Wildflowers Blooming in Virginia in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Virginia in September 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 September

Common Jewelweed272 obs.

Asiatic dayflower264 obs.

American hog-peanut224 obs.

White Snakeroot216 obs.

Wingstem194 obs.

Purple Passionflower167 obs.

Pinesap166 obs.

brown-eyed Susan123 obs.

black-eyed Susan120 obs.

Citronella Horse Balm115 obs.

Autumn Clematis112 obs.

Blue Mistflower102 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Virginia in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	272	Sep (peak)
2	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	264	Sep (peak)
3	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	224	Sep (peak)
4	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	216	Sep (peak)
5	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	194	Sep (peak)
6	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	167	Aug (past peak)
7	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	166	Sep (peak)
8	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	123	Aug (past peak)
9	black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	120	Jun (past peak)
10	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	115	Sep (peak)
11	Autumn Clematis	Clematis terniflora	buttercup family	112	Sep (peak)
12	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	102	Sep (peak)
13	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	94	Sep (peak)
14	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	87	Aug (past peak)
15	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	73	Aug (past peak)
16	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	71	Jul (past peak)
17	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	70	Jul (past peak)
18	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	68	Sep (peak)
19	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	67	Sep (peak)
20	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	58	Sep (peak)
21	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Mint Family	56	Sep (peak)
22	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	55	Sep (peak)
23	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	54	Aug (past peak)
24	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	46	Jun (past peak)
25	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	46	May (past peak)
26	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	46	Oct (rising)
27	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	40	Jul (past peak)
28	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	40	Sep (peak)
29	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	39	May (past peak)
30	Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passionfruit Family	36	Aug (past peak)
31	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	36	Oct (rising)
32	Leafy Elephant's-Foot	Elephantopus carolinianus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	35	Aug (past peak)
33	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	34	Sep (peak)
34	Wild Basil	Clinopodium vulgare	Mint Family	33	Jul (past peak)
35	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	31	Sep (peak)
36	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	30	Jun (past peak)
37	Marsh Fleabane	Pluchea odorata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	29	Sep (peak)
38	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	29	Aug (past peak)
39	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Oct (rising)
40	Climbing Hempvine	Mikania scandens	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Sep (peak)
41	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	28	Oct (rising)
42	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	27	Sep (peak)
43	Trailing Fuzzy-Bean	Strophostyles helvola	Legumes	27	Sep (peak)
44	Flat-Topped Goldenrod	Euthamia graminifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	26	Sep (peak)
45	Pickerelweed	Pontederia cordata	Pickerelweeds	25	Jun (past peak)
46	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea stoebe	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Jul (past peak)
47	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	24	Jul (past peak)
48	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	24	Aug (past peak)
49	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	24	Aug (past peak)
50	Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	23	Aug (past peak)