List of U.S. state flowers
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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 |
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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 | 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 | ||
Montana | Bitterroot | Lewisia rediviva | 1895 | |
Nebraska | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | ||
Nevada | Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | ||
New Hampshire | Purple lilac | Syringa vulgaris | 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 |
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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[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. | 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] |
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References
- ↑ "State Flower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-27. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "State Wildflower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2004-05-27. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ "The Alaska Statutes - 2004, Title 44, Chapter 09, Section 44-09-050". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Arkansas State Floral Emblem Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ "California Government Code, General Provisions, Title 1, Division 2, Section 421". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "The Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 308". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Florida State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "State Symbols". State of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ↑ "Fiscal and Policy Notes (HB 345)" (PDF). Department of Legislative Services - Maryland General Assembly. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ "Michigan State Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ↑ "South Carolina Code of Laws, State Emblems, Pledge to the Flag, Official Observances". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ↑ Utah State Flower - Sego Lily Archived 2013-01-07 at the Wayback Machine 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. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ↑ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia". Netstate. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ↑ "Wyoming Statute 8-3-104". Wyoming Statutes. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-04-08.