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 |
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Alabama | Camellia (state flower) |
Camellia japonica L. | 1959 (clarified 1999)[1] |
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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 | 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 |
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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) |
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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] |
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West Virginia | Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum | ||
Wisconsin | Wood Violet | Viola papilionacea | ||
Wyoming | Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja linariifolia | 1917.[12][13] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ State Flower of Alabama. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ State Wildflower of Alabama. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2004-05-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Florida State Symbols.
- ^ State Symbols. State of Illinois.
- ^ Kentucky State Symbols. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives (2007-03-30). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ Official State Symbols of North Carolina. North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols
- ^ SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
- ^ South Carolina Code of Laws, State Emblems, Pledge to the Flag, Official Observances. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
- ^ Utah Symbols - Sego Lily from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia. Netstate. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Wyoming Statute 8-3-104. Wyoming Statutes. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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