Wildflowers Blooming in Washington in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Washington in April in our iNaturalist sample; 25 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 April

Pacific trillium2,509 obs.

Salmonberry1,305 obs.

Western Skunk Cabbage737 obs.

Pacific Bleeding Heart651 obs.

Red-flowering Currant571 obs.

Lawn daisy464 obs.

Small Camas445 obs.

Red Deadnettle395 obs.

Annual Honesty367 obs.

Checker Lily356 obs.

Oregon grape353 obs.

Large-Flowered Triteleia327 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Washington in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pacific trillium	Trillium ovatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	2,509	Apr (peak)
2	Salmonberry	Rubus spectabilis	rose family	1,305	Apr (peak)
3	Western Skunk Cabbage	Lysichiton americanus	Arum Family	737	Apr (peak)
4	Pacific Bleeding Heart	Dicentra formosa	Poppy Family	651	May (rising)
5	Red-flowering Currant	Ribes sanguineum	Gooseberry Family	571	Apr (peak)
6	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	464	Apr (peak)
7	Small Camas	Camassia quamash	agave and allies	445	May (rising)
8	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	395	Apr (peak)
9	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	367	Apr (peak)
10	Checker Lily	Fritillaria affinis	lily family	356	May (rising)
11	Oregon grape	Berberis aquifolium	barberry family	353	Apr (peak)
12	Large-Flowered Triteleia	Triteleia grandiflora	agave and allies	327	May (rising)
13	Yellow Fritillary	Fritillaria pudica	lily family	320	Mar (past peak)
14	Saskatoon	Amelanchier alnifolia	rose family	318	Apr (peak)
15	Bigleaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum	soapberry family	306	Apr (peak)
16	Giant White Fawn Lily	Erythronium oregonum	lily family	302	Apr (peak)
17	Fringe Cups	Tellima grandiflora	saxifrage family	284	May (rising)
18	Osoberry	Oemleria cerasiformis	rose family	274	Mar (past peak)
19	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	271	Apr (peak)
20	Candy Flower	Claytonia sibirica	Pussypaw Family	248	Apr (peak)
21	Grasswidow	Olsynium douglasii	iris family	228	Mar (past peak)
22	Arrowleaf Balsamroot	Balsamorhiza sagittata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	223	May (rising)
23	Shortspur Seablush	Plectritis congesta	honeysuckle family	193	May (rising)
24	Scotch Broom	Cytisus scoparius	Legumes	190	May (rising)
25	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	183	May (rising)
26	Sagebrush Buttercup	Ranunculus glaberrimus	buttercup family	170	Mar (past peak)
27	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	155	Apr (peak)
28	Glacier Lily	Erythronium grandiflorum	lily family	143	May (rising)
29	Trailing Blackberry	Rubus ursinus	rose family	138	May (rising)
30	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	137	Apr (peak)
31	Stream Violet	Viola glabella	Violet Family	132	Apr (peak)
32	Twinberry Honeysuckle	Lonicera involucrata	honeysuckle family	127	May (rising)
33	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	115	Apr (peak)
34	Arctic Butterbur	Petasites frigidus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	102	Apr (peak)
35	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	101	Apr (peak)
36	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	92	May (rising)
37	Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata	Pussypaw Family	84	Apr (peak)
38	Pacific hound's tongue	Adelinia grandis	borage family	84	Apr (peak)
39	Upland Larkspur	Delphinium nuttallianum	buttercup family	82	May (rising)
40	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	79	May (rising)
41	Barestem Biscuitroot	Lomatium nudicaule	carrot family	78	May (rising)
42	Western Starflower	Lysimachia latifolia	primrose family	76	May (rising)
43	Henderson's shooting star	Primula hendersonii	primrose family	69	Apr (peak)
44	Subterranean Clover	Trifolium subterraneum	Legumes	67	May (rising)
45	Dove's-foot crane's-bill	Geranium molle	Geranium family	61	Apr (peak)
46	Pacific Dogwood	Cornus nuttallii	Dogwood family	61	May (rising)
47	Oregon woodsorrel	Oxalis oregana	Woodsorrel Family	60	Apr (peak)
48	Nuttall's toothwort	Cardamine nuttallii	mustard family	60	Apr (peak)
49	Great Camas	Camassia leichtlinii	agave and allies	59	May (rising)
50	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	56	Mar (past peak)