Wildflowers Blooming in New Mexico in October (40 Species)

40 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New Mexico in October in our iNaturalist sample; 7 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in October

Rubber Rabbitbrush41 obs.

Rock Hibiscus18 obs.

Purple Groundcherry15 obs.

Cowpen Daisy14 obs.

Desert Tobacco12 obs.

Sacred Datura11 obs.

Rocky Mountain Beeplant10 obs.

Scarlet Gilia9 obs.

Common Morning-Glory8 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower7 obs.

Blackfoot Daisy7 obs.

Puncture Vine6 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New Mexico in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Rubber Rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	41	Oct (peak)
2	Rock Hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	18	Aug (past peak)
3	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	15	May (past peak)
4	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Aug (past peak)
5	Desert Tobacco	Nicotiana obtusifolia	nightshade family	12	Oct (peak)
6	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	11	Sep (past peak)
7	Rocky Mountain Beeplant	Cleomella serrulata	Spider Flower Family	10	Jul (past peak)
8	Scarlet Gilia	Ipomopsis aggregata	phlox family	9	Aug (past peak)
9	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	8	Aug (past peak)
10	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	7	Aug (past peak)
11	Blackfoot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	May (past peak)
12	Puncture Vine	Tribulus terrestris	caltrops	6	Aug (past peak)
13	Trailing Windmills	Allionia incarnata	four o'clock family	6	Aug (past peak)
14	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	5	May (past peak)
15	Creosote Bush	Larrea tridentata	caltrops	5	May (past peak)
16	Ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens	ocotillo family	4	May (past peak)
17	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	evening primrose family	4	Oct (peak)
18	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	4	Jun (past peak)
19	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Jul (past peak)
20	Virginia strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	rose family	4	Jun (past peak)
21	Snapdragon Vine	Maurandella antirrhiniflora	Plantain Family	4	Sep (past peak)
22	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	3	Oct (peak)
23	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	3	Jun (past peak)
24	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Aug (past peak)
25	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	3	Jul (past peak)
26	Buffalo-Bur	Solanum rostratum	nightshade family	3	Jul (past peak)
27	Desert Marigold	Baileya multiradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Apr (past peak)
28	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	3	Aug (past peak)
29	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (past peak)
30	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	2	Oct (peak)
31	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jul (past peak)
32	Monument Plant	Frasera speciosa	gentian family	2	Jul (past peak)
33	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa	Legumes	2	Jun (past peak)
34	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Oct (peak)
35	Cardinal Catchfly	Silene laciniata	pink family	2	Aug (past peak)
36	Desert Willow	Chilopsis linearis	bignonia family	2	May (past peak)
37	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Oct (peak)
38	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	2	Jul (past peak)
39	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jun (past peak)
40	Fendler's Sandmat	Euphorbia fendleri	Spurge Family	2	May (past peak)