Wildflowers Blooming in Maryland in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Maryland in October 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

Top wildflowers in October

American Witch-Hazel62 obs.

Late Boneset53 obs.

Chicory43 obs.

Low Smartweed43 obs.

Asiatic dayflower36 obs.

White Snakeroot36 obs.

Fall Phlox32 obs.

Groundsel Tree26 obs.

Common Jewelweed22 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod22 obs.

White Clover19 obs.

Blue Mistflower19 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Maryland in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	62	Oct (peak)
2	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	53	Sep (past peak)
3	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	43	Jun (past peak)
4	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	43	Oct (peak)
5	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	36	Sep (past peak)
6	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Sep (past peak)
7	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	32	Oct (peak)
8	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Sep (past peak)
9	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	22	Sep (past peak)
10	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (past peak)
11	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	19	May (past peak)
12	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (past peak)
13	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	19	Sep (past peak)
14	Northern Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Oct (peak)
15	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	17	May (past peak)
16	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	17	May (past peak)
17	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	16	Aug (past peak)
18	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	14	Jul (past peak)
19	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	14	Aug (past peak)
20	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	14	Sep (past peak)
21	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	12	Sep (past peak)
22	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	12	Sep (past peak)
23	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Jul (past peak)
24	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	12	Jul (past peak)
25	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
26	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
27	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	11	Mar (past peak)
28	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	11	Sep (past peak)
29	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (past peak)
30	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	10	Sep (past peak)
31	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Oct (peak)
32	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (past peak)
33	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	9	Sep (past peak)
34	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Oct (peak)
35	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	8	Jun (past peak)
36	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
37	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	8	Jul (past peak)
38	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (past peak)
39	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	7	Aug (past peak)
40	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	7	Sep (past peak)
41	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Sep (past peak)
42	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Sep (past peak)
43	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Oct (peak)
44	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	6	Jun (past peak)
45	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	6	Jun (past peak)
46	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	6	Jun (past peak)
47	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
48	Butterfly bush	Buddleja davidii	figwort family	6	Aug (past peak)
49	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	Mint Family	6	Sep (past peak)
50	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	6	Aug (past peak)