List of U.S. state and territory flowers
Appearance
This is a list of U.S. state and territory flowers:
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 | 1917 [3] | |
American Samoa | Paogo (Ulafala) | Pandanus tectorius | 1973[4] | |
Arizona | Saguaro cactus blossom | Carnegiea gigantea | 1931[5] | |
Arkansas | Apple blossom | Malus | 1901[6] | |
California | California poppy | Eschscholzia californica | 1903[7] | |
Colorado | Rocky Mountain columbine | Aquilegia coerulea | 1899[8] | |
Connecticut | Mountain laurel | Kalmia latifolia | 1907[9] | |
Delaware | Peach blossom | Prunus persica | 1953[10] | |
District of Columbia | American Beauty Rose | Rosa | 1925[4] | |
Florida | Orange blossom | Citrus sinensis | 1909[11] | |
Tickseed (state wildflower) | Coreopsis spp. | 1991 | ||
Georgia | Cherokee rose (state floral emblem) | Rosa laevigata | 1916 | |
Azalea (state wildflower) | Rhododendron | |||
Guam | Bougainvillea spectabilis | Bougainvillea spectabilis | 1968[4] | |
Hawaii | Hawaiian hibiscus (maʻo hau hele) |
Hibiscus brackenridgei | 1988[12] | |
Idaho | Syringa, mock orange | Philadelphus lewisii | 1931 | |
Illinois | Violet | Viola | 1907[13] | |
Indiana | Peony | Paeonia | ||
Iowa | Wild prairie rose | Rosa arkansana | ||
Kansas | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | ||
Kentucky | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | 1926[14] | |
Louisiana | Magnolia (state flower) |
Magnolia | 1900 | |
Louisiana iris (state wildflower) |
Iris giganticaerulea | |||
Maine | White pine cone and tassel | Pinus strobus | 1895 | |
Maryland | Black-eyed susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 1918[15] | |
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 | 1893 | |
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 | 1971[17] | |
New Mexico | Yucca flower | Yucca | 1927 | |
New York | Rose | Rosa | ||
North Carolina | Flowering dogwood (state flower) | Cornus florida | 1941[18] | |
Carolina lily (state wildflower) | Lilium michauxii | 2003[19] | ||
North Dakota | Wild prairie rose | Rosa blanda or arkansana |
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Northern Mariana Islands | Flores mayo | Plumeria | 1979[4] | |
Ohio | Scarlet carnation (state flower) |
Dianthus caryophyllus | 1953 [20] | |
Large white trillium (state wild flower) |
Trillium grandiflorum | 1987[21] | ||
Oklahoma | Oklahoma rose (state flower) |
Rosa | ||
Mistletoe (state floral emblem) |
Phoradendron serotinum | |||
Indian blanket (state wildflower) |
Gaillardia pulchella | |||
Oregon | Oregon grape | Mahonia aquifolium | ||
Pennsylvania | Mountain laurel (state flower) |
Kalmia latifolia | 1933[22] | |
Penngift crown vetch (beautification and conservation plant) |
Coronilla varia | 1982[22] | ||
Puerto Rico | Maga | Thespesia grandiflora | ||
Rhode Island | Violet | Viola | 1968[23] | |
South Carolina | Yellow jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | 1924[24] | |
Goldenrod (state wildflower) |
Solidago altissima | 2003[25] | ||
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 (broadened in 1971) | |
Utah | Sego lily | Calochortus nuttallii | 1911[26] | |
Vermont | Red clover | Trifolium pratense | 1894 | |
Virgin Islands | Yellow Elder | Tecoma stans | 1934[4] | |
Virginia | American dogwood | Cornus florida | ||
Washington | Coast rhododendron | Rhododendron macrophyllum | 1892 (officially 1959)[27] | |
West Virginia | Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum | ||
Wisconsin | Wood violet | Viola sororia | 1909[28][29] | |
Wyoming | Indian paintbrush | Castilleja linariifolia | 1917.[30][31] |
See also
References
- ^ "State Flower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "State Wildflower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2004-05-27. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Legislative Affairs Agency, State of Alaska. "Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013" (PDF). State of Alaska. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e https://books.google.com/books?id=sg0tpwxPI6wC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107#v=onepage&q&f=false State Botanical Symbols. Alan McPherson. Google Books. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Hawaii State Flower - Yellow Hibiscus". statesymbolsusa.org.
- ^ "State Symbols". State of Illinois.
- ^ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Michigan State Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "New Jersey State Flower - Violet". statesymbolsusa.org.
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Carolina Lily State Wildflower | State Symbols USA". statesymbolsusa.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Ohio Revised Code 5.02". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Ohio Revised Code 5.021". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rhode Island State Flower - Violet". statesymbolsusa.org.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia". Netstate. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Wyoming Statute 8-3-104". Wyoming Statutes. Retrieved 2008-04-08.