Wildflowers Blooming in West Virginia in March (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in West Virginia in March in our iNaturalist sample; 17 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 March

Bloodroot159 obs.

Red Deadnettle110 obs.

Virginia bluebells105 obs.

Colt's-Foot89 obs.

Carolina Springbeauty86 obs.

Dutchman's breeches82 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort68 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty67 obs.

Yellow Trout Lily52 obs.

Bird's-Eye Speedwell46 obs.

Lesser Celandine43 obs.

Ground-Ivy39 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in West Virginia in March

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	159	Mar (peak)
2	Red Deadnettle	Lamium purpureum	Mint Family	110	Apr (rising)
3	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	105	Apr (rising)
4	Colt's-Foot	Tussilago farfara	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	89	Mar (peak)
5	Carolina Springbeauty	Claytonia caroliniana	Pussypaw Family	86	Apr (rising)
6	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	82	Apr (rising)
7	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	68	Apr (rising)
8	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	67	Apr (rising)
9	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	52	Apr (rising)
10	Bird's-Eye Speedwell	Veronica persica	Plantain Family	46	Mar (peak)
11	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	43	Mar (peak)
12	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	39	Apr (rising)
13	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	37	Mar (peak)
14	Harbinger of Spring	Erigenia bulbosa	carrot family	36	Mar (peak)
15	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	32	Mar (peak)
16	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	mustard family	30	Mar (peak)
17	Northern Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	laurels	24	Mar (peak)
18	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	21	Mar (peak)
19	Red Trillium	Trillium erectum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	21	Apr (rising)
20	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	18	Apr (rising)
21	Virginia saxifrage	Micranthes virginiensis	saxifrage family	17	Apr (rising)
22	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	15	Apr (rising)
23	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	13	Mar (peak)
24	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	13	Apr (rising)
25	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	12	Apr (rising)
26	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	11	Apr (rising)
27	American field pansy	Viola rafinesquei	Violet Family	10	Apr (rising)
28	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	pink family	9	Apr (rising)
29	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	9	Apr (rising)
30	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	9	Apr (rising)
31	Common Whitlowgrass	Draba verna	mustard family	8	Mar (peak)
32	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	8	Apr (rising)
33	Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	phlox family	7	Apr (rising)
34	Star Chickweed	Stellaria pubera	pink family	7	Apr (rising)
35	Yellow Corydalis	Corydalis flavula	Poppy Family	7	Apr (rising)
36	Dimpled Trout Lily	Erythronium umbilicatum	lily family	7	Mar (peak)
37	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	6	Mar (peak)
38	Long-spurred violet	Viola rostrata	Violet Family	6	Apr (rising)
39	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	5	Apr (rising)
40	Toadshade	Trillium sessile	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	5	Apr (rising)
41	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana	rose family	5	Mar (peak)
42	Celandine Poppy	Chelidonium diphyllum	Poppy Family	5	Apr (rising)
43	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Apr (rising)
44	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	4	Feb (past peak)
45	Lawn daisy	Bellis perennis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	May (rising)
46	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	4	Mar (peak)
47	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	4	Apr (rising)
48	Halberd-leaved violet	Viola hastata	Violet Family	4	Apr (rising)
49	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	4	Apr (rising)
50	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	4	Mar (peak)