List of U.S. state flowers

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This is a list of U.S. state flowers:

State Common name Scientific name Image Year
Alabama Camellia
(state flower)
Camellia japonica L. 1959
(clarified
1999)[1]
Oak-leaf Hydrangea
(state wildflower)
Hydrangea quercifolia 1999[2]
Alaska Forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris
Arizona Saguaro Cactus blossom Carnegiea gigantea
Arkansas Apple blossom Malus domestica
California California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Colorado Rocky Mountain Columbine Aquilegia caerulea
Connecticut Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
Delaware Peach blossom Prunus persica
Florida Orange blossom Citrus sinensis Orange blossom 1909[3]
Georgia Cherokee Rose Rosa laevigata
Hawaii Hawaiian hibiscus
(ma‘o hau hele)
Hibiscus brackenridgei
Idaho Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii
Illinois Violet Viola 1907[4]
Indiana Peony Paeonia
Iowa Wild Prairie Rose Rosa arkansana
Kansas Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Kentucky Goldenrod Soldiago gigantea 1926[5]
Louisiana Magnolia
(state flower)
Magnolia
Louisiana Iris
(state wildflower)
Iris giganticaerulea
Maine White pine cone and tassel Pinus strobus
Maryland Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta
Massachusetts Mayflower Epigaea repens
Michigan Apple blossom
(state flower)
Malus domestica
Dwarf Lake Iris
(state wildflower)
Iris lacustris
Minnesota Pink and white lady's slipper Cypripedium reginae
Mississippi Magnolia
(state flower)
Magnolia
Tickseed
(state wildflower)
Coreopsis
Missouri Hawthorn Crataegus
Montana Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva
Nebraska Goldenrod Solidago gigantea
Nevada Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata
New Hampshire Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris
New Jersey Violet Viola sororia
New Mexico Yucca flower Yucca
New York Rose Rosa
North Carolina Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida 1941[6]
North Dakota Wild Prairie Rose Rosa blanda
or arkansana
Ohio Scarlet Carnation
(state flower)
Dianthus caryophyllus
Large white trillium
(state wild flower)
Trillium grandiflorum
Oklahoma Oklahoma Rose
(state flower)
Rosa
Mistletoe
(state floral emblem)
Phoradendron serotinum
Indian Blanket
(state wildflower)
Gaillardia pulchella
Oregon Oregon grape Berberis aquifolium
Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel
(state flower)
Kalmia latifolia 1933[7]
Penngift Crown Vetch
(beautification and
conservation plant)
Coronilla varia 1982[7]
Rhode Island Violet Viola
South Carolina Yellow Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens 1924[8]
Goldenrod
(state wildflower)
Solidago altissima 2003[9]
South Dakota Pasque flower Pulsatilla hirsutissima
Tennessee Iris Iris
Passion flower
(state wildflower)
Passiflora
Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis 1901
(clarified
1971)
Utah Sego lily Calochortus nuttallii 1911[10]
Vermont Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Virginia American Dogwood Cornus florida
Washington Coast Rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum 1892
(officially
1959)[11]
West Virginia Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Wisconsin Wood Violet Viola papilionacea Wood Violet
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia 1917.[12][13]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ State Flower of Alabama. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  2. ^ State Wildflower of Alabama. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2004-05-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  3. ^ Florida State Symbols.
  4. ^ State Symbols. State of Illinois.
  5. ^ Kentucky State Symbols. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives (2007-03-30). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
  6. ^ Official State Symbols of North Carolina. North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  7. ^ a b Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols
  8. ^ SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  9. ^ South Carolina Code of Laws, State Emblems, Pledge to the Flag, Official Observances. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  10. ^ Utah Symbols - Sego Lily from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
  11. ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  12. ^ Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia. Netstate. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  13. ^ Wyoming Statute 8-3-104. Wyoming Statutes. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.