Wildflowers Blooming in New Jersey in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Jersey in September in our iNaturalist sample; 27 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 September

White Snakeroot250 obs.

Common Jewelweed145 obs.

Late Boneset101 obs.

Purple Loosestrife93 obs.

Asiatic dayflower90 obs.

Groundsel Tree82 obs.

White Wood Aster71 obs.

black-eyed Susan68 obs.

Autumn Clematis68 obs.

Chicory61 obs.

New England aster61 obs.

Ghost Pipe53 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Jersey in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	250	Sep (peak)
2	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	145	Sep (peak)
3	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	101	Sep (peak)
4	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	93	Aug (past peak)
5	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	90	Sep (peak)
6	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	82	Sep (peak)
7	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	Sep (peak)
8	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	68	Jul (past peak)
9	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	68	Sep (peak)
10	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	61	Jul (past peak)
11	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	61	Sep (peak)
12	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	53	Jul (past peak)
13	Northern Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	53	Oct (rising)
14	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	52	Sep (peak)
15	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	50	Sep (peak)
16	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	47	Sep (peak)
17	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	45	Sep (peak)
18	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	42	Sep (peak)
19	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	41	Sep (peak)
20	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	37	Sep (peak)
21	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	34	May (past peak)
22	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	34	Sep (peak)
23	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	33	Sep (peak)
24	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	33	Jun (past peak)
25	Nodding Beggarticks	Bidens cernua	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Sep (peak)
26	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Sep (peak)
27	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	33	Sep (peak)
28	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	32	Jul (past peak)
29	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	31	Jun (past peak)
30	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Aug (past peak)
31	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Aug (past peak)
32	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	28	Oct (rising)
33	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	27	Aug (past peak)
34	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	27	Aug (past peak)
35	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (peak)
36	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	26	Jun (past peak)
37	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	25	Sep (peak)
38	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Aug (past peak)
39	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	25	Jul (past peak)
40	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Sep (peak)
41	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	24	Jul (past peak)
42	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	24	Jul (past peak)
43	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	23	Aug (past peak)
44	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	23	Sep (peak)
45	Porcelain Berry	Ampelopsis glandulosa	Grape Family	23	Aug (past peak)
46	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Aug (past peak)
47	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (peak)
48	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	Mint Family	22	Sep (peak)
49	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (peak)
50	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	21	Aug (past peak)