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    STATE FLOWERS

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    STATE FLOWERS

    States of some nations have a flower as their State Flower, mostly a native flower which originated in their respective geographical provinces, despite having a National Flower. Here is a list of state flowers for the United States of America. We are coming up with respective lists of state flowers for other countries very shortly.

    Listing of Official State Flowers

    State Name Latin Name Year of Legislation
    Alabama Camelia Camellia japonica 1959/1999
    Alaska Forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica 1917
    Arizona Saguaro cactus blossom Carnegia gigantea 1931
    Arkansas Apple blossom Malus domestica 1901
    California California poppy Eschscholzia californica 1903
    Colorado Rocky Mountain columbine Aquilegia caerulea 1899
    Connecticut Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1907
    District of Columbia American Beauty rose Rosa 'American Beauty' N/A
    Delaware Peach blossom Prunus persica 1895
    Florida Orange blossom Citrus sinensis 1909
    Georgia Cherokee rose Rosa laevigata 1916
    Guam Puti tai nobiu Bougainvillea spectabilis N/A
    Hawaii Pua aloalo Hibiscus brackenridgei 1988
    Idaho Syringa mock orange Philadelphus lewisii 1931
    Illinois Purple violet Viola¹ 1908
    Indiana Peony Paeonia lactiflora 1957
    Iowa Wild prairie rose Rosa suffulta 1897
    Kansas Sunflower Helianthus annuus 1903
    Kentucky Goldenrod Solidago canadensis var. scabra 1926
    Louisiana Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1900
    Maine Eastern white pine tassel and cone Pinus strobus 1895
    Maryland Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1918
    Massachusetts Mayflower Epigaea repens 1918
    Michigan Apple blossom Malus domestica 1897
    Minnesota Pink and white ladyslipper Cypripedium reginae 1893
    Mississippi Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1952
    Missouri Hawthorn Crataegus² 1923
    Montana Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva 1895
    Nebraska Goldenrod Solidago gigantea 1895
    Nevada Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 1917
    New Hampshire Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris 1919
    New Jersey Violet Viola sororia 1971
    New Mexico Yucca Yucca glauca 1927
    New York Rose Rosa 1955
    North Carolina American dogwood Cornus florida 1941
    North Dakota Wild prairie rose Rosa arkansana 1907
    Northern Marianas Plumeria Plumeria rubra forma acutifolia N/A
    Ohio Scarlet carnation Dianthus caryophyllus 1904
    Oklahoma Mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum 1893
    Oregon Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium 1899
    Pennsylvania Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1933
    Puerto Rico Puerto rico hibiscus Montezuma speciosissima N/A
    Rhode Island Violet Viola palmata 1968
    South Carolina Yellow jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens 1924
    South Dakota Pasque flower Anemone patens var. multifida 1903
    Tennessee Iris Iris germanica 1933
    Texas Texas bluebonnet Lupinus spp. 1901
    Utah Sego lily Calochortus 1911
    Vermont Red clover Trifolium pratense 1895
    Virginia Flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1918
    Washington Coast rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum 1892
    West Virginia Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum 1903
    Wisconsin Wood violet Viola sororia 1949
    Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia 1917
    Note:  In Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, multiple species fit the legislated name of the state flower.
    Note:  Although no specific species of magnolia was designated as the state tree of Mississippi, most references recognize the Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, as the state tree.

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