Wildflowers Blooming in Utah in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Utah in August 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.

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Top wildflowers in August

Rocky Mountain Beeplant282 obs.

Fireweed233 obs.

Curlycup Gumweed187 obs.

Common Sunflower75 obs.

Common Yarrow70 obs.

Showy Milkweed64 obs.

Rubber Rabbitbrush42 obs.

Field Bindweed41 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Utah in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Rocky Mountain Beeplant	Cleomella serrulata	Spider Flower Family	282	Aug (peak)
2	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	233	Jul (past peak)
3	Curlycup Gumweed	Grindelia squarrosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	187	Aug (peak)
4	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	75	Sep (rising)
5	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	70	Jul (past peak)
6	Showy Milkweed	Asclepias speciosa	Dogbane Family	64	Jun (past peak)
7	Rubber Rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	42	Oct (rising)
8	Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	bindweed family	41	Jun (past peak)
9	Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus	figwort family	40	Aug (peak)
10	Sacred Datura	Datura wrightii	nightshade family	37	Sep (rising)
11	Scarlet Gilia	Ipomopsis aggregata	phlox family	35	Jun (past peak)
12	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	33	Jul (past peak)
13	Mountain Bog Gentian	Gentiana calycosa	gentian family	32	Aug (peak)
14	Richardson's geranium	Geranium richardsonii	Geranium family	32	Jul (past peak)
15	Lewis' monkeyflower	Erythranthe lewisii	lopseed family	29	Jul (past peak)
16	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Jul (past peak)
17	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	evening primrose family	27	Sep (rising)
18	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	27	Jul (past peak)
19	Fringed Grass of Parnassus	Parnassia fimbriata	staff-vine family	26	Aug (peak)
20	Blue Columbine	Aquilegia coerulea	buttercup family	26	Jul (past peak)
21	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	24	Aug (peak)
22	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa	Legumes	22	Jun (past peak)
23	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	21	Jun (past peak)
24	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	20	Aug (peak)
25	Monument Plant	Frasera speciosa	gentian family	19	Jul (past peak)
26	Elephant's-Head lousewort	Pedicularis groenlandica	broomrape family	17	Jul (past peak)
27	White Sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Legumes	16	Jul (past peak)
28	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Aug (peak)
29	Shrubby Cinquefoil	Dasiphora fruticosa	rose family	15	Jul (past peak)
30	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	15	Aug (peak)
31	Western Harebell	Campanula petiolata	bellflower family	15	Aug (peak)
32	Spineless Horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Jul (past peak)
33	Fendler's Sandmat	Euphorbia fendleri	Spurge Family	14	Jun (past peak)
34	Edible Valerian	Valeriana edulis	honeysuckle family	14	Jul (past peak)
35	Pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	heath family	13	Jul (past peak)
36	Common Cowparsnip	Heracleum maximum	carrot family	12	Jul (past peak)
37	Blue Elder	Sambucus cerulea	elder family	12	Jul (past peak)
38	Creeping Thistle	Cirsium arvense	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (rising)
39	Sulfur Buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum	knotweed family	11	Jul (past peak)
40	Upright Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Jul (past peak)
41	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Dogbane Family	10	Aug (peak)
42	Puncture Vine	Tribulus terrestris	caltrops	9	Sep (rising)
43	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Oct (rising)
44	Lewis flax	Linum lewisii	Flax Family	8	Jun (past peak)
45	Seep Monkeyflower	Erythranthe guttata	lopseed family	8	Jul (past peak)
46	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane Family	7	Jul (past peak)
47	Firewheel	Gaillardia pulchella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Sep (rising)
48	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	7	Jul (past peak)
49	American bistort	Bistorta bistortoides	knotweed family	7	Jul (past peak)
50	Dwarf Mallow	Malva neglecta	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	7	Oct (rising)