Wildflowers Blooming in Alabama in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Alabama in September in our iNaturalist sample; 25 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in September

Blue Mistflower100 obs.

Cardinal Flower91 obs.

Purple Passionflower72 obs.

Pineland Hibiscus64 obs.

American hog-peanut58 obs.

Late Boneset57 obs.

Asiatic dayflower49 obs.

Blue Curls45 obs.

Common Jewelweed43 obs.

Tall Goldenrod42 obs.

Pine lily41 obs.

Climbing Hempvine38 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Alabama in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	100	Sep (peak)
2	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	91	Sep (peak)
3	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	72	Aug (past peak)
4	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	64	Jun (past peak)
5	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	58	Sep (peak)
6	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Sep (peak)
7	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	49	Sep (peak)
8	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	45	Sep (peak)
9	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	43	Sep (peak)
10	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	42	Oct (rising)
11	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	41	Sep (peak)
12	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Sep (peak)
13	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Sep (peak)
14	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	36	Aug (past peak)
15	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	35	Sep (peak)
16	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	30	Sep (peak)
17	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	29	Sep (peak)
18	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	28	Aug (past peak)
19	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Jul (past peak)
20	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (peak)
21	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	27	Jul (past peak)
22	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	25	Sep (peak)
23	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Oct (rising)
24	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	22	Jul (past peak)
25	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	20	Jun (past peak)
26	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	19	Jun (past peak)
27	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (peak)
28	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Oct (rising)
29	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (peak)
30	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	18	May (past peak)
31	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Sep (peak)
32	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	15	Sep (peak)
33	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	15	Sep (peak)
34	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	15	Oct (rising)
35	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	14	Jun (past peak)
36	Giant Ragweed	Ambrosia trifida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (peak)
37	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	14	Sep (peak)
38	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	14	Aug (past peak)
39	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	14	Jul (past peak)
40	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Sep (peak)
41	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	13	Jun (past peak)
42	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (peak)
43	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (peak)
44	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	11	Oct (rising)
45	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	11	Aug (past peak)
46	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	10	Oct (rising)
47	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	9	Jun (past peak)
48	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	9	Apr (past peak)
49	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	9	Apr (past peak)
50	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	9	Jun (past peak)