Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in March in our iNaturalist sample; 22 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 March

Texas bluebonnet3,736 obs.

Tenpetal Anemone2,001 obs.

Southern Dewberry1,200 obs.

Sandyland Bluebonnet924 obs.

Pinkladies689 obs.

Mexican Plum635 obs.

Cross Vine477 obs.

Drummond's rain lily451 obs.

Crowpoison425 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle419 obs.

Texas Paintbrush369 obs.

Narrowleaf Puccoon338 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Texas bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Legumes	3,736	Mar (peak)
2	Tenpetal Anemone	Anemone berlandieri	buttercup family	2,001	Mar (peak)
3	Southern Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	rose family	1,200	Mar (peak)
4	Sandyland Bluebonnet	Lupinus subcarnosus	Legumes	924	Mar (peak)
5	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	689	Apr (rising)
6	Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	rose family	635	Mar (peak)
7	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	477	Mar (peak)
8	Drummond's rain lily	Zephyranthes drummondii	amaryllis, onions, and allies	451	Apr (rising)
9	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	425	Mar (peak)
10	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	419	Feb (past peak)
11	Texas Paintbrush	Castilleja indivisa	broomrape family	369	Apr (rising)
12	Narrowleaf Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	borage family	338	Mar (peak)
13	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	322	Apr (rising)
14	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	320	Mar (peak)
15	Red Buckeye	Aesculus pavia	soapberry family	302	Mar (peak)
16	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	297	Apr (rising)
17	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	286	Apr (rising)
18	Dakota mock vervain	Glandularia bipinnatifida	Verbena Family	284	Apr (rising)
19	Corn Gromwell	Buglossoides arvensis	borage family	266	Mar (peak)
20	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	259	Mar (peak)
21	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	218	Apr (rising)
22	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	184	Mar (peak)
23	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	183	Apr (rising)
24	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	173	Apr (rising)
25	Anacahuita	Cordia boissieri	borage family	168	Apr (rising)
26	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	165	Apr (rising)
27	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	160	Mar (peak)
28	Catchweed Bedstraw	Galium aparine	madder family	154	Mar (peak)
29	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	149	Feb (past peak)
30	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	148	Apr (rising)
31	Scarlet Pimpernel	Lysimachia arvensis	primrose family	144	Apr (rising)
32	Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	citrus family	141	Apr (rising)
33	Winecup Mallow	Callirhoe involucrata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	140	Apr (rising)
34	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	136	Mar (peak)
35	Mediterranean lineseed	Bellardia trixago	broomrape family	133	Mar (peak)
36	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	131	Mar (peak)
37	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	124	May (rising)
38	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	120	Apr (rising)
39	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	119	Mar (peak)
40	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	119	Apr (rising)
41	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	115	Mar (peak)
42	Bristly Mallow	Modiola caroliniana	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	112	Apr (rising)
43	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	107	Mar (peak)
44	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	106	Apr (rising)
45	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	105	Apr (rising)
46	Engelmann daisy	Engelmannia peristenia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	103	Apr (rising)
47	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	101	Mar (peak)
48	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	99	Apr (rising)
49	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	98	Apr (rising)
50	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	94	Apr (rising)