Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in August in our iNaturalist sample; 21 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in August

Purple Passionflower311 obs.

Cardinal Flower116 obs.

Common Jewelweed73 obs.

Crane-Fly Orchid70 obs.

brown-eyed Susan70 obs.

American hog-peanut68 obs.

Blue Mistflower58 obs.

Yellow Passionflower57 obs.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain56 obs.

Cutleaf Coneflower56 obs.

Common Selfheal53 obs.

Sharpwing Monkeyflower49 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	311	Aug (peak)
2	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	116	Aug (peak)
3	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	73	Sep (rising)
4	Crane-Fly Orchid	Tipularia discolor	Orchids	70	Aug (peak)
5	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	70	Aug (peak)
6	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	68	Sep (rising)
7	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Sep (rising)
8	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	57	Jul (past peak)
9	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Goodyera pubescens	Orchids	56	Aug (peak)
10	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Aug (peak)
11	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	53	Jul (past peak)
12	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	49	Aug (peak)
13	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	47	Aug (peak)
14	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	46	Aug (peak)
15	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	45	Jul (past peak)
16	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	45	Aug (peak)
17	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	43	Sep (rising)
18	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	38	Aug (peak)
19	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	35	Jul (past peak)
20	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	33	Aug (peak)
21	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	30	Jun (past peak)
22	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	28	Jun (past peak)
23	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	27	Jul (past peak)
24	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	25	Jul (past peak)
25	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	25	Sep (rising)
26	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Sep (rising)
27	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Sep (rising)
28	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	23	Aug (peak)
29	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	22	Jun (past peak)
30	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	22	Sep (rising)
31	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	22	Aug (peak)
32	Naked-Flowered Tick-Trefoil	Hylodesmum nudiflorum	Legumes	22	Jul (past peak)
33	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	20	Jun (past peak)
34	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Jun (past peak)
35	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	19	Jun (past peak)
36	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	18	Jul (past peak)
37	Flowering Spurge	Euphorbia corollata	Spurge Family	17	Aug (peak)
38	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	16	May (past peak)
39	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	16	Oct (rising)
40	Rosepink	Sabatia angularis	gentian family	15	Jul (past peak)
41	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Jul (past peak)
42	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron strigosus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Jun (past peak)
43	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Aug (peak)
44	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	13	Aug (peak)
45	Perennial Wooly Bean	Strophostyles umbellata	Legumes	13	Aug (peak)
46	Smooth Hedgenettle	Stachys tenuifolia	Mint Family	12	Jul (past peak)
47	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	11	May (past peak)
48	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Aug (peak)
49	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	11	Aug (peak)
50	Halberd-leaf Rosemallow	Hibiscus laevis	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	11	Aug (peak)