Wildflowers Blooming in New Jersey in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Jersey in October in our iNaturalist sample; 9 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 Dec

Top wildflowers in October

White Snakeroot219 obs.

Northern Seaside Goldenrod110 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster66 obs.

Groundsel Tree63 obs.

New England aster49 obs.

Low Smartweed45 obs.

Red Clover44 obs.

black-eyed Susan43 obs.

Late Boneset36 obs.

American Witch-Hazel35 obs.

White Wood Aster34 obs.

Chicory33 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Jersey in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	219	Sep (past peak)
2	Northern Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	110	Oct (peak)
3	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	66	Oct (peak)
4	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	63	Sep (past peak)
5	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Sep (past peak)
6	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	45	Oct (peak)
7	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	44	Jun (past peak)
8	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	43	Jul (past peak)
9	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Sep (past peak)
10	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	35	Oct (peak)
11	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Sep (past peak)
12	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Jul (past peak)
13	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Sep (past peak)
14	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	29	May (past peak)
15	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (past peak)
16	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	26	Sep (past peak)
17	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	26	Jun (past peak)
18	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	25	Jul (past peak)
19	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Oct (peak)
20	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	21	Sep (past peak)
21	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Oct (peak)
22	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	20	Oct (peak)
23	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Oct (peak)
24	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Jul (past peak)
25	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	15	Sep (past peak)
26	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	15	Aug (past peak)
27	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	15	Jul (past peak)
28	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Sep (past peak)
29	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	12	Sep (past peak)
30	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	12	Apr (past peak)
31	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	11	Jul (past peak)
32	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Jun (past peak)
33	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	11	May (past peak)
34	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Aug (past peak)
35	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (past peak)
36	Pinkweed	Persicaria pensylvanica	knotweed family	10	Aug (past peak)
37	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	10	Sep (past peak)
38	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Aug (past peak)
39	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (past peak)
40	Manyflower Marshpennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	ivy family	9	Oct (peak)
41	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (past peak)
42	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	9	May (past peak)
43	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	8	Jul (past peak)
44	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Apr (past peak)
45	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	8	Jul (past peak)
46	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	8	Jul (past peak)
47	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	8	Sep (past peak)
48	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	8	Aug (past peak)
49	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jun (past peak)
50	Bladder Campion	Silene vulgaris	pink family	7	Jun (past peak)