Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in March in our iNaturalist sample; 28 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 March

Bloodroot613 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily515 obs.

Little Sweet Betsy419 obs.

Virginia bluebells361 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty260 obs.

Trailing Arbutus247 obs.

Large White Trillium213 obs.

Yellow Wakerobin212 obs.

Rue Anemone212 obs.

American field pansy198 obs.

Red Deadnettle196 obs.

Dutchman's breeches178 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	613	Mar (peak)
2	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	515	Mar (peak)
3	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	419	Mar (peak)
4	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	361	Mar (peak)
5	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	260	Mar (peak)
6	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	247	Mar (peak)
7	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	213	Apr (rising)
8	Yellow Wakerobin	Trillium luteum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	212	Apr (rising)
9	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	212	Mar (peak)
10	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	198	Mar (peak)
11	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	196	Mar (peak)
12	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	178	Mar (peak)
13	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	158	Mar (peak)
14	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	156	Mar (peak)
15	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	118	Mar (peak)
16	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	107	Mar (peak)
17	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	105	Mar (peak)
18	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	98	Apr (rising)
19	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	96	Apr (rising)
20	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	93	Mar (peak)
21	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	85	Apr (rising)
22	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	76	Apr (rising)
23	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	76	Mar (peak)
24	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	75	Apr (rising)
25	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	75	Mar (peak)
26	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	73	Apr (rising)
27	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	72	Mar (peak)
28	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	71	Apr (rising)
29	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	65	Mar (peak)
30	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	63	Mar (peak)
31	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	61	Mar (peak)
32	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	61	Apr (rising)
33	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	57	Apr (rising)
34	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	55	Apr (rising)
35	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	54	Mar (peak)
36	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	53	Apr (rising)
37	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	53	Apr (rising)
38	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	52	Mar (peak)
39	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	52	Apr (rising)
40	Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	Apr (rising)
41	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Apr (rising)
42	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	44	Apr (rising)
43	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	43	Mar (peak)
44	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	39	Mar (peak)
45	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	38	Apr (rising)
46	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	38	Apr (rising)
47	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	36	Mar (peak)
48	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	35	Apr (rising)
49	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	35	Mar (peak)
50	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	34	Apr (rising)