Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in March in our iNaturalist sample; 20 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

Bloodroot1,093 obs.

Lesser Celandine727 obs.

Virginia bluebells457 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty439 obs.

Red Deadnettle297 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily279 obs.

Northern Spicebush277 obs.

American field pansy246 obs.

Dutchman's breeches244 obs.

Round-Lobed Hepatica221 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort190 obs.

Henbit Deadnettle173 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,093	Mar (peak)
2	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	727	Mar (peak)
3	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	457	Apr (rising)
4	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	439	Apr (rising)
5	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	297	Apr (rising)
6	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	279	Apr (rising)
7	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	277	Mar (peak)
8	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	246	Mar (peak)
9	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	244	Apr (rising)
10	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	221	Mar (peak)
11	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	190	Apr (rising)
12	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	173	Mar (peak)
13	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	168	Apr (rising)
14	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	166	Mar (peak)
15	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	162	Apr (rising)
16	Incised Fumewort	Corydalis incisa	Poppy Family	128	Apr (rising)
17	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	108	Mar (peak)
18	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	107	Apr (rising)
19	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	104	Mar (peak)
20	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	98	Mar (peak)
21	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	95	Mar (peak)
22	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	84	Apr (rising)
23	Tiny Bluet	Houstonia pusilla	madder family	84	Mar (peak)
24	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	83	Mar (peak)
25	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	74	Mar (peak)
26	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	74	Apr (rising)
27	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	Mar (peak)
28	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	66	Apr (rising)
29	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	62	Apr (rising)
30	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	58	Apr (rising)
31	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	56	Feb (past peak)
32	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	52	Apr (rising)
33	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	51	Apr (rising)
34	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	49	Mar (peak)
35	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	45	Mar (peak)
36	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	45	Mar (peak)
37	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	45	Apr (rising)
38	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	45	Mar (peak)
39	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	43	Apr (rising)
40	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	38	Apr (rising)
41	Little Sweet Betsy	Trillium cuneatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	35	Apr (rising)
42	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Mar (peak)
43	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	30	Apr (rising)
44	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	27	May (rising)
45	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	27	Apr (rising)
46	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	26	May (rising)
47	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	25	Apr (rising)
48	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	24	Jun (rising)
49	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	23	Apr (rising)
50	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Apr (rising)