Wildflowers Blooming in Minnesota in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Minnesota in September in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 September

Large-Leaved Aster308 obs.

White Snakeroot307 obs.

New England aster275 obs.

Common Jewelweed196 obs.

Broad-Leaved Goldenrod142 obs.

Nodding Beggarticks81 obs.

Common Toadflax79 obs.

False Sunflower74 obs.

Giant Ragweed73 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia73 obs.

brown-eyed Susan73 obs.

Pearly Everlasting66 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Minnesota in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Large-Leaved Aster	Eurybia macrophylla	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	308	Aug (past peak)
2	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	307	Sep (peak)
3	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	275	Sep (peak)
4	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	196	Aug (past peak)
5	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	142	Sep (peak)
6	Nodding Beggarticks	Bidens cernua	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	81	Sep (peak)
7	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	79	Sep (peak)
8	False Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	74	Jul (past peak)
9	Giant Ragweed	Ambrosia trifida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	73	Aug (past peak)
10	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	73	Aug (past peak)
11	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	73	Sep (peak)
12	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	66	Aug (past peak)
13	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	64	Aug (past peak)
14	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Sep (peak)
15	spotted Joe-Pye weed	Eutrochium maculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Aug (past peak)
16	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Jul (past peak)
17	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	56	Aug (past peak)
18	Flat-Top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	54	Aug (past peak)
19	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	52	Jun (past peak)
20	Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	51	Aug (past peak)
21	Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Aug (past peak)
22	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	47	Aug (past peak)
23	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	41	Aug (past peak)
24	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	40	Aug (past peak)
25	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Aug (past peak)
26	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	37	Aug (past peak)
27	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	37	Aug (past peak)
28	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Sep (peak)
29	Orange Hawkweed	Pilosella aurantiaca	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Jun (past peak)
30	Pinkweed	Persicaria pensylvanica	knotweed family	33	Aug (past peak)
31	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	33	Jun (past peak)
32	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	33	Aug (past peak)
33	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Sep (peak)
34	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Jul (past peak)
35	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Sep (peak)
36	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	29	Jun (past peak)
37	Hoary Alyssum	Berteroa incana	mustard family	29	Jun (past peak)
38	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	29	Jul (past peak)
39	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	29	Jul (past peak)
40	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (peak)
41	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Jun (past peak)
42	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	26	Jul (past peak)
43	Creeping Bellflower	Campanula rapunculoides	bellflower family	26	Jul (past peak)
44	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Aug (past peak)
45	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	25	Jul (past peak)
46	Horseweed	Erigeron canadensis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Aug (past peak)
47	fen grass of Parnassus	Parnassia glauca	staff-vine family	24	Aug (past peak)
48	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	24	Jun (past peak)
49	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	23	Jul (past peak)
50	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	21	Jul (past peak)