Wildflowers Blooming in Georgia in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Georgia in August in our iNaturalist sample; 19 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in August

American groundnut222 obs.

Purple Passionflower172 obs.

Butterfly Milkweed146 obs.

Butterfly Pea93 obs.

Yellow Passionflower70 obs.

Wild Potato Vine57 obs.

Whorled Milkweed55 obs.

Common Jewelweed51 obs.

Cardinal Flower49 obs.

Asiatic dayflower48 obs.

Bitterweed44 obs.

Crane-Fly Orchid44 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Georgia in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	222	Aug (peak)
2	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	172	Jul (past peak)
3	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	146	Jun (past peak)
4	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	93	Aug (peak)
5	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	70	Jul (past peak)
6	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	57	Aug (peak)
7	Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	Dogbane Family	55	Aug (peak)
8	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	51	Sep (rising)
9	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	49	Sep (rising)
10	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	48	Sep (rising)
11	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Aug (peak)
12	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	44	Aug (peak)
13	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	36	Jun (past peak)
14	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	34	Aug (peak)
15	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	32	Aug (peak)
16	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	32	Aug (peak)
17	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	29	Jun (past peak)
18	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	29	Aug (peak)
19	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	28	Sep (rising)
20	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Jun (past peak)
21	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	25	Jul (past peak)
22	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	25	Aug (peak)
23	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	24	May (past peak)
24	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	24	Sep (rising)
25	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	24	Sep (rising)
26	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	23	Jul (past peak)
27	Green Comet Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Dogbane Family	23	Jul (past peak)
28	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	22	Aug (peak)
29	Pigeonwings	Clitoria mariana	Legumes	21	Jun (past peak)
30	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	21	Aug (peak)
31	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Sep (rising)
32	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	20	Jun (past peak)
33	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	20	Sep (rising)
34	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	19	Aug (peak)
35	Shining Sumac	Rhus copallinum	Cashew Family	19	Aug (peak)
36	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Sep (rising)
37	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	16	Jul (past peak)
38	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	16	Jul (past peak)
39	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Oct (rising)
40	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	14	Apr (past peak)
41	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	13	Jun (past peak)
42	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	13	May (past peak)
43	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	13	Aug (peak)
44	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	13	Aug (peak)
45	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	13	Jul (past peak)
46	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Aug (peak)
47	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Sep (rising)
48	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	12	Sep (rising)
49	Naked-Flowered Tick-Trefoil	Hylodesmum nudiflorum	Legumes	11	Jul (past peak)
50	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	10	Aug (peak)