Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in October in our iNaturalist sample; 13 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 October

American Witch-Hazel227 obs.

Common Selfheal94 obs.

Asiatic dayflower81 obs.

Blue Mistflower77 obs.

White Snakeroot71 obs.

Low Smartweed66 obs.

black-eyed Susan62 obs.

Common Jewelweed57 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	227	Oct (peak)
2	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	94	Jul (past peak)
3	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	81	Sep (past peak)
4	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	77	Sep (past peak)
5	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	Sep (past peak)
6	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	66	Oct (peak)
7	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	62	Jun (past peak)
8	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	57	Sep (past peak)
9	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	41	Jul (past peak)
10	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	40	Oct (peak)
11	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	39	Sep (past peak)
12	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	38	Jul (past peak)
13	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	31	May (past peak)
14	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	31	May (past peak)
15	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Oct (peak)
16	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Aug (past peak)
17	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Oct (peak)
18	Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	Mint Family	27	Jul (past peak)
19	Groundsel Tree	Baccharis halimifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Oct (peak)
20	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Jun (past peak)
21	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	26	Sep (past peak)
22	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Sep (past peak)
23	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	25	Sep (past peak)
24	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Oct (peak)
25	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	23	Jul (past peak)
26	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Sep (past peak)
27	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	21	Sep (past peak)
28	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	20	Sep (past peak)
29	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Oct (peak)
30	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	17	Sep (past peak)
31	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	16	Aug (past peak)
32	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	16	Sep (past peak)
33	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	15	Aug (past peak)
34	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	15	Jun (past peak)
35	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Oct (peak)
36	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	13	May (past peak)
37	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	13	Aug (past peak)
38	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
39	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Aug (past peak)
40	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Oct (peak)
41	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	12	Sep (past peak)
42	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	11	Sep (past peak)
43	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Aug (past peak)
44	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Oct (peak)
45	Largeleaf Pennywort	Hydrocotyle bonariensis	ivy family	11	Oct (peak)
46	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Jun (past peak)
47	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (past peak)
48	Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Aug (past peak)
49	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Jul (past peak)
50	Swamp Aster	Symphyotrichum puniceum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Oct (peak)