60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in August in our iNaturalist sample; 20 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in August
Purple Passionflower
American groundnut
Butterfly Pea
Autumn Clematis
Yellow Passionflower
Largeleaf Pennywort
Asiatic dayflower
Cardinal Flower
Pine lily
Pigeonwings
Shining Sumac
Pineland Hibiscus
All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in August
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 78 | May (past peak) |
| 2 | American groundnut | Apios americana | Legumes | 72 | Aug (peak) |
| 3 | Butterfly Pea | Centrosema virginianum | Legumes | 54 | Aug (peak) |
| 4 | Autumn Clematis | Clematis terniflora | buttercup family | 46 | Aug (peak) |
| 5 | Yellow Passionflower | Passiflora lutea | Passionfruit Family | 44 | Jul (past peak) |
| 6 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 38 | May (past peak) |
| 7 | Asiatic dayflower | Commelina communis | Spiderworts | 32 | Aug (peak) |
| 8 | Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | bellflower family | 30 | Sep (rising) |
| 9 | Pine lily | Lilium catesbaei | lily family | 29 | Aug (peak) |
| 10 | Pigeonwings | Clitoria mariana | Legumes | 26 | Jul (past peak) |
| 11 | Shining Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Cashew Family | 26 | Aug (peak) |
| 12 | Pineland Hibiscus | Sabdariffa aculeata | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 26 | Aug (peak) |
| 13 | American trumpet vine | Campsis radicans | bignonia family | 25 | Jun (past peak) |
| 14 | St. Andrew's cross | Hypericum hypericoides | St. John's wort family | 23 | Aug (peak) |
| 15 | Carolina horsenettle | Solanum carolinense | nightshade family | 22 | May (past peak) |
| 16 | Crane-Fly Orchid | Tipularia discolor | Orchids | 22 | Aug (peak) |
| 17 | Whitemouth Dayflower | Commelina erecta | Spiderworts | 19 | Jun (past peak) |
| 18 | Bitterweed | Helenium amarum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 19 | Aug (peak) |
| 19 | Firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 18 | Aug (peak) |
| 20 | Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweeds | 16 | Jun (past peak) |
| 21 | Wild Potato Vine | Ipomoea pandurata | bindweed family | 15 | Jul (past peak) |
| 22 | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | madder family | 14 | Jun (past peak) |
| 23 | Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | lopseed family | 14 | Aug (peak) |
| 24 | Common Jewelweed | Impatiens capensis | balsam family | 13 | Sep (rising) |
| 25 | Downy Rattlesnake Plantain | Goodyera pubescens | Orchids | 12 | Jul (past peak) |
| 26 | Buttonweed | Diodia virginiana | madder family | 12 | Aug (peak) |
| 27 | Saltmarsh mallow | Kosteletzkya pentacarpos | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 12 | Aug (peak) |
| 28 | Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Dogbane Family | 11 | May (past peak) |
| 29 | Spotted Horsemint | Monarda punctata | Mint Family | 10 | Sep (rising) |
| 30 | Spurge Nettle | Cnidoscolus stimulosus | Spurge Family | 10 | May (past peak) |
| 31 | American white waterlily | Nymphaea odorata | Waterlily Family | 9 | Apr (past peak) |
| 32 | Allegheny monkeyflower | Mimulus ringens | lopseed family | 9 | Jul (past peak) |
| 33 | Aquatic Milkweed | Asclepias perennis | Dogbane Family | 9 | May (past peak) |
| 34 | Orange Milkwort | Senega lutea | milkworts | 9 | May (past peak) |
| 35 | Turkey Tangle Frogfruit | Phyla nodiflora | Verbena Family | 8 | Aug (peak) |
| 36 | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | honeysuckle family | 8 | Apr (past peak) |
| 37 | Climbing Hempvine | Mikania scandens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 8 | Sep (rising) |
| 38 | Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Legumes | 8 | Aug (peak) |
| 39 | Daisy Fleabane | Erigeron strigosus | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 6 | Jun (past peak) |
| 40 | Trailing Fuzzy-Bean | Strophostyles helvola | Legumes | 6 | Sep (rising) |
| 41 | Common Morning-Glory | Ipomoea purpurea | bindweed family | 5 | Aug (peak) |
| 42 | Sweet Pepperbush | Clethra alnifolia | clethra family | 5 | Jul (past peak) |
| 43 | Rosepink | Sabatia angularis | gentian family | 5 | Jul (past peak) |
| 44 | Perennial Wooly Bean | Strophostyles umbellata | Legumes | 5 | Sep (rising) |
| 45 | Common Evening-Primrose | Oenothera biennis | evening primrose family | 4 | Aug (peak) |
| 46 | black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 4 | Jun (past peak) |
| 47 | Flowering Spurge | Euphorbia corollata | Spurge Family | 4 | Aug (peak) |
| 48 | Partridgeberry | Mitchella repens | madder family | 4 | Apr (past peak) |
| 49 | American lotus | Nelumbo lutea | lotus family | 4 | Jun (past peak) |
| 50 | Wingstem | Verbesina alternifolia | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 4 | Aug (peak) |