Wildflowers Blooming in Vermont in August (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Vermont in August in our iNaturalist sample; 23 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

White Turtlehead502 obs.

Common Jewelweed462 obs.

Flat-Top White Aster408 obs.

Purple Loosestrife330 obs.

Common Boneset263 obs.

Whorled Wood Aster249 obs.

spotted Joe-Pye weed214 obs.

Purple-Flowered Raspberry209 obs.

Wild Carrot207 obs.

White Meadowsweet188 obs.

Flat-Topped Goldenrod182 obs.

Ghost Pipe165 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Vermont in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	502	Aug (peak)
2	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	462	Aug (peak)
3	Flat-Top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	408	Aug (peak)
4	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	330	Aug (peak)
5	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	263	Aug (peak)
6	Whorled Wood Aster	Oclemena acuminata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	249	Aug (peak)
7	spotted Joe-Pye weed	Eutrochium maculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	214	Aug (peak)
8	Purple-Flowered Raspberry	Rubus odoratus	rose family	209	Jul (past peak)
9	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	207	Jul (past peak)
10	White Meadowsweet	Spiraea alba	rose family	188	Jul (past peak)
11	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	182	Aug (peak)
12	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	165	Aug (peak)
13	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	165	Aug (peak)
14	American groundnut	Apios americana	Legumes	161	Aug (peak)
15	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	158	Sep (rising)
16	Steeplebush	Spiraea tomentosa	rose family	155	Aug (peak)
17	Broad-leaved helleborine	Epipactis helleborine	Orchids	150	Jul (past peak)
18	Swamp Aster	Symphyotrichum puniceum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	148	Sep (rising)
19	Allegheny monkeyflower	Mimulus ringens	lopseed family	138	Jul (past peak)
20	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	136	Aug (peak)
21	Prickly Cucumber	Echinocystis lobata	gourd family	136	Aug (peak)
22	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	135	Aug (peak)
23	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Verbena Family	135	Jul (past peak)
24	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	134	Jul (past peak)
25	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	130	Aug (peak)
26	Broadleaf Arrowhead	Sagittaria latifolia	Water-Plantain family	129	Aug (peak)
27	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	127	Jul (past peak)
28	Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	primrose family	125	Jul (past peak)
29	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	120	Jun (past peak)
30	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	110	Jul (past peak)
31	Virgin's-Bower	Clematis virginiana	buttercup family	108	Aug (peak)
32	fen grass of Parnassus	Parnassia glauca	staff-vine family	105	Aug (peak)
33	Common Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis	pink family	104	Jul (past peak)
34	American white waterlily	Nymphaea odorata	Waterlily Family	102	Jul (past peak)
35	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	98	Aug (peak)
36	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	85	Aug (peak)
37	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	84	Sep (rising)
38	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	83	Jul (past peak)
39	Hedge Bindweed	Calystegia sepium	bindweed family	80	Jul (past peak)
40	Bird's-Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Legumes	77	Jun (past peak)
41	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	Geranium family	76	Jun (past peak)
42	Common St. John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort family	73	Jul (past peak)
43	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	66	Sep (rising)
44	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	65	Sep (rising)
45	Bittersweet Nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	nightshade family	63	Jul (past peak)
46	Orange Hawkweed	Pilosella aurantiaca	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	63	Jun (past peak)
47	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	61	Jul (past peak)
48	Common Toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Plantain Family	59	Aug (peak)
49	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	58	Jul (past peak)
50	Common Tansy	Tanacetum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	57	Aug (peak)