Wildflowers Blooming in Wisconsin in April (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Wisconsin in April in our iNaturalist sample; 18 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 Nov

Top wildflowers in April

Bloodroot1,160 obs.

Dutchman's breeches654 obs.

Virginia bluebells272 obs.

Prairie Pasqueflower201 obs.

Marsh Marigold166 obs.

Virginia Springbeauty166 obs.

Eastern Skunk Cabbage149 obs.

Siberian squill145 obs.

Wood Anemone136 obs.

White Fawnlily132 obs.

Round-Lobed Hepatica97 obs.

Cut-Leaved Toothwort94 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Wisconsin in April

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Bloodroot	Sanguinaria canadensis	Poppy Family	1,160	Apr (peak)
2	Dutchman's breeches	Dicentra cucullaria	Poppy Family	654	Apr (peak)
3	Virginia bluebells	Mertensia virginica	borage family	272	Apr (peak)
4	Prairie Pasqueflower	Pulsatilla nuttalliana	buttercup family	201	Apr (peak)
5	Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	buttercup family	166	May (rising)
6	Virginia Springbeauty	Claytonia virginica	Pussypaw Family	166	May (rising)
7	Eastern Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus	Arum Family	149	Apr (peak)
8	Siberian squill	Scilla siberica	agave and allies	145	Apr (peak)
9	Wood Anemone	Anemonoides quinquefolia	buttercup family	136	May (rising)
10	White Fawnlily	Erythronium albidum	lily family	132	Apr (peak)
11	Round-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica americana	buttercup family	97	Apr (peak)
12	Cut-Leaved Toothwort	Cardamine concatenata	mustard family	94	Apr (peak)
13	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	82	May (rising)
14	Sharp-Lobed Hepatica	Hepatica acutiloba	buttercup family	78	Apr (peak)
15	Yellow Trout Lily	Erythronium americanum	lily family	76	May (rising)
16	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	68	May (rising)
17	Largeflower Bellwort	Uvularia grandiflora	Bellworts and allies	68	May (rising)
18	False Rue Anemone	Enemion biternatum	buttercup family	65	May (rising)
19	Rue Anemone	Thalictrum thalictroides	buttercup family	63	May (rising)
20	Common Snowdrop	Galanthus nivalis	amaryllis, onions, and allies	62	Apr (peak)
21	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	40	May (rising)
22	Trailing Arbutus	Epigaea repens	heath family	36	May (rising)
23	Snow Trillium	Trillium nivale	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	34	Apr (peak)
24	Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna	buttercup family	34	Apr (peak)
25	Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata	mustard family	32	May (rising)
26	Eastern Leatherwood	Dirca palustris	Stringbarks	30	Apr (peak)
27	Small-Flowered Buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus	buttercup family	30	May (rising)
28	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	29	May (rising)
29	Lesser Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Dogbane Family	29	Apr (peak)
30	Box Elder	Acer negundo	soapberry family	24	Apr (peak)
31	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	21	May (rising)
32	Red-Berried Elder	Sambucus racemosa	elder family	20	May (rising)
33	Hoary Puccoon	Lithospermum canescens	borage family	19	May (rising)
34	Red Maple	Acer rubrum	soapberry family	18	Apr (peak)
35	American plum	Prunus americana	rose family	17	May (rising)
36	Smooth Yellow Violet	Viola eriocarpa	Violet Family	17	May (rising)
37	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	16	May (rising)
38	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaricata	phlox family	16	May (rising)
39	Lowbush Blueberry	Vaccinium angustifolium	heath family	15	May (rising)
40	Prairie Trillium	Trillium recurvatum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	15	May (rising)
41	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	May (rising)
42	Squirrel Corn	Dicentra canadensis	Poppy Family	14	May (rising)
43	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	14	May (rising)
44	Jacob's ladder	Polemonium reptans	phlox family	14	May (rising)
45	Common Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	rose family	13	May (rising)
46	Twoleaf Miterwort	Mitella diphylla	saxifrage family	13	May (rising)
47	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	12	Apr (peak)
48	Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum thalictroides	barberry family	12	May (rising)
49	Leatherleaf	Chamaedaphne calyculata	heath family	12	May (rising)
50	Field Penny-Cress	Thlaspi arvense	mustard family	11	May (rising)