obs.

Fire Pink694 obs.

Miami Mist603 obs.

Philadelphia fleabane566 obs.

Red Trillium416 obs.

Bashful Wakerobin399 obs.

Pink Lady's Slipper397 obs.

Common Pawpaw397 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	956	Apr (peak)
2	Dwarf Crested Iris	Iris cristata	iris family	890	Apr (peak)
3	Showy Orchis	Galearis spectabilis	Orchids	880	Apr (peak)
4	Yellow Wakerobin	Trillium luteum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	803	Apr (peak)
5	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	763	Apr (peak)
6	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	694	Apr (peak)
7	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	603	Apr (peak)
8	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	566	Apr (peak)
9	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	416	Apr (peak)
10	Bashful Wakerobin	Trillium catesbaei	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	399	Apr (peak)
11	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	397	Apr (peak)
12	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	397	Apr (peak)
13	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	370	Apr (peak)
14	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	297	Apr (peak)
15	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	277	Apr (peak)
16	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	234	Apr (peak)
17	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	228	Mar (past peak)
18	Robin's-Plantain	Erigeron pulchellus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	227	Apr (peak)
19	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	212	Apr (peak)
20	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	204	Apr (peak)
21	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	195	Apr (peak)
22	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	193	Mar (past peak)
23	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	188	Mar (past peak)
24	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	177	Mar (past peak)
25	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	176	Apr (peak)
26	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	164	Apr (peak)
27	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	163	Apr (peak)
28	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	162	Apr (peak)
29	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	156	Mar (past peak)
30	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	151	Mar (past peak)
31	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	146	Apr (peak)
32	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	145	Apr (peak)
33	Canada Violet	Viola canadensis	Violet Family	144	Apr (peak)
34	Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	barberry family	144	Apr (peak)
35	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	138	Apr (peak)
36	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	127	Apr (peak)
37	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	124	Mar (past peak)
38	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	123	May (rising)
39	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	121	Mar (past peak)
40	Yellow Star Grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Stargrasses and allies	119	Apr (peak)
41	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	119	Apr (peak)
42	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	117	Mar (past peak)
43	Woodland Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	stonecrop family	116	Apr (peak)
44	Guyandotte beauty	Synandra hispidula	Mint Family	113	May (rising)
45	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	111	Apr (peak)
46	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	105	Apr (peak)
47	Carolina sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	spicebush family	105	Apr (peak)
48	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	103	Apr (peak)
49	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	94	Apr (peak)
50	Canadian lousewort	Pedicularis canadensis	broomrape family	92	Apr (peak)