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The state flower is a symbol for each state in USA, the state flowers for each state are:
| State | Common name | Scientific name | Image | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Camellia (state flower) |
Camellia japonica |  |
1959 (clarified 1999)[1] |
| Oak-leaf hydrangea (state wildflower) |
Hydrangea quercifolia |  |
1999[2] | |
| Alaska | Forget-me-not | Myosotis alpestris |  |
2004 [3] |
| Arizona | Saguaro cactus blossom | Carnegiea gigantea | _blossoms.jpg) |
1931[4] |
| Arkansas | Apple blossom | Malus |  |
1901[5] |
| California | California poppy | Eschscholzia californica |  |
1903[6] |
| Colorado | Rocky Mountain Columbine | Aquilegia caerulea |  |
1899[7] |
| Connecticut | Mountain laurel | Kalmia latifolia |  |
1907[8] |
| Delaware | Peach blossom | Prunus persica |  |
1953[9] |
| Florida | Orange blossom | Citrus sinensis |  |
1909[10] |
| Tickseed (state wildflower) | Coreopsis spp. |  |
1991 | |
| Georgia | Cherokee Rose (state floral emblem) | Rosa laevigata |  |
1916 |
| Azalea (state wildflower) | Rhododendron |  |
||
| Hawaii | Hawaiian hibiscus (maʻo hau hele) |
Hibiscus brackenridgei |  |
|
| Idaho | Syringa, Mock Orange | Philadelphus lewisii |  |
1931 |
| Illinois | Violet | Viola |  |
1907[11] |
| Indiana | Peony | Paeonia |  |
|
| Iowa | Wild Prairie Rose | Rosa arkansana |  |
|
| Kansas | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | ||
| Kentucky | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea |  |
1926[12] |
| Louisiana | Magnolia (state flower) |
Magnolia |  |
|
| Louisiana Iris (state wildflower) |
Iris giganticaerulea |  |
||
| Maine | White pine cone and tassel | Pinus strobus |  |
1895 |
| Maryland | Black-eyed susan | Rudbeckia hirta |  |
1918[13] |
| Massachusetts | Mayflower | Epigaea repens |  |
1918 |
| Michigan | Apple blossom (state flower) |
Malus | |
1897 |
| Dwarf Lake Iris (state wildflower) |
Iris lacustris |  |
1998 | |
| Minnesota | Pink and white lady's slipper | Cypripedium reginae |  |
|
| Mississippi | Magnolia (state flower) |
Magnolia | |
|
| Tickseed (state wildflower) |
Coreopsis |  |
||
| Missouri | Hawthorn | Crataegus | _Crataegus_monogyna_-_flowers_and_buds.jpg) |
|
| Montana | Bitterroot | Lewisia rediviva |  |
1895 |
| Nebraska | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | |
|
| Nevada | Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata |  |
|
| New Hampshire | Purple lilac | Syringa vulgaris | .jpg) |
1919 |
| New Jersey | Violet | Viola sororia | |
|
| New Mexico | Yucca flower | Yucca |  |
1927 |
| New York | Rose | Rosa |  |
|
| North Carolina | Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida |  |
1941[15] |
| 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 | .jpg) |
||
| Indian Blanket (state wildflower) |
Gaillardia pulchella |  |
||
| Oregon | Oregon grape | Berberis aquifolium |  |
|
| Pennsylvania | Mountain Laurel (state flower) |
Kalmia latifolia | |
1933[16] |
| Penngift Crown Vetch (beautification and conservation plant) |
Coronilla varia |  |
1982[16] | |
| Rhode Island | Violet | Viola | |
1968 |
| South Carolina | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens |  |
1924[17] |
| Goldenrod (state wildflower) |
Solidago altissima | |
2003[18] | |
| South Dakota | Pasque flower | Pulsatilla hirsutissima |  |
|
| Tennessee | Iris (state cultivated flower) |
Iris |  |
1933 |
| Purple Passionflower (state wildflower) |
Passiflora incarnata |  |
1919 | |
| Texas | Bluebonnet sp. | Lupinus sp. | .jpg) |
1901 (clarified 1971) |
| Utah | Sego lily | Calochortus nuttallii |  |
1911[19] |
| Vermont | Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |  |
1894 |
| Virginia | American Dogwood | Cornus florida |  |
|
| Washington | Coast Rhododendron | Rhododendron macrophyllum |  |
1892 (officially 1959)[20] |
| West Virginia | Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum |  |
|
| Wisconsin | Wood Violet | Viola papilionacea | |
1909[21] |
| Wyoming | Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja linariifolia |  |
1917.[22][23] |
References
- ↑ "State Flower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-27. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_flowe.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "State Wildflower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2004-05-27. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/wild_flow.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ "The Alaska Statutes - 2004, Title 44, Chapter 09, Section 44-09-050". http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/ak_forget_me_not.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855". http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Arkansas State Floral Emblem Flower". Netstate.com. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/ar_apple_blossom.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ "California Government Code, General Provisions, Title 1, Division 2, Section 421". http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration". http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108". http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/Statutes.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "The Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 308.". http://www.delcode.state.de.us/. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Florida State Symbols". http://www.flheritage.com/facts/symbols/symbol.cfm?page=1&id=11.
- ↑ "State Symbols". State of Illinois. http://www.state.il.us/kids/learn/symbols/.
- ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ↑ "Fiscal and Policy Notes (HB 345)". Department of Legislative Services - Maryland General Assembly. 2010. http://mlis.state.md.us/google_docs$/2010rs/fnotes/bil_0005/HB0345.PDF. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ "Michigan State Flower". Netstate.com. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/mi_apple_blossom.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols". http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/pahist/symbols.asp?secid=31.
- ↑ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20070622035744/http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/symbols.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ↑ "South Carolina Code of Laws, State Emblems, Pledge to the Flag, Official Observances". South Carolina General Assembly. http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ↑ Utah State Flower - Sego Lily from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08.
- ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070305110012/http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ↑ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_state_symbols.html. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia". Netstate. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/wy_indian_paintbrush.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ↑ "Wyoming Statute 8-3-104". Wyoming Statutes. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title8/Title8.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
