Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in August in our iNaturalist sample; 21 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 August

Partridge Pea611 obs.

Crane-Fly Orchid606 obs.

Common Jewelweed350 obs.

Cutleaf Coneflower306 obs.

Purple Passionflower284 obs.

Cardinal Flower244 obs.

Pale Jewelweed241 obs.

Saltmarsh mallow225 obs.

Ghost Pipe217 obs.

American groundnut193 obs.

Asiatic dayflower169 obs.

Yellow Passionflower154 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	611	Aug (peak)
2	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	606	Aug (peak)
3	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	350	Sep (rising)
4	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	306	Aug (peak)
5	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	284	Aug (peak)
6	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	244	Aug (peak)
7	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	241	Aug (peak)
8	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	225	Aug (peak)
9	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	217	Jul (past peak)
10	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	193	Aug (peak)
11	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	169	Sep (rising)
12	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	154	Jul (past peak)
13	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	150	Jun (past peak)
14	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	147	Jul (past peak)
15	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	147	Jul (past peak)
16	Scarlet Beebalm	Monarda didyma	Mint Family	141	Jul (past peak)
17	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	128	Jul (past peak)
18	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	128	Aug (peak)
19	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	127	Jul (past peak)
20	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	125	Sep (rising)
21	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	118	Jul (past peak)
22	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	114	Aug (peak)
23	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	111	Aug (peak)
24	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	103	Jul (past peak)
25	Great Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	heath family	95	Jul (past peak)
26	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	90	Jun (past peak)
27	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	87	Sep (rising)
28	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	85	Sep (rising)
29	Virgin's-Bower	Clematis virginiana	buttercup family	84	Aug (peak)
30	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	82	Sep (rising)
31	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	81	Jul (past peak)
32	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	79	Aug (peak)
33	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	76	Aug (peak)
34	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	76	Jul (past peak)
35	Shining Sumac	Rhus copallinum	Cashew Family	75	Aug (peak)
36	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	74	Aug (peak)
37	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	72	Aug (peak)
38	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	72	Aug (peak)
39	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	72	Aug (peak)
40	Butterfly bush	Buddleja davidii	figwort family	71	Aug (peak)
41	Turk's-cap lily	Lilium superbum	lily family	70	Jul (past peak)
42	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	69	Sep (rising)
43	White Bergamot	Monarda clinopodia	Mint Family	66	Jul (past peak)
44	Woodland Coreopsis	Anacis major	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	64	Jul (past peak)
45	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	63	Jun (past peak)
46	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	62	Sep (rising)
47	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Dogbane Family	58	Jun (past peak)
48	Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	Dogbane Family	57	Aug (peak)
49	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	55	Jul (past peak)
50	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	55	Jul (past peak)