Wildflowers Blooming in Texas in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Texas in August in our iNaturalist sample; 1 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 Dec

Top wildflowers in August

Brazos rain-lily505 obs.

Purple Passionflower213 obs.

Whitemouth Dayflower213 obs.

Silverleaf Nightshade204 obs.

Buttonbush201 obs.

Common Wild Petunia176 obs.

Zizotes milkweed161 obs.

Turk's cap158 obs.

Yellow Passionflower156 obs.

Common Sunflower145 obs.

Scarletfruit Passionflower140 obs.

Tievine138 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Texas in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Brazos rain-lily	Zephyranthes chlorosolen	amaryllis, onions, and allies	505	Sep (rising)
2	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	213	May (past peak)
3	Whitemouth Dayflower	Commelina erecta	Spiderworts	213	May (past peak)
4	Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	nightshade family	204	Apr (past peak)
5	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	madder family	201	Jun (past peak)
6	Common Wild Petunia	Ruellia nudiflora	Acanthus Family	176	Jul (past peak)
7	Zizotes milkweed	Asclepias oenotheroides	Dogbane Family	161	Sep (rising)
8	Turk's cap	Malvaviscus arboreus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	158	May (past peak)
9	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	156	Jun (past peak)
10	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	145	Jun (past peak)
11	Scarletfruit Passionflower	Passiflora lanuginosa	Passionfruit Family	140	Sep (rising)
12	Tievine	Ipomoea cordatotriloba	bindweed family	138	Sep (rising)
13	Turkey Tangle Frogfruit	Phyla nodiflora	Verbena Family	128	Apr (past peak)
14	Lantana	Lantana strigocamara	Verbena Family	95	Apr (past peak)
15	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	94	Apr (past peak)
16	American trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	bignonia family	94	Jul (past peak)
17	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	87	Sep (rising)
18	Shaggy Portulaca	Portulaca pilosa	purslane family	82	Jul (past peak)
19	Bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	81	Sep (rising)
20	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	81	Oct (rising)
21	Butterfly Pea	Centrosema virginianum	Legumes	79	May (past peak)
22	Buffalo-Bur	Solanum rostratum	nightshade family	77	Sep (rising)
23	Texas Skeleton Plant	Lygodesmia texana	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	77	May (past peak)
24	Pigeonberry	Rivina humilis	Petiveria Family	72	Apr (past peak)
25	Alamo vine	Distimake dissectus	bindweed family	72	Sep (rising)
26	Catchfly Prairie Gentian	Eustoma exaltatum	gentian family	70	Jun (past peak)
27	Cowpen Daisy	Verbesina encelioides	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	67	Apr (past peak)
28	Santa Maria feverfew	Parthenium hysterophorus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	65	Apr (past peak)
29	Purple Groundcherry	Quincula lobata	nightshade family	64	Apr (past peak)
30	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	63	Sep (rising)
31	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	60	Aug (peak)
32	Drummond's rain lily	Zephyranthes drummondii	amaryllis, onions, and allies	60	Apr (past peak)
33	Tropical sage	Salvia coccinea	Mint Family	60	Apr (past peak)
34	Straggler Daisy	Calyptocarpus vialis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	59	Apr (past peak)
35	Hairy Ruellia	Ruellia humilis	Acanthus Family	59	Jul (past peak)
36	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	May (past peak)
37	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Oct (rising)
38	Texas creeping-oxeye	Wedelia hispida	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	56	Apr (past peak)
39	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	55	Sep (rising)
40	Sunshine Mimosa	Mimosa strigillosa	Legumes	53	Apr (past peak)
41	Common Purslane	Portulaca oleracea	purslane family	52	Jul (past peak)
42	Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	Legumes	52	Apr (past peak)
43	Snapdragon Vine	Maurandella antirrhiniflora	Plantain Family	51	Apr (past peak)
44	Texas bindweed	Convolvulus equitans	bindweed family	51	Apr (past peak)
45	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	51	Sep (rising)
46	Gregg's tube tongue	Justicia pilosella	Acanthus Family	48	Apr (past peak)
47	Green Comet Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Dogbane Family	44	Jun (past peak)
48	Camphorweed	Heterotheca subaxillaris	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	40	Oct (rising)
49	Aquatic Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	Dogbane Family	40	Jun (past peak)
50	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	39	Apr (past peak)