Wildflowers Blooming in West Virginia in September (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in West Virginia in September in our iNaturalist sample; 18 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Top wildflowers in September

Wingstem93 obs.

White Snakeroot79 obs.

Common Jewelweed75 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia68 obs.

Blue Mistflower44 obs.

Chicory25 obs.

Pale Jewelweed24 obs.

Cardinal Flower21 obs.

Asiatic dayflower20 obs.

American hog-peanut20 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod19 obs.

Common Sneezeweed18 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in West Virginia in September

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	93	Sep (peak)
2	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	79	Sep (peak)
3	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	75	Aug (past peak)
4	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	68	Sep (peak)
5	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Sep (peak)
6	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	25	Jul (past peak)
7	Pale Jewelweed	Impatiens pallida	balsam family	24	Aug (past peak)
8	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	21	Aug (past peak)
9	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	20	Aug (past peak)
10	American hog-peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata	Legumes	20	Aug (past peak)
11	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	19	Sep (peak)
12	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Sep (peak)
13	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	15	Aug (past peak)
14	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	14	Jun (past peak)
15	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	13	Jul (past peak)
16	Flat-Top White Aster	Doellingeria umbellata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	13	Aug (past peak)
17	Pinesap	Monotropa hypopitys	heath family	12	Sep (peak)
18	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (peak)
19	Citronella Horse Balm	Collinsonia canadensis	Mint Family	12	Aug (past peak)
20	Silverrod	Solidago bicolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (peak)
21	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (peak)
22	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Aug (past peak)
23	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	11	Sep (peak)
24	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	9	Jul (past peak)
25	Common Hibiscus	Hibiscus syriacus	Mallow and Hibiscus Family	9	Jul (past peak)
26	White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	9	Sep (peak)
27	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Sep (peak)
28	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Jun (past peak)
29	Panicled Hawkweed	Hieracium paniculatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Aug (past peak)
30	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	8	Aug (past peak)
31	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	7	Jul (past peak)
32	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis margaritacea	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Aug (past peak)
33	Cutleaf Coneflower	Rudbeckia laciniata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Aug (past peak)
34	Common Wrinkle-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Sep (peak)
35	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Oct (rising)
36	Ghost Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	heath family	6	Jul (past peak)
37	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Aug (past peak)
38	Indian tobacco	Lobelia inflata	bellflower family	6	Aug (past peak)
39	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	6	May (past peak)
40	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	6	Oct (rising)
41	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	6	Sep (peak)
42	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (peak)
43	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (peak)
44	Arrow-Leaved Tearthumb	Persicaria sagittata	knotweed family	6	Sep (peak)
45	Fireweed	Chamaenerion angustifolium	evening primrose family	6	Jul (past peak)
46	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Jun (past peak)
47	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	5	Jun (past peak)
48	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	figwort family	5	Jun (past peak)
49	Purple Loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	lythrum family	5	Jul (past peak)
50	Field Thistle	Cirsium discolor	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Aug (past peak)