Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in February (44 Species)

44 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in February in our iNaturalist sample; 4 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 February

Harbinger of Spring51 obs.

Red Deadnettle32 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell28 obs.

Lesser Celandine19 obs.

Hairy Bittercress16 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty16 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle15 obs.

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica15 obs.

Common Snowdrop14 obs.

Little Sweet Betsy14 obs.

Bloodroot9 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort9 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	51	Mar (rising)
2	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	32	Mar (rising)
3	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	28	Mar (rising)
4	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	19	Mar (rising)
5	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	16	Mar (rising)
6	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	16	Mar (rising)
7	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	15	Mar (rising)
8	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	15	Mar (rising)
9	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	14	Feb (peak)
10	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	14	Mar (rising)
11	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	9	Mar (rising)
12	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	9	Mar (rising)
13	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	8	Mar (rising)
14	Purple Cress	Cardamine douglassii	mustard family	8	Mar (rising)
15	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (rising)
16	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	5	Mar (rising)
17	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	4	Mar (rising)
18	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	4	Mar (rising)
19	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	3	Apr (rising)
20	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	3	Mar (rising)
21	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	2	Mar (rising)
22	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Feb (peak)
23	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	2	Mar (rising)
24	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	2	Mar (rising)
25	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	2	Mar (rising)
26	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	2	Mar (rising)
27	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	2	Mar (rising)
28	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	2	Mar (rising)
29	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	2	Mar (rising)
30	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	1	Mar (rising)
31	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	1	Feb (peak)
32	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	1	Mar (rising)
33	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	1	May (rising)
34	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	1	Feb (peak)
35	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	1	Apr (rising)
36	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	1	Mar (rising)
37	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	1	Apr (rising)
38	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	1	Apr (rising)
39	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	1	Apr (rising)
40	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	1	Mar (rising)
41	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	1	Mar (rising)
42	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	1	Apr (rising)
43	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	1	Mar (rising)
44	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	1	Apr (rising)