Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in February (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in February in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 February

Tenpetal Anemone959 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle481 obs.

Mexican Plum334 obs.

Texas bluebonnet237 obs.

Corn Gromwell208 obs.

Crowpoison190 obs.

Tiny Bluet161 obs.

Southern Dewberry125 obs.

Pinkladies120 obs.

Tropical sage120 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill116 obs.

Field madder116 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in February

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	959	Mar (rising)
2	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	481	Feb (peak)
3	Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	rose family	334	Mar (rising)
4	Texas bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Legumes	237	Mar (rising)
5	Corn Gromwell	Buglossoides arvensis	borage family	208	Mar (rising)
6	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	190	Mar (rising)
7	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	161	Feb (peak)
8	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	125	Mar (rising)
9	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	120	Apr (rising)
10	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	120	Apr (rising)
11	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	116	Mar (rising)
12	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	116	Apr (rising)
13	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	108	Mar (rising)
14	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	106	May (rising)
15	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	90	Mar (rising)
16	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	84	Feb (peak)
17	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	82	Feb (peak)
18	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	81	Mar (rising)
19	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	78	Feb (peak)
20	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Apr (rising)
21	Narrowleaf Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	borage family	55	Mar (rising)
22	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	53	Mar (rising)
23	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	52	Feb (peak)
24	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	52	Mar (rising)
25	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Apr (rising)
26	Santa Maria feverfew	Parthenium hysterophorus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Apr (rising)
27	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	45	Apr (rising)
28	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	44	Mar (rising)
29	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	44	Feb (peak)
30	Texas Paintbrush	Castilleja indivisa	broomrape family	43	Apr (rising)
31	Sandyland Bluebonnet	Lupinus subcarnosus	Legumes	42	Mar (rising)
32	Siam weed	Chromolaena odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	41	Nov (rising)
33	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	38	Apr (rising)
34	Anacahuita	Cordia boissieri	borage family	38	Apr (rising)
35	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	38	Mar (rising)
36	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	37	Mar (rising)
37	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	36	Apr (rising)
38	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	36	Apr (rising)
39	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Apr (rising)
40	Dakota mock vervain	Glandularia bipinnatifida	Verbena Family	33	Apr (rising)
41	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Mar (rising)
42	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Feb (peak)
43	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	28	Mar (rising)
44	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	28	Apr (rising)
45	Bur Clover	Medicago polymorpha	Legumes	27	Feb (peak)
46	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	26	Mar (rising)
47	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis	Plantain Family	25	Feb (peak)
48	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	22	Feb (peak)
49	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Oct (rising)
50	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	20	Mar (rising)