Wildflowers Blooming in Washington in March (56 Species)

56 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Washington in March in our iNaturalist sample; 10 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

Osoberry785 obs.

Pacific trillium513 obs.

Western Skunk Cabbage440 obs.

Yellow Fritillary365 obs.

Salmonberry362 obs.

Red-flowering Currant339 obs.

Grasswidow300 obs.

Sagebrush Buttercup275 obs.

Red Deadnettle165 obs.

Lawn daisy152 obs.

Oregon grape121 obs.

Common Whitlowgrass91 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Washington in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Osoberry	Oemleria cerasiformis	rose family	785	Mar (peak)
2	Pacific trillium	Trillium ovatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	513	Apr (rising)
3	Western Skunk Cabbage	Lysichiton americanus	Arum Family	440	Apr (rising)
4	Yellow Fritillary	Fritillaria pudica	lily family	365	Mar (peak)
5	Salmonberry	Rubus spectabilis	rose family	362	Apr (rising)
6	Red-flowering Currant	Ribes sanguineum	Gooseberry Family	339	Apr (rising)
7	Grasswidow	Olsynium douglasii	iris family	300	Mar (peak)
8	Sagebrush Buttercup	Ranunculus glaberrimus	buttercup family	275	Mar (peak)
9	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	165	Apr (rising)
10	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	152	Apr (rising)
11	Oregon grape	Berberis aquifolium	barberry family	121	Apr (rising)
12	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	91	Mar (peak)
13	Arctic Butterbur	Petasites frigidus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	82	Apr (rising)
14	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	75	Mar (peak)
15	Redstem Stork's-bill	Erodium cicutarium	Geranium family	74	Apr (rising)
16	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	61	Mar (peak)
17	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	51	Apr (rising)
18	Nuttall's toothwort	Cardamine nuttallii	mustard family	47	Apr (rising)
19	Candy Flower	Claytonia sibirica	Pussypaw Family	44	Apr (rising)
20	Glacier Lily	Erythronium grandiflorum	lily family	43	May (rising)
21	Bigleaf Maple	Acer macrophyllum	soapberry family	36	Apr (rising)
22	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	35	Apr (rising)
23	Stream Violet	Viola glabella	Violet Family	35	Apr (rising)
24	Miner's Lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata	Pussypaw Family	28	Apr (rising)
25	Scotch Broom	Cytisus scoparius	Legumes	27	May (rising)
26	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Apr (rising)
27	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	25	Mar (peak)
28	Shortspur Seablush	Plectritis congesta	honeysuckle family	25	May (rising)
29	Pacific hound's tongue	Adelinia grandis	borage family	25	Apr (rising)
30	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	22	Apr (rising)
31	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Mar (peak)
32	Checker Lily	Fritillaria affinis	lily family	21	May (rising)
33	Coastal Manroot	Marah oregana	gourd family	20	May (rising)
34	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Gooseberry Family	19	Apr (rising)
35	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	18	Apr (rising)
36	Small Camas	Camassia quamash	agave and allies	17	May (rising)
37	Barestem Biscuitroot	Lomatium nudicaule	carrot family	17	May (rising)
38	Upland Larkspur	Delphinium nuttallianum	buttercup family	16	May (rising)
39	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	15	Feb (past peak)
40	Arrowleaf Balsamroot	Balsamorhiza sagittata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	May (rising)
41	Shy Monkeyflower	Erythranthe nasuta	lopseed family	12	Mar (peak)
42	Pacific Bleeding Heart	Dicentra formosa	Poppy Family	11	May (rising)
43	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	11	Apr (rising)
44	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	11	May (rising)
45	Giant White Fawn Lily	Erythronium oregonum	lily family	11	Apr (rising)
46	Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	heath family	10	May (rising)
47	Oregon woodsorrel	Oxalis oregana	Woodsorrel Family	9	Apr (rising)
48	Henderson's shooting star	Primula hendersonii	primrose family	9	Apr (rising)
49	Greater Periwinkle	Vinca major	Dogbane Family	8	Apr (rising)
50	Beach Strawberry	Fragaria chiloensis	rose family	7	May (rising)