Wildflowers Blooming in New Hampshire in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Hampshire in October in our iNaturalist sample; 3 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in October

American Witch-Hazel73 obs.

black-eyed Susan29 obs.

Red Clover25 obs.

Whorled Wood Aster22 obs.

Pearly Everlasting21 obs.

New England aster18 obs.

Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod14 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster14 obs.

Common Yarrow12 obs.

White Wood Aster12 obs.

Swamp Aster11 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod11 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Hampshire in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	73	Oct (peak)
2	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Jul (past peak)
3	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	25	Sep (past peak)
4	Whorled Wood Aster	Oclemena acuminata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Aug (past peak)
5	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Aug (past peak)
6	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Sep (past peak)
7	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (past peak)
8	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (past peak)
9	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Jul (past peak)
10	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
11	Swamp Aster	Symphyotrichum puniceum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (past peak)
12	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (past peak)
13	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Aug (past peak)
14	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	8	Jul (past peak)
15	Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Aug (past peak)
16	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (past peak)
17	Canadian bunchberry	Cornus canadensis	Dogwood family	7	Jun (past peak)
18	Sheep Laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	heath family	7	Jun (past peak)
19	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	7	May (past peak)
20	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	6	Aug (past peak)
21	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	6	Sep (past peak)
22	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	6	Jul (past peak)
23	Flat-Top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Aug (past peak)
24	Large-Leaved Aster	Eurybia macrophylla	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Aug (past peak)
25	Rock Harlequin	Capnoides sempervirens	Poppy Family	6	Jun (past peak)
26	Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	Legumes	5	Jun (past peak)
27	Orange Hawkweed	Pilosella aurantiaca	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Jun (past peak)
28	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Jul (past peak)
29	Wild radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	mustard family	4	Oct (peak)
30	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	4	Jun (past peak)
31	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	4	Aug (past peak)
32	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	4	Jun (past peak)
33	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	4	Sep (past peak)
34	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Sep (past peak)
35	Purple Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia purpurea	New World pitcher plants	3	Jun (past peak)
36	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	3	Jul (past peak)
37	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	3	Jul (past peak)
38	Rabbitfoot Clover	Trifolium arvense	Legumes	3	Jul (past peak)
39	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	3	Jun (past peak)
40	Northern Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
41	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Aug (past peak)
42	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	3	Aug (past peak)
43	Canada toadflax	Linaria canadensis	Plantain Family	3	Jun (past peak)
44	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	2	Aug (past peak)
45	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	2	Sep (past peak)
46	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	2	Jul (past peak)
47	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	2	Aug (past peak)
48	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	2	Oct (peak)
49	Sulphur Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	rose family	2	Jun (past peak)
50	Nodding Beggarticks	Bidens cernua	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Sep (past peak)