Wildflowers Blooming in Mississippi in August (59 Species)

59 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Mississippi in August in our iNaturalist sample; 13 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in August

Butterfly Pea108 obs.

Partridge Pea103 obs.

Pineland Hibiscus82 obs.

Purple Passionflower73 obs.

Cardinal Flower70 obs.

Bitterweed61 obs.

St. Andrew's cross58 obs.

Sharpwing Monkeyflower52 obs.

Autumn Clematis49 obs.

Trailing Fuzzy-Bean44 obs.

Buttonweed41 obs.

Buttonbush38 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Mississippi in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	108	Jul (past peak)
2	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	103	Aug (peak)
3	Pineland Hibiscus	Sabdariffa aculeata	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	82	Jul (past peak)
4	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	73	Jul (past peak)
5	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	70	Sep (rising)
6	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	61	Aug (peak)
7	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	58	Jul (past peak)
8	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	52	Aug (peak)
9	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	49	Aug (peak)
10	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	44	Sep (rising)
11	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	41	Jul (past peak)
12	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	38	Jun (past peak)
13	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	38	Jun (past peak)
14	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	32	Sep (rising)
15	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	31	Jun (past peak)
16	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	31	Aug (peak)
17	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	30	Aug (peak)
18	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Jun (past peak)
19	Lanceleaf Frogfruit	Phyla lanceolata	Verbena Family	27	Aug (peak)
20	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	27	Sep (rising)
21	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Sep (rising)
22	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	23	Jul (past peak)
23	Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Aug (peak)
24	Halberd-leaf Rosemallow	Hibiscus laevis	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	23	Jul (past peak)
25	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	22	May (past peak)
26	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	21	Jun (past peak)
27	Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (rising)
28	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (rising)
29	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Jul (past peak)
30	Pigeonwings	Clitoria mariana	Legumes	16	Jun (past peak)
31	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	16	Sep (rising)
32	Carolina ruellia	Ruellia caroliniensis	Acanthus Family	16	Jun (past peak)
33	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	16	Sep (rising)
34	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	15	Sep (rising)
35	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	15	May (past peak)
36	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Sep (rising)
37	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	15	May (past peak)
38	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	15	Sep (rising)
39	Virgin's-Bower	Clematis virginiana	buttercup family	15	Aug (peak)
40	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	15	Sep (rising)
41	Rattlesnake Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	carrot family	15	Jul (past peak)
42	Smooth Hedgenettle	Stachys tenuifolia	Mint Family	15	Aug (peak)
43	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	14	May (past peak)
44	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	14	Aug (peak)
45	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	14	Jun (past peak)
46	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	14	Sep (rising)
47	Orange Milkwort	Senega lutea	milkworts	14	Apr (past peak)
48	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	13	May (past peak)
49	Spotted spurge	Euphorbia maculata	Spurge Family	13	Aug (peak)
50	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Aug (peak)