Wildflowers Blooming in West Virginia in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in West Virginia in April in our iNaturalist sample; 41 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

Top wildflowers in April

Virginia bluebells426 obs.

Large White Trillium313 obs.

Dutchman's breeches216 obs.

Squirrel Corn212 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily204 obs.

Red Trillium179 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty160 obs.

Red Deadnettle150 obs.

Toadshade147 obs.

Common Pawpaw143 obs.

Bloodroot136 obs.

Wild Geranium128 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in West Virginia in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	426	Apr (peak)
2	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	313	Apr (peak)
3	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	216	Apr (peak)
4	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	212	Apr (peak)
5	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	204	Apr (peak)
6	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	179	Apr (peak)
7	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	160	Apr (peak)
8	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	150	Apr (peak)
9	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	147	Apr (peak)
10	Common Pawpaw	Asimina triloba	custard-apples	143	Apr (peak)
11	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	136	Mar (past peak)
12	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	128	Apr (peak)
13	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	124	Apr (peak)
14	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	119	Apr (peak)
15	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	115	Apr (peak)
16	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	115	Apr (peak)
17	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	103	Apr (peak)
18	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	102	Apr (peak)
19	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	100	Apr (peak)
20	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	97	Apr (peak)
21	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	96	Apr (peak)
22	Eastern Redbud	Cercis canadensis	Legumes	82	Apr (peak)
23	Creeping Foamflower	Tiarella stolonifera	saxifrage family	74	May (rising)
24	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	73	Apr (peak)
25	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	barberry family	65	Apr (peak)
26	Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	Dogwood family	65	Apr (peak)
27	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	65	Apr (peak)
28	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	59	Apr (peak)
29	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	57	Apr (peak)
30	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	48	Apr (peak)
31	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	46	May (rising)
32	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	45	Mar (past peak)
33	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	42	Mar (past peak)
34	Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans	Mint Family	40	Apr (peak)
35	Woodland Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	stonecrop family	38	May (rising)
36	Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides paucifolia	milkworts	35	May (rising)
37	Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	oleaster family	34	Apr (peak)
38	Two-leaved Toothwort	Cardamine diphylla	mustard family	34	Apr (peak)
39	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	34	Apr (peak)
40	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	33	Apr (peak)
41	Dwarf Ginseng	Panax trifolius	ivy family	31	Apr (peak)
42	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	31	Apr (peak)
43	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	30	May (rising)
44	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	30	Mar (past peak)
45	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	30	Apr (peak)
46	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	30	Apr (peak)
47	Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	mustard family	29	Apr (peak)
48	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	28	Apr (peak)
49	Golden Ragwort	Packera aurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Apr (peak)
50	American bladdernut	Staphylea trifolia	bladdernut family	27	Apr (peak)