Wildflowers Blooming in Florida in December (39 Species)

39 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Florida in December in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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 December

White beggarticks214 obs.

Madagascar Periwinkle70 obs.

Tropical sage52 obs.

Siam weed52 obs.

Chinese Crown Orchid52 obs.

Pickerelweed43 obs.

Manyflower Marshpennywort34 obs.

Netted Pawpaw32 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage31 obs.

Pine lily31 obs.

Bearded Grasspink31 obs.

Orange Milkwort29 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Florida in December

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	214	Jan (past peak)
2	Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus	Dogbane Family	70	Oct (past peak)
3	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	52	Apr (past peak)
4	Siam weed	Chromolaena odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	52	Dec (peak)
5	Chinese Crown Orchid	Eulophia graminea	Orchids	52	Apr (past peak)
6	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	43	Apr (past peak)
7	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	34	Mar (past peak)
8	Netted Pawpaw	Asimina reticulata	custard-apples	32	Mar (past peak)
9	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	31	Mar (past peak)
10	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	31	Sep (past peak)
11	Bearded Grasspink	Calopogon barbatus	Orchids	31	Mar (past peak)
12	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	29	Mar (past peak)
13	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	28	Mar (past peak)
14	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Feb (past peak)
15	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Mar (past peak)
16	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	24	Sep (past peak)
17	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	23	Nov (past peak)
18	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Apr (past peak)
19	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	23	Mar (past peak)
20	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	22	Apr (past peak)
21	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	22	Apr (past peak)
22	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Sep (past peak)
23	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	19	Aug (past peak)
24	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Nov (past peak)
25	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	17	Apr (past peak)
26	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Feb (past peak)
27	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	14	Oct (past peak)
28	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	14	Aug (past peak)
29	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Feb (past peak)
30	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	13	Aug (past peak)
31	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	12	Jun (past peak)
32	Cutleaf Evening Primrose	Oenothera laciniata	evening primrose family	12	Mar (past peak)
33	Ohio spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderworts	12	Mar (past peak)
34	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
35	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	12	Feb (past peak)
36	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	12	Jun (past peak)
37	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	12	May (past peak)
38	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	May (past peak)
39	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	11	Apr (past peak)