Wildflowers Blooming in Vermont in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Vermont in April in our iNaturalist sample; 18 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Bloodroot1,208 obs.

Carolina Springbeauty874 obs.

Red Trillium688 obs.

Colt's-Foot622 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily594 obs.

Dutchman's breeches567 obs.

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica467 obs.

Round-Lobed Hepatica290 obs.

Early Blue Cohosh279 obs.

Round-leaved Violet203 obs.

Virginia saxifrage155 obs.

Azure Bluet136 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Vermont in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,208	Apr (peak)
2	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	874	Apr (peak)
3	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	688	May (rising)
4	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	622	Apr (peak)
5	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	594	May (rising)
6	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	567	Apr (peak)
7	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	467	Apr (peak)
8	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	290	Apr (peak)
9	Early Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum giganteum	barberry family	279	Apr (peak)
10	Round-leaved Violet	Viola rotundifolia	Violet Family	203	Apr (peak)
11	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	155	May (rising)
12	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	136	May (rising)
13	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	135	Apr (peak)
14	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	127	May (rising)
15	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	126	Apr (peak)
16	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	121	May (rising)
17	Sessile Bellwort	Uvularia sessilifolia	Bellworts and allies	112	May (rising)
18	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	98	Apr (peak)
19	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	92	May (rising)
20	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	86	Apr (peak)
21	American fly-honeysuckle	Lonicera canadensis	honeysuckle family	80	May (rising)
22	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	77	May (rising)
23	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	70	Apr (peak)
24	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	70	May (rising)
25	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	63	May (rising)
26	Twoleaf Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	saxifrage family	54	May (rising)
27	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	50	Apr (peak)
28	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	46	May (rising)
29	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	46	Apr (peak)
30	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	46	May (rising)
31	Early Meadow-Rue	Thalictrum dioicum	buttercup family	36	May (rising)
32	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	35	Mar (past peak)
33	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	May (rising)
34	Norway maple	Acer platanoides	soapberry family	28	Apr (peak)
35	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	26	May (rising)
36	Hobblebush	Viburnum lantanoides	elder family	22	May (rising)
37	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	21	May (rising)
38	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	20	Apr (peak)
39	golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	carrot family	20	May (rising)
40	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	19	May (rising)
41	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	18	May (rising)
42	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	14	May (rising)
43	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	13	May (rising)
44	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	12	May (rising)
45	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	11	May (rising)
46	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	11	May (rising)
47	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	11	May (rising)
48	Painted Trillium	Trillium undulatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	10	May (rising)
49	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	10	Apr (peak)
50	Two-leaved Toothwort	Cardamine diphylla	mustard family	10	May (rising)