Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in December (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in December in our iNaturalist sample; 0 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 December

Straggler Daisy137 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle115 obs.

Santa Maria feverfew67 obs.

Cowpen Daisy64 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower56 obs.

Camphorweed52 obs.

Texas lantana46 obs.

Firewheel45 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	137	Apr (past peak)
2	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	115	Feb (past peak)
3	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	99	Apr (past peak)
4	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	95	Apr (past peak)
5	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	92	May (past peak)
6	Siam weed	Chromolaena odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	91	Nov (past peak)
7	Santa Maria feverfew	Parthenium hysterophorus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	67	Apr (past peak)
8	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	64	Apr (past peak)
9	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	56	May (past peak)
10	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	52	Oct (past peak)
11	Texas lantana	Lantana urticoides	Verbena Family	46	Apr (past peak)
12	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	45	Apr (past peak)
13	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	45	Feb (past peak)
14	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	43	Oct (past peak)
15	Anacahuita	Cordia boissieri	borage family	42	Apr (past peak)
16	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	40	Mar (past peak)
17	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Sep (past peak)
18	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	37	Apr (past peak)
19	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	28	Feb (past peak)
20	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	27	Apr (past peak)
21	Dakota mock vervain	Glandularia bipinnatifida	Verbena Family	27	Apr (past peak)
22	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	27	Sep (past peak)
23	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	May (past peak)
24	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	May (past peak)
25	Texas creeping-oxeye	Wedelia hispida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Apr (past peak)
26	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Oct (past peak)
27	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Apr (past peak)
28	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Jun (past peak)
29	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	19	Mar (past peak)
30	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	19	Apr (past peak)
31	Snapdragon Vine	Maurandella antirrhiniflora	Plantain Family	18	Apr (past peak)
32	Alamo vine	Distimake dissectus	bindweed family	18	Sep (past peak)
33	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Jan (past peak)
34	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	17	Apr (past peak)
35	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Mar (past peak)
36	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	May (past peak)
37	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	15	Apr (past peak)
38	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	15	Apr (past peak)
39	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	15	Nov (past peak)
40	Sea Ox-Eye	Borrichia frutescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Apr (past peak)
41	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	15	May (past peak)
42	Sunshine Mimosa	Mimosa strigillosa	Legumes	15	Apr (past peak)
43	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	14	Nov (past peak)
44	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	14	Jun (past peak)
45	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Feb (past peak)
46	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Oct (past peak)
47	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	13	Mar (past peak)
48	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	11	Apr (past peak)
49	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	10	Feb (past peak)
50	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	10	Mar (past peak)