50 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in November in our iNaturalist sample; 4 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.
Top wildflowers in November
Largeleaf Pennywort
Blue Mistflower
American Witch-Hazel
Groundsel Tree
Ghost Pipe
White beggarticks
White Clover
Camphorweed
Orange Milkwort
Common Dandelion
Firewheel
Autumn Clematis
All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in November
| # | Species | Scientific name | Family | Obs. | Peak in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Largeleaf Pennywort | Hydrocotyle bonariensis | ivy family | 20 | May (past peak) |
| 2 | Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 11 | Oct (past peak) |
| 3 | American Witch-Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | witch-hazel family | 8 | Nov (peak) |
| 4 | Groundsel Tree | Baccharis halimifolia | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 8 | Oct (past peak) |
| 5 | Ghost Pipe | Monotropa uniflora | heath family | 6 | Oct (past peak) |
| 6 | White beggarticks | Bidens alba | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 5 | Sep (past peak) |
| 7 | White Clover | Trifolium repens | Legumes | 4 | Apr (past peak) |
| 8 | Camphorweed | Heterotheca subaxillaris | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 4 | Sep (past peak) |
| 9 | Orange Milkwort | Senega lutea | milkworts | 4 | May (past peak) |
| 10 | Common Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Feb (past peak) |
| 11 | Firewheel | Gaillardia pulchella | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 3 | Aug (past peak) |
| 12 | Autumn Clematis | Clematis terniflora | buttercup family | 3 | Aug (past peak) |
| 13 | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | honeysuckle family | 3 | Apr (past peak) |
| 14 | Sharp-Lobed Hepatica | Hepatica acutiloba | buttercup family | 3 | Mar (past peak) |
| 15 | Purple Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | Plantain Family | 2 | Nov (peak) |
| 16 | Deerberry | Vaccinium stamineum | heath family | 2 | Apr (past peak) |
| 17 | Wild Carrot | Daucus carota | carrot family | 2 | May (past peak) |
| 18 | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Gelsemiaceae | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 19 | Crowpoison | Nothoscordum bivalve | amaryllis, onions, and allies | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 20 | Asian mazus | Mazus pumilus | mazus family | 2 | Mar (past peak) |
| 21 | Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Legumes | 2 | Aug (past peak) |
| 22 | Tievine | Ipomoea cordatotriloba | bindweed family | 2 | Sep (past peak) |
| 23 | Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | bellflower family | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 24 | Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Passionfruit Family | 1 | May (past peak) |
| 25 | Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweeds | 1 | Jun (past peak) |
| 26 | Asiatic dayflower | Commelina communis | Spiderworts | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 27 | Henbit Deadnettle | Lamium amplexicaule | Mint Family | 1 | Feb (past peak) |
| 28 | Turkey Tangle Frogfruit | Phyla nodiflora | Verbena Family | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 29 | Lyreleaf Sage | Salvia lyrata | Mint Family | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 30 | clasping Venus's looking glass | Triodanis perfoliata | bellflower family | 1 | Apr (past peak) |
| 31 | Moss Phlox | Phlox subulata | phlox family | 1 | Mar (past peak) |
| 32 | Pinkweed | Persicaria pensylvanica | knotweed family | 1 | Nov (peak) |
| 33 | Ohio spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis | Spiderworts | 1 | Nov (peak) |
| 34 | Striped Wintergreen | Chimaphila maculata | heath family | 1 | May (past peak) |
| 35 | Great Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum | heath family | 1 | Jun (past peak) |
| 36 | American black elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | elder family | 1 | May (past peak) |
| 37 | Straggler Daisy | Calyptocarpus vialis | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 38 | Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana | Mint Family | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 39 | Downy Lobelia | Lobelia puberula | bellflower family | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 40 | Climbing Hempvine | Mikania scandens | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 41 | Calico Aster | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 42 | Long-spurred violet | Viola rostrata | Violet Family | 1 | Mar (past peak) |
| 43 | Oriental false hawksbeard | Youngia japonica | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Mar (past peak) |
| 44 | Buttonweed | Diodia virginiana | madder family | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 45 | Saltmarsh mallow | Kosteletzkya pentacarpos | Mallow and Hibiscus Family | 1 | Aug (past peak) |
| 46 | Summer Bluet | Houstonia purpurea | madder family | 1 | May (past peak) |
| 47 | Frost Aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 48 | Low Smartweed | Persicaria longiseta | knotweed family | 1 | Oct (past peak) |
| 49 | Trailing Fuzzy-Bean | Strophostyles helvola | Legumes | 1 | Sep (past peak) |
| 50 | Lantana | Lantana strigocamara | Verbena Family | 1 | Oct (past peak) |