Wildflowers Blooming in Tennessee in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Tennessee in September in our iNaturalist sample; 22 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 September

American hog-peanut127 obs.

Common Jewelweed124 obs.

Purple Passionflower124 obs.

Blue Mistflower120 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia119 obs.

Cardinal Flower85 obs.

Wingstem81 obs.

Frostweed75 obs.

Asiatic dayflower74 obs.

Pinesap60 obs.

White Snakeroot59 obs.

Downy Lobelia46 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Tennessee in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	127	Sep (peak)
2	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	124	Sep (peak)
3	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	124	Aug (past peak)
4	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	120	Sep (peak)
5	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	119	Sep (peak)
6	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	85	Aug (past peak)
7	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	81	Sep (peak)
8	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	75	Sep (peak)
9	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	74	Sep (peak)
10	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	60	Sep (peak)
11	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	59	Sep (peak)
12	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	46	Sep (peak)
13	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	33	Jul (past peak)
14	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Aug (past peak)
15	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	31	Aug (past peak)
16	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	29	Sep (peak)
17	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Aug (past peak)
18	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	25	Aug (past peak)
19	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	22	Sep (peak)
20	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	20	Sep (peak)
21	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	19	Aug (past peak)
22	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	19	Oct (rising)
23	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	18	Sep (peak)
24	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	17	Jun (past peak)
25	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	17	Jun (past peak)
26	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	17	Aug (past peak)
27	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	14	Jul (past peak)
28	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	14	Oct (rising)
29	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	13	Sep (peak)
30	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Dogbane Family	12	Jun (past peak)
31	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (peak)
32	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata	bindweed family	12	Jul (past peak)
33	Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (peak)
34	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (peak)
35	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Oct (rising)
36	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	9	Jun (past peak)
37	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	9	May (past peak)
38	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (peak)
39	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Aug (past peak)
40	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	8	Jul (past peak)
41	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	8	May (past peak)
42	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
43	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	8	Jun (past peak)
44	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (peak)
45	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (peak)
46	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Aug (past peak)
47	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	8	Aug (past peak)
48	Sharpwing Monkeyflower	Mimulus alatus	lopseed family	8	Aug (past peak)
49	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	7	Sep (peak)
50	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Jul (past peak)