List of U.S. state flowers

The state flower is a symbol for each state in USA, the state flowers for each state are:

StateCommon nameScientific nameImageYear
Alabama Camellia
(state flower)
Camellia japonica1959
(clarified
1999)[1]
Oak-leaf hydrangea
(state wildflower)
Hydrangea quercifolia1999[2]
Alaska Forget-me-notMyosotis alpestris2004 [3]
Arizona Saguaro cactus blossomCarnegiea gigantea1931[4]
Arkansas Apple blossomMalus1901[5]
California California poppyEschscholzia californica1903[6]
Colorado Rocky Mountain ColumbineAquilegia caerulea1899[7]
Connecticut Mountain laurelKalmia latifolia1907[8]
Delaware Peach blossomPrunus persica1953[9]
Florida Orange blossomCitrus sinensisOrange blossom1909[10]
Tickseed (state wildflower)Coreopsis spp.1991
Georgia Cherokee Rose (state floral emblem)Rosa laevigata1916
Azalea (state wildflower)Rhododendron
Hawaii Hawaiian hibiscus
(maʻo hau hele)
Hibiscus brackenridgei
Idaho Syringa, Mock OrangePhiladelphus lewisii1931
Illinois VioletViola1907[11]
Indiana PeonyPaeonia
Iowa Wild Prairie RoseRosa arkansana
Kansas SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Kentucky GoldenrodSolidago gigantea1926[12]
Louisiana Magnolia
(state flower)
Magnolia
Louisiana Iris
(state wildflower)
Iris giganticaerulea
Maine White pine cone and tasselPinus strobus1895
Maryland Black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirta1918[13]
Massachusetts MayflowerEpigaea repens1918
Michigan Apple blossom
(state flower)
Malus1897

[14]

Dwarf Lake Iris
(state wildflower)
Iris lacustris1998
Minnesota Pink and white lady's slipperCypripedium reginae
Mississippi Magnolia
(state flower)
Magnolia
Tickseed
(state wildflower)
Coreopsis
Missouri HawthornCrataegus
Montana BitterrootLewisia rediviva1895
Nebraska GoldenrodSolidago gigantea
Nevada SagebrushArtemisia tridentata
New Hampshire Purple lilacSyringa vulgaris1919
New Jersey VioletViola sororia
New Mexico Yucca flowerYucca1927
New York RoseRosa
North Carolina Flowering DogwoodCornus florida1941[15]
North Dakota Wild Prairie RoseRosa 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 grapeBerberis aquifolium
Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel
(state flower)
Kalmia latifolia1933[16]
Penngift Crown Vetch
(beautification and
conservation plant)
Coronilla varia1982[16]
Rhode Island VioletViola1968
South Carolina Yellow JessamineGelsemium sempervirens1924[17]
Goldenrod
(state wildflower)
Solidago altissima2003[18]
South Dakota Pasque flowerPulsatilla hirsutissima
Tennessee Iris
(state cultivated flower)
Iris1933
Purple Passionflower
(state wildflower)
Passiflora incarnata1919
Texas Bluebonnet sp.Lupinus sp.1901
(clarified
1971)
Utah Sego lilyCalochortus nuttallii1911[19]
Vermont Red CloverTrifolium pratense1894
Virginia American DogwoodCornus florida
Washington Coast RhododendronRhododendron macrophyllum1892
(officially
1959)[20]
West Virginia RhododendronRhododendron maximum
Wisconsin Wood VioletViola papilionaceaWood Violet1909[21]
Wyoming Indian PaintbrushCastilleja linariifolia1917.[22][23]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "The Alaska Statutes - 2004, Title 44, Chapter 09, Section 44-09-050". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  4. "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  5. "Arkansas State Floral Emblem Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  6. "California Government Code, General Provisions, Title 1, Division 2, Section 421". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  7. "Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  8. "The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  9. "The Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 308". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  10. "Florida State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  11. "State Symbols". State of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  12. "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  13. "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.
  14. "Michigan State Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  15. "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. "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  17. "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.
  18. "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.
  19. 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.
  20. "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  21. "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  22. "Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia". Netstate. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  23. "Wyoming Statute 8-3-104". Wyoming Statutes. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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