Wildflowers Blooming in Indiana in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Indiana in October in our iNaturalist sample; 6 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 Nov

Top wildflowers in October

White Snakeroot57 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod47 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster46 obs.

New England aster44 obs.

Fall Phlox36 obs.

American Witch-Hazel30 obs.

Calico Aster29 obs.

Frost Aster27 obs.

Low Smartweed24 obs.

False Sunflower21 obs.

Chicory17 obs.

Common Sneezeweed17 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Indiana in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Sep (past peak)
2	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	Sep (past peak)
3	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Oct (peak)
4	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Sep (past peak)
5	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	36	Oct (peak)
6	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	30	Oct (peak)
7	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Sep (past peak)
8	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (past peak)
9	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	24	Sep (past peak)
10	False Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Jul (past peak)
11	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Jul (past peak)
12	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Sep (past peak)
13	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Sep (past peak)
14	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	17	Sep (past peak)
15	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Aug (past peak)
16	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	15	Jun (past peak)
17	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Sep (past peak)
18	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	14	Jul (past peak)
19	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	13	Sep (past peak)
20	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Jun (past peak)
21	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
22	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (past peak)
23	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	10	Sep (past peak)
24	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (past peak)
25	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Apr (past peak)
26	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (past peak)
27	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jul (past peak)
28	Flower-Of-An-Hour	Hibiscus trionum	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	7	Sep (past peak)
29	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	6	Jul (past peak)
30	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	6	Aug (past peak)
31	Flat-Top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
32	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	5	Sep (past peak)
33	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	5	Sep (past peak)
34	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	5	Jul (past peak)
35	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Jun (past peak)
36	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	5	Jun (past peak)
37	Pinkweed	Persicaria pensylvanica	knotweed family	5	Aug (past peak)
38	fen grass of Parnassus	Parnassia glauca	staff-vine family	5	Sep (past peak)
39	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Sep (past peak)
40	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
41	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	5	Apr (past peak)
42	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	4	Aug (past peak)
43	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
44	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	4	Jul (past peak)
45	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
46	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	4	Jul (past peak)
47	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	4	Jul (past peak)
48	Grey-Headed Coneflower	Ratibida pinnata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Jul (past peak)
49	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Aug (past peak)
50	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	4	Jun (past peak)