Wildflowers Blooming in District of Columbia in October (40 Species)

40 wildflowers were recorded blooming in District of Columbia in October in our iNaturalist sample; 2 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

Top wildflowers in October

Chicory21 obs.

White Snakeroot19 obs.

American Witch-Hazel12 obs.

Asiatic dayflower10 obs.

Blue Mistflower6 obs.

Porcelain Berry6 obs.

Common Jewelweed5 obs.

Autumn Clematis5 obs.

Low Smartweed5 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod4 obs.

Pickerelweed3 obs.

Late Boneset3 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in District of Columbia in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Jun (past peak)
2	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (past peak)
3	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	12	Nov (rising)
4	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	10	Sep (past peak)
5	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
6	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	6	Aug (past peak)
7	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	5	Sep (past peak)
8	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	5	Sep (past peak)
9	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	5	Nov (rising)
10	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
11	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	3	Jun (past peak)
12	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
13	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	2	Sep (past peak)
14	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Sep (past peak)
15	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (past peak)
16	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	2	Aug (past peak)
17	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (past peak)
18	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	1	Sep (past peak)
19	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	1	Jun (past peak)
20	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	1	Mar (past peak)
21	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	1	May (past peak)
22	European field pansy	Viola arvensis	Violet Family	1	Apr (past peak)
23	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	1	Jul (past peak)
24	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	1	Apr (past peak)
25	Eastern Poison Ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	Cashew Family	1	May (past peak)
26	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	1	May (past peak)
27	Common Purslane	Portulaca oleracea	purslane family	1	Jul (past peak)
28	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	figwort family	1	May (past peak)
29	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	1	Jul (past peak)
30	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	1	Jul (past peak)
31	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Jun (past peak)
32	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	1	Oct (peak)
33	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Sep (past peak)
34	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Sep (past peak)
35	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Sep (past peak)
36	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Aug (past peak)
37	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	1	Aug (past peak)
38	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	1	Sep (past peak)
39	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	1	Sep (past peak)
40	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	1	Apr (past peak)