Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in April in our iNaturalist sample; 33 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 Dec

Top wildflowers in April

Texas bluebonnet2,867 obs.

Drummond's rain lily1,874 obs.

Chinese privet1,693 obs.

Antelopehorn Milkweed1,305 obs.

Pinkladies1,278 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower761 obs.

Silverleaf Nightshade734 obs.

Firewheel695 obs.

Bristle Thistle678 obs.

Texas bindweed668 obs.

Purple Groundcherry662 obs.

Straggler Daisy646 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Texas bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Legumes	2,867	Mar (past peak)
2	Drummond's rain lily	Zephyranthes drummondii	amaryllis, onions, and allies	1,874	Apr (peak)
3	Chinese privet	Ligustrum sinense	olive family	1,693	Apr (peak)
4	Antelopehorn Milkweed	Asclepias asperula	Dogbane Family	1,305	Apr (peak)
5	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	1,278	Apr (peak)
6	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	761	May (rising)
7	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	734	Apr (peak)
8	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	695	Apr (peak)
9	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	678	Apr (peak)
10	Texas bindweed	Convolvulus equitans	bindweed family	668	Apr (peak)
11	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	662	Apr (peak)
12	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	646	Apr (peak)
13	Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	Dogwood family	634	Apr (peak)
14	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	617	Apr (peak)
15	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	citrus family	610	Apr (peak)
16	Winecup Mallow	Callirhoe involucrata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	584	Apr (peak)
17	Texas Paintbrush	Castilleja indivisa	broomrape family	552	Apr (peak)
18	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	524	May (rising)
19	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	503	Apr (peak)
20	Texas Thistle	Cirsium texanum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	494	May (rising)
21	Dakota mock vervain	Glandularia bipinnatifida	Verbena Family	484	Apr (peak)
22	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	461	May (rising)
23	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	448	Apr (peak)
24	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	443	Apr (peak)
25	Engelmann daisy	Engelmannia peristenia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	438	Apr (peak)
26	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	429	May (rising)
27	Sandyland Bluebonnet	Lupinus subcarnosus	Legumes	428	Mar (past peak)
28	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	411	Apr (peak)
29	Clasping Coneflower	Rudbeckia amplexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	380	May (rising)
30	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	378	Apr (peak)
31	Texas lantana	Lantana urticoides	Verbena Family	376	Apr (peak)
32	Anacahuita	Cordia boissieri	borage family	349	Apr (peak)
33	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	337	May (rising)
34	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	335	Mar (past peak)
35	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	331	May (rising)
36	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	328	Apr (peak)
37	Tall Blue Wild Indigo	Baptisia australis	Legumes	327	Apr (peak)
38	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	325	Apr (peak)
39	Eastern Coral Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Legumes	320	May (rising)
40	Zizotes milkweed	Asclepias oenotheroides	Dogbane Family	318	Sep (rising)
41	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	313	Apr (peak)
42	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	302	Apr (peak)
43	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	286	Mar (past peak)
44	Pearl Milkweed	Matelea reticulata	Dogbane Family	272	May (rising)
45	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	266	Apr (peak)
46	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	253	Mar (past peak)
47	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	253	Apr (peak)
48	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	236	Apr (peak)
49	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	228	May (rising)
50	Texas creeping-oxeye	Wedelia hispida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	227	Apr (peak)