Wildflowers Blooming in Arkansas in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arkansas in August in our iNaturalist sample; 14 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in August

Purple Passionflower129 obs.

Buttonbush108 obs.

Sharpwing Monkeyflower61 obs.

American pokeweed54 obs.

Cardinal Flower53 obs.

American groundnut49 obs.

Partridge Pea49 obs.

Flowering Spurge47 obs.

Frostweed46 obs.

Yellow Passionflower44 obs.

Crane-Fly Orchid44 obs.

Bitterweed40 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arkansas in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	129	Jul (past peak)
2	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	108	Jul (past peak)
3	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	61	Aug (peak)
4	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	54	Jul (past peak)
5	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	53	Sep (rising)
6	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	49	Aug (peak)
7	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	49	Aug (peak)
8	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	47	Aug (peak)
9	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Sep (rising)
10	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	44	Jun (past peak)
11	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	44	Aug (peak)
12	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	40	Aug (peak)
13	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	31	Sep (rising)
14	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	31	Aug (peak)
15	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Sep (rising)
16	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Jul (past peak)
17	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	26	Jul (past peak)
18	Smooth Hedgenettle	Stachys tenuifolia	Mint Family	26	Jul (past peak)
19	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	24	Sep (rising)
20	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	24	Aug (peak)
21	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (rising)
22	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Sep (rising)
23	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	20	Jun (past peak)
24	Hairy Ruellia	Ruellia humilis	Acanthus Family	18	Jun (past peak)
25	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	18	Jul (past peak)
26	Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Aug (peak)
27	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	16	Aug (peak)
28	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Jun (past peak)
29	Pigeonwings	Clitoria mariana	Legumes	15	Jul (past peak)
30	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	14	Jun (past peak)
31	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	14	Jul (past peak)
32	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Aug (peak)
33	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	14	Sep (rising)
34	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	14	Sep (rising)
35	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	13	Jun (past peak)
36	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Sep (rising)
37	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Jun (past peak)
38	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	12	Aug (peak)
39	Lanceleaf Frogfruit	Phyla lanceolata	Verbena Family	10	Jul (past peak)
40	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (rising)
41	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	10	Jul (past peak)
42	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	10	Sep (rising)
43	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	9	Jun (past peak)
44	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	9	Jul (past peak)
45	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jul (past peak)
46	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Aug (peak)
47	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	9	Jul (past peak)
48	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	8	Aug (peak)
49	American lotus	Nelumbo lutea	lotus family	8	Jul (past peak)
50	American water-willow	Justicia americana	Acanthus Family	7	May (past peak)