Wildflowers Blooming in South Carolina in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in South Carolina in October in our iNaturalist sample; 10 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

Top wildflowers in October

Blue Mistflower49 obs.

Blue Curls22 obs.

Ghost Pipe19 obs.

Asiatic dayflower16 obs.

Groundsel Tree15 obs.

Largeleaf Pennywort14 obs.

Low Smartweed12 obs.

Spotted Horsemint10 obs.

Cardinal Flower9 obs.

Autumn Clematis9 obs.

Common Jewelweed7 obs.

Camphorweed6 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in South Carolina in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	Oct (peak)
2	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	22	Sep (past peak)
3	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	19	Oct (peak)
4	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	16	Aug (past peak)
5	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Oct (peak)
6	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	14	May (past peak)
7	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	12	Oct (peak)
8	Spotted Horsemint	Monarda punctata	Mint Family	10	Sep (past peak)
9	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	9	Sep (past peak)
10	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	9	Aug (past peak)
11	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	7	Sep (past peak)
12	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
13	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
14	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	5	Apr (past peak)
15	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	5	May (past peak)
16	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
17	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
18	St. Andrew's cross	Hypericum hypericoides	St. John's wort family	4	Aug (past peak)
19	Asian mazus	Mazus pumilus	mazus family	4	Mar (past peak)
20	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	4	Sep (past peak)
21	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Sep (past peak)
22	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Aug (past peak)
23	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	3	Jun (past peak)
24	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	3	May (past peak)
25	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	3	Sep (past peak)
26	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
27	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	3	Sep (past peak)
28	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	3	Aug (past peak)
29	Spurge Nettle	Cnidoscolus stimulosus	Spurge Family	3	May (past peak)
30	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	3	Oct (peak)
31	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	3	Sep (past peak)
32	Broadleaf Arrowhead	Sagittaria latifolia	Water-Plantain family	2	Sep (past peak)
33	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	2	Aug (past peak)
34	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	2	Jun (past peak)
35	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	2	Aug (past peak)
36	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Jun (past peak)
37	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	2	Apr (past peak)
38	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	2	Apr (past peak)
39	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	2	Apr (past peak)
40	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Sep (past peak)
41	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	2	Sep (past peak)
42	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	2	Oct (peak)
43	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Oct (peak)
44	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Sep (past peak)
45	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Sep (past peak)
46	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Sep (past peak)
47	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	2	Sep (past peak)
48	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Oct (peak)
49	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	2	Mar (past peak)
50	Oriental false hawksbeard	Youngia japonica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	2	Mar (past peak)