Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in October in our iNaturalist sample; 11 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 October

Great Blue Lobelia42 obs.

White Snakeroot33 obs.

Blue Mistflower33 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster33 obs.

Low Smartweed31 obs.

Fall Phlox27 obs.

American Witch-Hazel21 obs.

Tall Bellflower20 obs.

Asiatic dayflower19 obs.

Common Jewelweed16 obs.

Wingstem15 obs.

Tall Goldenrod14 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	42	Sep (past peak)
2	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Sep (past peak)
3	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Sep (past peak)
4	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Oct (peak)
5	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	31	Oct (peak)
6	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	27	Oct (peak)
7	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	21	Oct (peak)
8	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	20	Jun (past peak)
9	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	19	Sep (past peak)
10	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	16	Sep (past peak)
11	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Sep (past peak)
12	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (past peak)
13	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Sep (past peak)
14	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Oct (peak)
15	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	12	Aug (past peak)
16	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	10	May (past peak)
17	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	9	Aug (past peak)
18	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	9	Jul (past peak)
19	Mock Strawberry	Potentilla indica	rose family	9	Apr (past peak)
20	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jul (past peak)
21	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
22	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Aug (past peak)
23	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	7	Aug (past peak)
24	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	7	Aug (past peak)
25	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	7	May (past peak)
26	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Oct (peak)
27	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	7	Sep (past peak)
28	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	7	Aug (past peak)
29	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	7	Sep (past peak)
30	Common Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Apr (past peak)
31	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Oct (peak)
32	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	6	Aug (past peak)
33	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
34	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Oct (peak)
35	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	5	Jun (past peak)
36	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Sep (past peak)
37	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
38	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	5	Sep (past peak)
39	White beggarticks	Bidens alba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
40	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	4	Apr (past peak)
41	Henbit Deadnettle	Lamium amplexicaule	Mint Family	4	Mar (past peak)
42	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	4	May (past peak)
43	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
44	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	3	Jun (past peak)
45	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Jun (past peak)
46	Plains Coreopsis	Coreopsis tinctoria	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Jun (past peak)
47	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
48	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	3	Mar (past peak)
49	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	3	Sep (past peak)
50	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	2	Jun (past peak)