This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory flowers.
State federal district or territory | 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 | 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 | Colorado blue columbine | Aquilegia coerulea | 1899[8] | |
Connecticut | Mountain laurel (state flower) | Kalmia latifolia | 1907[9] | |
Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (children's state flower) | Mirabilis jalapa | 2015[10] | ||
Delaware | Peach blossom | Prunus persica | 1953[11] | |
District of Columbia | American Beauty Rose | Rosa | 1925[4] | |
Florida | Orange blossom (state flower) | Citrus sinensis | 1909[12] | |
Tickseed (state wildflower) | Coreopsis spp. | 1991[13] | ||
Georgia | Cherokee rose (state floral emblem) | Rosa laevigata | 1916[14] | |
Azalea (state wildflower) | Rhododendron | 1979[15] | ||
Guam | Bougainvillea spectabilis | Bougainvillea spectabilis | 1968[4] | |
Hawaii | Hawaiian hibiscus (maʻo hau hele) | Hibiscus brackenridgei | 1988[16][17] | |
Idaho | Syringa, mock orange | Philadelphus lewisii | 1931[18] | |
Illinois | Violet (state flower) | Viola | 1907[19] | |
Milkweed (state wildflower) | Asclepias spp. | 2017[20] | ||
Indiana | Peony | Paeonia | 1957[21] | |
Iowa | Wild rose | Rosa arkansana | 1897[22][23] | |
Kansas | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | 1903[24] | |
Kentucky | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | 1926[25] | |
Louisiana | Magnolia (state flower) | Magnolia | 1900[26] | |
Louisiana iris (state wildflower) | Iris giganticaerulea | 1990[27] | ||
Maine | White pine cone and tassel | Pinus strobus | 1895[28] | |
Maryland | Black-eyed susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 1918[29] | |
Massachusetts | Mayflower | Epigaea repens | 1918[30] | |
Michigan | Apple blossom (state flower) | Malus | 1897[31] | |
Dwarf lake iris (state wildflower) | Iris lacustris | 1998[32] | ||
Minnesota | Pink and white lady's slipper | Cypripedium reginae | 1902 (enacted 1967)[33][34] | |
Mississippi | Magnolia (state flower) | Magnolia | 1900 (enacted 1952)[35] | |
Tickseed (state wildflower) | Coreopsis | 1991[36] | ||
Missouri | Hawthorn | Crataegus | 1923[37] | |
Montana | Bitterroot | Lewisia rediviva | 1894[38] | |
Nebraska | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | 1895[39] | |
Nevada | Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | 1967[40] | |
New Hampshire | Purple lilac (state flower) | Syringa vulgaris | 1919[41] | |
Pink lady's slipper (state wildflower) | Cypripedium acaule | 1991[41] | ||
New Jersey | Violet | Viola sororia | 1971[42][43] | |
New Mexico | Yucca flower | Yucca | 1927[44] | |
New York | Rose | Rosa | 1955[45] | |
North Carolina | Flowering dogwood (state flower) | Cornus florida | 1941[46] | |
Carolina lily (state wildflower) |
Lilium michauxii | 2003[47][48] | ||
North Dakota | Wild prairie rose | Rosa blanda or arkansana | 1907[49] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Flores mayo | Plumeria | 1979[4] | |
Ohio | Scarlet carnation (state flower) | Dianthus caryophyllus | 1953[50] | |
Large white trillium (state wild flower) | Trillium grandiflorum | 1987[51] | ||
Oklahoma | Oklahoma rose (state flower) | Rosa | 2004[52] | |
Indian blanket (state wildflower) | Gaillardia pulchella | 1986[52] | ||
Mistletoe (state floral emblem) | Phoradendron leucarpum | 1893[52] | ||
Oregon | Oregon grape | Mahonia aquifolium | 1899[53] | |
Pennsylvania | Mountain laurel (state flower) | Kalmia latifolia | 1933[54] | |
Penngift crown vetch (beautification and conservation plant) | Coronilla varia | 1982[54] | ||
Puerto Rico | Flor de Maga | Thespesia grandiflora | 2019[55][56] | |
Rhode Island | Violet | Viola | 1968[57][58] | |
South Carolina | Yellow jessamine (state flower) | Gelsemium sempervirens | 1924[59] | |
Goldenrod (state wildflower) | Solidago altissima | 2003[60] | ||
South Dakota | Pasque flower | Pulsatilla hirsutissima | 1903[61] | |
Tennessee | Iris (state cultivated flower) | Iris | 1933[62] | |
Purple passionflower (state wildflower 1) | Passiflora incarnata | 1919[62] | ||
Tennessee purple coneflower (state wildflower 2) | Echinacea tennesseensis | 2012[62] | ||
Texas | Bluebonnet sp. | Lupinus sp. | 1901 (broadened in 1971)[63] | |
Utah | Sego lily | Calochortus nuttallii | 1911[64] | |
Vermont | Red clover | Trifolium pratense | 1894[65] | |
Virgin Islands | Yellow Elder | Tecoma stans | 1934[4] | |
Virginia | American dogwood | Cornus florida | 1918[66][67] | |
Washington | Coast rhododendron | Rhododendron macrophyllum | 1892 (officially 1959)[68] | |
West Virginia | Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum | 1903[69] | |
Wisconsin | Wood violet | Viola papilionacea | 1909[70] | |
Wyoming | Indian paintbrush | Castilleja linariifolia | 1917[71][72] |
See also
References
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- ↑ "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.
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- ↑ Gullickson, Michelle (2018-06-03). "'Field Notes:' All About The Bitterroot, Montana's State Flower". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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