Wildflowers Blooming in Florida in September (44 Species)

44 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Florida in September in our iNaturalist sample; 7 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 September

Pine lily643 obs.

Spotted Horsemint221 obs.

White beggarticks198 obs.

Pineland Hibiscus128 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower92 obs.

Madagascar Periwinkle78 obs.

Turkey Tangle Frogfruit73 obs.

Spurge Nettle73 obs.

Blue Curls72 obs.

Butterfly Pea71 obs.

Purple Passionflower67 obs.

Tropical sage60 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Florida in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	643	Sep (peak)
2	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	221	Sep (peak)
3	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	198	Jan (past peak)
4	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	128	Jul (past peak)
5	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	92	May (past peak)
6	Madagascar Periwinkle	Catharanthus roseus	Dogbane Family	78	Oct (rising)
7	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	73	Apr (past peak)
8	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	73	Apr (past peak)
9	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	72	Oct (rising)
10	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	71	Aug (past peak)
11	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	67	May (past peak)
12	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	60	Apr (past peak)
13	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	54	Apr (past peak)
14	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	53	Sep (peak)
15	Alamo vine	Distimake dissectus	bindweed family	48	May (past peak)
16	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	47	May (past peak)
17	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	45	Sep (peak)
18	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	43	Jun (past peak)
19	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	42	May (past peak)
20	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	42	Aug (past peak)
21	Chinese Crown Orchid	Eulophia graminea	Orchids	42	Apr (past peak)
22	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Sep (peak)
23	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	35	Jul (past peak)
24	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	30	Sep (peak)
25	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	28	Oct (rising)
26	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	27	Apr (past peak)
27	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Oct (rising)
28	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	25	Apr (past peak)
29	American beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Mint Family	22	Jun (past peak)
30	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Apr (past peak)
31	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	21	May (past peak)
32	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	20	Jun (past peak)
33	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	20	Aug (past peak)
34	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	20	Feb (past peak)
35	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	19	Jun (past peak)
36	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	19	Sep (peak)
37	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Oct (rising)
38	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	19	Aug (past peak)
39	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	19	Aug (past peak)
40	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	19	Mar (past peak)
41	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	18	May (past peak)
42	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	18	Mar (past peak)
43	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	17	Jun (past peak)
44	Bristle Thistle	Cirsium horridulum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Mar (past peak)