Wildflowers Blooming in Louisiana in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Louisiana in October in our iNaturalist sample; 15 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 October

Blue Mistflower171 obs.

Climbing Hempvine74 obs.

American black elderberry31 obs.

Groundsel Tree29 obs.

Late Boneset26 obs.

White beggarticks25 obs.

Tall Goldenrod23 obs.

Cardinal Flower20 obs.

Crowpoison20 obs.

Frostweed17 obs.

American trumpet vine14 obs.

Tievine14 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Louisiana in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	171	Oct (peak)
2	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	74	Oct (peak)
3	American black elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	elder family	31	May (past peak)
4	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Oct (peak)
5	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Sep (past peak)
6	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Oct (peak)
7	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Oct (peak)
8	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	20	Sep (past peak)
9	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	20	Mar (past peak)
10	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Oct (peak)
11	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	14	Jul (past peak)
12	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	14	Sep (past peak)
13	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	13	Jul (past peak)
14	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	12	Apr (past peak)
15	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Apr (past peak)
16	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	9	Oct (peak)
17	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	8	Apr (past peak)
18	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	8	Apr (past peak)
19	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	8	Sep (past peak)
20	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	8	Aug (past peak)
21	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	8	Oct (peak)
22	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Oct (peak)
23	Santa Maria feverfew	Parthenium hysterophorus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jul (past peak)
24	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Oct (peak)
25	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Aug (past peak)
26	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
27	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	5	Aug (past peak)
28	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	4	May (past peak)
29	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	May (past peak)
30	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
31	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	4	Aug (past peak)
32	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	4	Sep (past peak)
33	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	4	Sep (past peak)
34	Halberd-leaf Rosemallow	Hibiscus laevis	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	4	Aug (past peak)
35	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	3	Oct (peak)
36	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	3	Jul (past peak)
37	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Apr (past peak)
38	Giant Ragweed	Ambrosia trifida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
39	Largeflower pink-sorrel	Oxalis debilis	Woodsorrel Family	3	Apr (past peak)
40	American germander	Teucrium canadense	Mint Family	3	Jun (past peak)
41	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	3	Apr (past peak)
42	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
43	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	3	Oct (peak)
44	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	3	Aug (past peak)
45	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Oct (peak)
46	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	3	Jun (past peak)
47	Common Wild Petunia	Ruellia nudiflora	Acanthus Family	3	Jul (past peak)
48	Pinkladies	Oenothera speciosa	evening primrose family	2	Apr (past peak)
49	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	2	Jul (past peak)
50	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	2	Sep (past peak)