Wildflowers Blooming in North Carolina in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in North Carolina in September in our iNaturalist sample; 22 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 September

Common Jewelweed390 obs.

Partridge Pea291 obs.

Asiatic dayflower232 obs.

American hog-peanut226 obs.

Purple Passionflower202 obs.

Cardinal Flower196 obs.

Pinesap176 obs.

Trailing Fuzzy-Bean171 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia165 obs.

White Snakeroot162 obs.

Blue Curls155 obs.

Cutleaf Coneflower142 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in North Carolina in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	390	Sep (peak)
2	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	291	Aug (past peak)
3	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	232	Sep (peak)
4	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	226	Sep (peak)
5	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	202	Aug (past peak)
6	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	196	Aug (past peak)
7	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	176	Sep (peak)
8	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	171	Sep (peak)
9	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	165	Sep (peak)
10	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	162	Sep (peak)
11	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	155	Sep (peak)
12	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	142	Aug (past peak)
13	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	131	Aug (past peak)
14	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	130	Sep (peak)
15	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	125	Sep (peak)
16	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	114	Sep (peak)
17	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	101	Sep (peak)
18	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	85	Aug (past peak)
19	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	82	Sep (peak)
20	Saltmarsh mallow	Kosteletzkya pentacarpos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	79	Aug (past peak)
21	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	75	Sep (peak)
22	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	74	Jul (past peak)
23	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	66	Jul (past peak)
24	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	65	Jun (past peak)
25	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	63	Jun (past peak)
26	Butterfly bush	Buddleja davidii	figwort family	55	Aug (past peak)
27	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	53	Aug (past peak)
28	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	51	Jul (past peak)
29	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Jul (past peak)
30	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	49	Jul (past peak)
31	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	43	Jul (past peak)
32	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	43	Sep (peak)
33	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	41	Jul (past peak)
34	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	38	May (past peak)
35	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	38	Sep (peak)
36	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	37	Jun (past peak)
37	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	37	Sep (peak)
38	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	37	Aug (past peak)
39	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	36	Sep (peak)
40	Pine lily	Lilium catesbaei	lily family	36	Aug (past peak)
41	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	34	May (past peak)
42	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Aug (past peak)
43	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Sep (peak)
44	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	32	Sep (peak)
45	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	30	Aug (past peak)
46	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Oct (rising)
47	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	29	Jun (past peak)
48	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	29	Aug (past peak)
49	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	Mint Family	29	Sep (peak)
50	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Sep (peak)