Wildflowers Blooming in Florida in August (43 Species)

43 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Florida in August 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.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in August

Pine lily310 obs.

Spotted Horsemint203 obs.

Pineland Hibiscus138 obs.

White beggarticks114 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower105 obs.

Purple Passionflower104 obs.

Butterfly Pea98 obs.

Shaggy Portulaca75 obs.

Spurge Nettle70 obs.

Swamp Milkweed67 obs.

Partridge Pea63 obs.

Elliott's milkpea61 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Florida in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	310	Sep (rising)
2	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	203	Sep (rising)
3	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	138	Jul (past peak)
4	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	114	Jan (past peak)
5	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	105	May (past peak)
6	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	104	May (past peak)
7	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	98	Aug (peak)
8	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	75	Jun (past peak)
9	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	70	Apr (past peak)
10	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	67	Aug (peak)
11	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	63	Aug (peak)
12	Elliott's milkpea	Galactia elliottii	Legumes	61	May (past peak)
13	Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus	Dogbane Family	58	Oct (rising)
14	Alamo vine	Distimake dissectus	bindweed family	56	May (past peak)
15	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	54	Apr (past peak)
16	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	54	Apr (past peak)
17	Chinese Crown Orchid	Eulophia graminea	Orchids	43	Apr (past peak)
18	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	39	May (past peak)
19	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	37	Aug (peak)
20	Shining Sumac	Rhus copallinum	Cashew Family	37	Aug (peak)
21	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	36	Aug (peak)
22	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	36	Jul (past peak)
23	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	36	May (past peak)
24	American lotus	Nelumbo lutea	lotus family	30	May (past peak)
25	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	29	Jun (past peak)
26	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	28	May (past peak)
27	Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	Dogbane Family	27	Aug (peak)
28	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	26	Jun (past peak)
29	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	26	Apr (past peak)
30	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	25	Jun (past peak)
31	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	25	May (past peak)
32	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Sep (rising)
33	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	May (past peak)
34	Common Purslane	Portulaca oleracea	purslane family	20	Apr (past peak)
35	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	20	Sep (rising)
36	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Apr (past peak)
37	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	18	Apr (past peak)
38	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	18	Jun (past peak)
39	Slimleaf Pawpaw	Asimina angustifolia	custard-apples	18	May (past peak)
40	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	18	Aug (peak)
41	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	17	Jun (past peak)
42	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Aug (peak)
43	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Mar (past peak)