Wildflowers Blooming in Missouri in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Missouri in October in our iNaturalist sample; 2 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in October

White Snakeroot35 obs.

Fall Phlox25 obs.

Asiatic dayflower18 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia18 obs.

White Morning-glory18 obs.

Low Smartweed14 obs.

New England aster13 obs.

Common Morning-Glory11 obs.

Plains Coreopsis9 obs.

Frostweed9 obs.

Common Jewelweed8 obs.

Chicory8 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Missouri in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Sep (past peak)
2	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	25	Oct (peak)
3	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	18	Sep (past peak)
4	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	18	Sep (past peak)
5	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	18	Sep (past peak)
6	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	14	Sep (past peak)
7	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Sep (past peak)
8	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	11	Sep (past peak)
9	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jul (past peak)
10	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (past peak)
11	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	8	Sep (past peak)
12	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jul (past peak)
13	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (past peak)
14	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (past peak)
15	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Sep (past peak)
16	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	7	Aug (past peak)
17	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Aug (past peak)
18	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	6	Sep (past peak)
19	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	6	May (past peak)
20	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	6	Apr (past peak)
21	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
22	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	5	Jul (past peak)
23	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Jun (past peak)
24	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	5	Jun (past peak)
25	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Sep (past peak)
26	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Sep (past peak)
27	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	4	Aug (past peak)
28	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Aug (past peak)
29	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii	honeysuckle family	4	May (past peak)
30	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	4	Sep (past peak)
31	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	4	Jul (past peak)
32	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	4	Jul (past peak)
33	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	3	Apr (past peak)
34	Nodding Beggarticks	Bidens cernua	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
35	Butterfly bush	Buddleja davidii	figwort family	3	Oct (peak)
36	Flower-Of-An-Hour	Hibiscus trionum	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	3	Sep (past peak)
37	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	3	Aug (past peak)
38	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	2	Jun (past peak)
39	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	2	Jun (past peak)
40	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	2	Jun (past peak)
41	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	2	Jul (past peak)
42	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	2	Sep (past peak)
43	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	2	Jun (past peak)
44	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (past peak)
45	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	2	Sep (past peak)
46	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	2	Aug (past peak)
47	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (past peak)
48	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	2	May (past peak)
49	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	2	Apr (past peak)
50	Bird's Foot Violet	Viola pedata	Violet Family	2	Apr (past peak)