Wildflowers Blooming in Arkansas in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Arkansas in October in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 October

White Snakeroot37 obs.

White Morning-glory30 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia29 obs.

Tall Goldenrod27 obs.

Asiatic dayflower25 obs.

Late Boneset22 obs.

Blue Mistflower20 obs.

Bitterweed19 obs.

Wingstem19 obs.

Cardinal Flower18 obs.

Partridge Pea18 obs.

Low Smartweed18 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Arkansas in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Oct (peak)
2	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	30	Sep (past peak)
3	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	29	Sep (past peak)
4	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (past peak)
5	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	25	Sep (past peak)
6	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (past peak)
7	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Sep (past peak)
8	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Aug (past peak)
9	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (past peak)
10	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	18	Sep (past peak)
11	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	18	Aug (past peak)
12	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	18	Oct (peak)
13	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Sep (past peak)
14	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	14	Jul (past peak)
15	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	13	Sep (past peak)
16	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Oct (peak)
17	Pinkweed	Persicaria pensylvanica	knotweed family	9	Oct (peak)
18	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (past peak)
19	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	8	Jul (past peak)
20	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
21	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jul (past peak)
22	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	7	Nov (rising)
23	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	7	Sep (past peak)
24	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Oct (peak)
25	Halberd-leaf Rosemallow	Hibiscus laevis	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	7	Jul (past peak)
26	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	6	Jun (past peak)
27	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	6	Jun (past peak)
28	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Oct (peak)
29	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	5	Jun (past peak)
30	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Jun (past peak)
31	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Sep (past peak)
32	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	5	May (past peak)
33	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	5	Apr (past peak)
34	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	5	Aug (past peak)
35	Eastern Black Nightshade	Solanum emulans	nightshade family	5	Jul (past peak)
36	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	4	Jul (past peak)
37	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	4	Jun (past peak)
38	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	4	Sep (past peak)
39	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	4	Aug (past peak)
40	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Sep (past peak)
41	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
42	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	4	Apr (past peak)
43	Hairy Ruellia	Ruellia humilis	Acanthus Family	4	Jun (past peak)
44	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
45	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	4	Apr (past peak)
46	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	4	Sep (past peak)
47	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	4	Sep (past peak)
48	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	3	Oct (peak)
49	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	3	Jul (past peak)
50	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	3	Jun (past peak)