Wildflowers Blooming in New York in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in New York in October in our iNaturalist sample; 8 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top wildflowers in October

White Snakeroot786 obs.

New England aster221 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod172 obs.

American Witch-Hazel171 obs.

Chicory145 obs.

Northern Seaside Goldenrod122 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster105 obs.

Frost Aster102 obs.

Groundsel Tree100 obs.

Herb Robert98 obs.

black-eyed Susan97 obs.

Red Clover93 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in New York in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	786	Oct (peak)
2	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	221	Sep (past peak)
3	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	172	Sep (past peak)
4	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	171	Oct (peak)
5	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	145	Jul (past peak)
6	Northern Seaside Goldenrod	Solidago sempervirens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	122	Oct (peak)
7	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	105	Oct (peak)
8	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	102	Oct (peak)
9	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	100	Oct (peak)
10	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	98	Jun (past peak)
11	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	97	Jul (past peak)
12	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	93	Jun (past peak)
13	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	80	Aug (past peak)
14	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	80	Oct (peak)
15	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	73	Aug (past peak)
16	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	70	Jul (past peak)
17	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	68	Jul (past peak)
18	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	62	Sep (past peak)
19	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	60	Sep (past peak)
20	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	figwort family	56	Jun (past peak)
21	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	51	Aug (past peak)
22	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Sep (past peak)
23	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	44	Aug (past peak)
24	Annual Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Jun (past peak)
25	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Sep (past peak)
26	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Sep (past peak)
27	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Sep (past peak)
28	Upright Yellow Woodsorrel	Oxalis stricta	Woodsorrel Family	34	Aug (past peak)
29	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	34	Aug (past peak)
30	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	33	Jun (past peak)
31	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Jul (past peak)
32	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Jul (past peak)
33	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	29	Jul (past peak)
34	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	28	Jun (past peak)
35	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	26	Oct (peak)
36	Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	Mint Family	24	Jul (past peak)
37	Dwarf Mallow	Malva neglecta	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	23	Jun (past peak)
38	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (past peak)
39	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	20	Jun (past peak)
40	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Aug (past peak)
41	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	18	Jul (past peak)
42	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Sep (past peak)
43	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	18	Aug (past peak)
44	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	17	Jul (past peak)
45	Japanese knotweed	Reynoutria japonica	knotweed family	17	Sep (past peak)
46	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Legumes	16	Jun (past peak)
47	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	16	Sep (past peak)
48	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Sep (past peak)
49	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	15	Jul (past peak)
50	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Aug (past peak)