Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in January (54 Species)

54 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in January in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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 January

Henbit Deadnettle232 obs.

Turk's cap151 obs.

Tenpetal Anemone147 obs.

Straggler Daisy87 obs.

Tropical sage85 obs.

Lantana65 obs.

Redstem Stork's-bill61 obs.

Siam weed55 obs.

Crowpoison51 obs.

Santa Maria feverfew48 obs.

Anacahuita44 obs.

Shepherd's-Purse42 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	232	Feb (rising)
2	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	151	May (rising)
3	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	147	Mar (rising)
4	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	87	Apr (rising)
5	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	85	Apr (rising)
6	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	65	Apr (rising)
7	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	61	Mar (rising)
8	Siam weed	Chromolaena odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	55	Nov (rising)
9	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	51	Mar (rising)
10	Santa Maria feverfew	Parthenium hysterophorus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	48	Apr (rising)
11	Anacahuita	Cordia boissieri	borage family	44	Apr (rising)
12	Shepherd's-Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	mustard family	42	Feb (rising)
13	Corn Gromwell	Buglossoides arvensis	borage family	41	Mar (rising)
14	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Feb (rising)
15	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Apr (rising)
16	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	32	Apr (rising)
17	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Apr (rising)
18	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Oct (rising)
19	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	29	Feb (rising)
20	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	29	May (rising)
21	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	29	Feb (rising)
22	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Jan (peak)
23	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Mar (rising)
24	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	26	Apr (rising)
25	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	25	Mar (rising)
26	Primrose-Leaved Violet	Viola primulifolia	Violet Family	22	Mar (rising)
27	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	21	Mar (rising)
28	Sea Ox-Eye	Borrichia frutescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Apr (rising)
29	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	18	Feb (rising)
30	Tree Tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	nightshade family	17	Nov (rising)
31	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	May (rising)
32	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	16	Apr (rising)
33	Sunshine Mimosa	Mimosa strigillosa	Legumes	16	Apr (rising)
34	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Jun (rising)
35	Alkali Heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	borage family	15	Apr (rising)
36	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	15	Apr (rising)
37	Texas bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Legumes	14	Mar (rising)
38	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	14	Apr (rising)
39	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	14	May (rising)
40	Texas creeping-oxeye	Wedelia hispida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Apr (rising)
41	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	12	Apr (rising)
42	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Feb (rising)
43	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	12	Apr (rising)
44	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	11	Apr (rising)
45	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	May (rising)
46	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	11	Apr (rising)
47	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Oct (rising)
48	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	May (rising)
49	Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Gelsemiaceae	10	Feb (rising)
50	Texas lantana	Lantana urticoides	Verbena Family	10	Apr (rising)