Flowering plantsIn Stark County, Ohio

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link

Virginia bluebells in all of Ohio

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia

Near Stark County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 24 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

No result yet (12)
Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
Recorded, season not shown (2)
Season shown (24)

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

Counties as a table

Virginia bluebells by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County	Records
Adams County	74 · Season shown
Allen County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County	106 · Season shown
Auglaize County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County	148 · Season shown
Carroll County	No qualifying records yet
Champaign County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County	88 · Season shown
Clinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County	No qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County	251 · Season shown
Darke County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County	39 · Season shown
Erie County	34 · Season shown
Fairfield County	21 · Season shown
Fayette County	No qualifying records yet
Franklin County	344 · Season shown
Fulton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County	132 · Season shown
Guernsey County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County	278 · Season shown
Hancock County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Hardin County	No qualifying records yet
Harrison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County	No qualifying records yet
Highland County	32 · Season shown
Hocking County	32 · Season shown
Holmes County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County	76 · Season shown
Lawrence County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County	31 · Season shown
Logan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County	67 · Season shown
Lucas County	22 · Season shown
Madison County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County	47 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County	30 · Season shown
Meigs County	No qualifying records yet
Mercer County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County	37 · Season shown
Monroe County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County	94 · Season shown
Morgan County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County	No qualifying records yet
Perry County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County	22 · Season shown
Preble County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County	No qualifying records yet
Richland County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County	20 · Season shown
Sandusky County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County	No qualifying records yet
Stark County	23 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County	151 · Season shown
Trumbull County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County	No qualifying records yet
Union County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County	No qualifying records yet
Vinton County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County	23 · Season shown
Washington County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County	No qualifying records yet
Wood County	Recorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County	Recorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Stark County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 23 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.

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Recording in Stark County · records of all species each week, 33,891 in all

Records per week from 23 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Virginia bluebells in Stark County each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Virginia bluebells	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	143
Jan 11–17	0	0	119
Jan 18–24	0	0	147
Jan 25–31	0	0	143
Feb 1–7	0	0	117
Feb 8–14	0	0	168
Feb 15–21	0	0	164
Feb 22–28	0	0	247
Mar 1–7	0	0	246
Mar 8–14	0	0	250
Mar 15–21	0	0	316
Mar 22–28	0	0	302
Mar 29 – Apr 4	0	0	254
Apr 5–11	2	2	386
Apr 12–18	3	1	628
Apr 19–25	4	2	720
Apr 26 – May 2	9	4	1,636
May 3–9	4	2	1,048
May 10–16	0	0	697
May 17–23	1	1	768
May 24–30	0	0	1,208
May 31 – Jun 6	0	0	850
Jun 7–13	0	0	906
Jun 14–20	0	0	903
Jun 21–27	0	0	1,262
Jun 28 – Jul 4	0	0	1,285
Jul 5–11	0	0	1,477
Jul 12–18	0	0	1,492
Jul 19–25	0	0	1,222
Jul 26 – Aug 1	0	0	1,310
Aug 2–8	0	0	1,099
Aug 9–15	0	0	1,148
Aug 16–22	0	0	1,200
Aug 23–29	0	0	1,155
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	1,026
Sep 6–12	0	0	1,177
Sep 13–19	0	0	1,868
Sep 20–26	0	0	782
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	687
Oct 4–10	0	0	770
Oct 11–17	0	0	548
Oct 18–24	0	0	336
Oct 25–31	0	0	382
Nov 1–7	0	0	289
Nov 8–14	0	0	168
Nov 15–21	0	0	147
Nov 22–28	0	0	116
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	84
Dec 6–12	0	0	108
Dec 13–19	0	0	113
Dec 20–26	0	0	123
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	151

Reported in flower

Only 3 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late March to early May, middle week Apr 19–25

Middle week · Apr 19–25

This week · Nov 8–14

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,136 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 533 dates. Latest record: June 2025.

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Records of Virginia bluebells in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week	Records of Virginia bluebells	Years recorded	Records of all species
Jan 4–10	0	0	6,211
Jan 11–17	0	0	5,146
Jan 18–24	0	0	4,645
Jan 25–31	0	0	4,698
Feb 1–7	0	0	6,023
Feb 8–14	1	1	5,888
Feb 15–21	1	1	5,436
Feb 22–28	7	4	6,846
Mar 1–7	12	4	8,321
Mar 8–14	35	8	10,384
Mar 15–21	51	7	12,620
Mar 22–28	127	10	13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4	255	10	19,661
Apr 5–11	361	10	26,860
Apr 12–18	571	10	39,925
Apr 19–25	584	10	41,623
Apr 26 – May 2	579	10	56,391
May 3–9	333	10	52,952
May 10–16	158	9	53,785
May 17–23	38	8	57,698
May 24–30	11	6	54,651
May 31 – Jun 6	8	5	53,099
Jun 7–13	2	2	53,700
Jun 14–20	0	0	56,625
Jun 21–27	1	1	55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4	0	0	58,477
Jul 5–11	0	0	61,336
Jul 12–18	0	0	64,722
Jul 19–25	0	0	69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1	0	0	59,416
Aug 2–8	0	0	59,712
Aug 9–15	0	0	55,994
Aug 16–22	0	0	54,328
Aug 23–29	0	0	51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5	0	0	57,167
Sep 6–12	0	0	59,075
Sep 13–19	1	1	54,543
Sep 20–26	0	0	45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3	0	0	43,180
Oct 4–10	0	0	37,841
Oct 11–17	0	0	30,824
Oct 18–24	0	0	21,156
Oct 25–31	0	0	19,021
Nov 1–7	0	0	14,172
Nov 8–14	0	0	12,621
Nov 15–21	0	0	7,965
Nov 22–28	0	0	8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5	0	0	6,083
Dec 6–12	0	0	6,004
Dec 13–19	0	0	5,423
Dec 20–26	0	0	5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2	0	0	8,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late March to early May, middle week Apr 19–25.

From 633 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 28 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Look-alikes

When

Land cover

Often confused with

wild comfrey Andersonglossum virginianum32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
virginia stickseed Hackelia virginiana28 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

Jan: no record
Feb: recorded
Mar: recorded
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: no record
Aug: no record
Sep: recorded
Oct: no record
Nov: no record
Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in July to August and October to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land cover	Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest	59%31%
Developed	31%49%
Wetland	8%5%
Farmland	1%11%
Open water	0.5%3%
Grassland and shrub	0.2%0.9%

From 1,910 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

3,136 records from 2 datasets.

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 3,128 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 8 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.