Wildflowers Blooming in Massachusetts in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Massachusetts 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.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in October

American Witch-Hazel247 obs.

New England aster104 obs.

Common Toadflax94 obs.

Northern Seaside Goldenrod93 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster86 obs.

White Snakeroot76 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod68 obs.

Red Clover56 obs.

Chicory48 obs.

Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod48 obs.

White Wood Aster47 obs.

Groundsel Tree46 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Massachusetts in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	247	Oct (peak)
2	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	104	Sep (past peak)
3	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	94	Sep (past peak)
4	Northern Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	93	Sep (past peak)
5	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	86	Oct (peak)
6	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	76	Sep (past peak)
7	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	68	Sep (past peak)
8	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	56	Jun (past peak)
9	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	48	Jul (past peak)
10	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	48	Sep (past peak)
11	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	Sep (past peak)
12	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	46	Sep (past peak)
13	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	40	Sep (past peak)
14	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	38	Sep (past peak)
15	Japanese knotweed	Reynoutria japonica	knotweed family	38	Sep (past peak)
16	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	29	Jun (past peak)
17	Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Aug (past peak)
18	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	26	Jul (past peak)
19	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Sep (past peak)
20	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Oct (peak)
21	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	21	May (past peak)
22	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	20	Jun (past peak)
23	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Jun (past peak)
24	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Jul (past peak)
25	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Aug (past peak)
26	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	18	Jul (past peak)
27	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Sep (past peak)
28	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	17	Jul (past peak)
29	Pinkweed	Persicaria pensylvanica	knotweed family	17	Sep (past peak)
30	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Jul (past peak)
31	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Oct (peak)
32	Eastern Black Nightshade	Solanum emulans	nightshade family	15	Aug (past peak)
33	Rugosa Rose	Rosa rugosa	rose family	14	Jun (past peak)
34	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	14	Oct (peak)
35	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Aug (past peak)
36	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	13	Aug (past peak)
37	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	12	Aug (past peak)
38	Swamp Aster	Symphyotrichum puniceum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
39	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	11	Aug (past peak)
40	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	11	Jul (past peak)
41	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	11	Jun (past peak)
42	Sheep Laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	heath family	10	Jun (past peak)
43	Upright Yellow Woodsorrel	Oxalis stricta	Woodsorrel Family	9	Oct (peak)
44	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	9	Jun (past peak)
45	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (past peak)
46	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (past peak)
47	Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	Legumes	8	Jun (past peak)
48	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	8	Jul (past peak)
49	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	8	Jun (past peak)
50	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	8	Aug (past peak)