Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in October in our iNaturalist sample; 11 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top wildflowers in October

American Witch-Hazel127 obs.

Low Smartweed123 obs.

Partridge Pea97 obs.

Blue Mistflower80 obs.

Red Clover78 obs.

White Snakeroot78 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster69 obs.

Asiatic dayflower68 obs.

Frost Aster64 obs.

Tall Goldenrod56 obs.

Ghost Pipe52 obs.

Common Jewelweed51 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	127	Oct (peak)
2	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	123	Sep (past peak)
3	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	97	Aug (past peak)
4	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	80	Sep (past peak)
5	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	78	Jun (past peak)
6	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	78	Sep (past peak)
7	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	69	Oct (peak)
8	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	68	Sep (past peak)
9	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	64	Oct (peak)
10	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Oct (peak)
11	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	52	Jul (past peak)
12	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	51	Sep (past peak)
13	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	51	Jul (past peak)
14	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	49	Sep (past peak)
15	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	48	Sep (past peak)
16	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	47	May (past peak)
17	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	45	Jul (past peak)
18	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	44	Aug (past peak)
19	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	39	Sep (past peak)
20	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Sep (past peak)
21	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Aug (past peak)
22	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Sep (past peak)
23	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Oct (peak)
24	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Jun (past peak)
25	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	29	Jul (past peak)
26	Butterfly bush	Buddleja davidii	figwort family	28	Aug (past peak)
27	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Oct (peak)
28	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	26	Aug (past peak)
29	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	25	Aug (past peak)
30	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	25	Oct (peak)
31	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Jun (past peak)
32	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Oct (peak)
33	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	23	Aug (past peak)
34	Swamp Aster	Symphyotrichum puniceum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Oct (peak)
35	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Jul (past peak)
36	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Oct (peak)
37	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	21	May (past peak)
38	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Sep (past peak)
39	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	20	Aug (past peak)
40	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Aug (past peak)
41	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	20	Sep (past peak)
42	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	18	Sep (past peak)
43	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	17	Jul (past peak)
44	Common Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Mar (past peak)
45	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Sep (past peak)
46	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (past peak)
47	Common Evening-Primrose	Oenothera biennis	evening primrose family	13	Aug (past peak)
48	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	12	Jun (past peak)
49	Common Cat's-ear	Hypochaeris radicata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Oct (peak)
50	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Jun (past peak)