List of U.S. state and territory flowers

This is a list of U.S. state and territory flowers:

StateCommon nameScientific nameImageYear
Alabama Camellia
(state flower)		Camellia japonica1959
(clarified
1999)[1]
Oak-leaf hydrangea
(state wildflower)		Hydrangea quercifolia1999[2]
Alaska Forget-me-notMyosotis alpestris1917 [3]
American Samoa Paogo (Ulafala)Pandanus tectorius1973[4]
Arizona Saguaro cactus blossomCarnegiea gigantea1931[5]
Arkansas Apple blossomMalus1901[6]
California California poppyEschscholzia californica1903[7]
Colorado Rocky Mountain columbineAquilegia coerulea1899[8]
Connecticut Mountain laurelKalmia latifolia1907[9]
Delaware Peach blossomPrunus persica1953[10]
District of Columbia American Beauty RoseRosa1925[4]
Florida Orange blossomCitrus sinensis1909[11]
Tickseed (state wildflower)Coreopsis spp.1991
Georgia Cherokee rose (state floral emblem)Rosa laevigata1916
Azalea (state wildflower)Rhododendron
Guam Bougainvillea spectabilisBougainvillea spectabilis1968[4]
Hawaii Hawaiian hibiscus
(maʻo hau hele)		Hibiscus brackenridgei 1988[12]
Idaho Syringa, mock orangePhiladelphus lewisii1931
Illinois VioletViola1907[13]
Indiana PeonyPaeonia
Iowa Wild prairie roseRosa arkansana
Kansas SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Kentucky GoldenrodSolidago gigantea1926[14]
Louisiana Magnolia
(state flower)		Magnolia1900
Louisiana iris
(state wildflower)		Iris giganticaerulea
Maine White pine cone and tasselPinus strobus1895
Maryland Black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirta1918[15]
Massachusetts MayflowerEpigaea repens1918
Michigan Apple blossom
(state flower)		Malus1897

[16]

Dwarf lake iris
(state wildflower)		Iris lacustris1998
Minnesota Pink and white lady's slipperCypripedium reginae1893
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 sororia1971[17]
New Mexico Yucca flowerYucca1927
New York RoseRosa
North Carolina Flowering dogwood (state flower)Cornus florida1941[18]
Carolina lily (state wildflower) Lilium michauxii 2003[19]
North Dakota Wild prairie roseRosa blanda
or arkansana
Northern Mariana Islands Flores mayoPlumeria1979[4]
Ohio Scarlet carnation
(state flower)		Dianthus caryophyllus1953 [20]
Large white trillium
(state wild flower)		Trillium grandiflorum1987[21]
Oklahoma Oklahoma rose
(state flower)		Rosa
Mistletoe
(state floral emblem)		Phoradendron serotinum
Indian blanket
(state wildflower)		Gaillardia pulchella
Oregon Oregon grapeMahonia aquifolium
Pennsylvania Mountain laurel
(state flower)		Kalmia latifolia1933[22]
Penngift crown vetch
(beautification and
conservation plant)		Coronilla varia1982[22]
Puerto Rico MagaThespesia grandiflora
Rhode Island VioletViola1968[23]
South Carolina Yellow jessamineGelsemium sempervirens1924[24]
Goldenrod
(state wildflower)		Solidago altissima2003[25]
South Dakota Pasque flowerPulsatilla hirsutissima
Tennessee Iris
(state cultivated flower)		Iris1933
Purple passionflower
(state wildflower)		Passiflora incarnata1919
Texas Bluebonnet sp.Lupinus sp.1901
(broadened
in 1971)
Utah Sego lilyCalochortus nuttallii1911[26]
Vermont Red cloverTrifolium pratense1894
Virgin Islands Yellow ElderTecoma stans1934[4]
Virginia American dogwoodCornus florida
Washington Coast rhododendronRhododendron macrophyllum1892
(officially
1959)[27]
West Virginia RhododendronRhododendron maximum
Wisconsin Wood violetViola sororia1909[28][29]
Wyoming Indian paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia1917.[30][31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Flower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  2. ↑ "State Wildflower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2004-05-27. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  3. ↑ Legislative Affairs Agency, State of Alaska. "Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013" (PDF). State of Alaska. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  5. ↑ "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  6. ↑ "Arkansas State Floral Emblem Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. ↑ "California Government Code, General Provisions, Title 1, Division 2, Section 421". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  8. ↑ "Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  9. ↑ "The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  10. ↑ "The Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 308". Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  11. ↑ "Florida State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
  12. ↑ "Hawaii State Flower - Yellow Hibiscus". statesymbolsusa.org.
  13. ↑ "State Symbols". State of Illinois.
  14. ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  15. ↑ "Fiscal and Policy Notes (HB 345)" (PDF). Department of Legislative Services - Maryland General Assembly. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  16. ↑ "Michigan State Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  17. ↑ "New Jersey State Flower - Violet". statesymbolsusa.org.
  18. ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  19. ↑ "Carolina Lily State Wildflower | State Symbols USA". statesymbolsusa.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  20. ↑ "Ohio Revised Code 5.02". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Ohio Revised Code 5.021". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  22. 1 2 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  23. ↑ "Rhode Island State Flower - Violet". statesymbolsusa.org.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ Utah State Flower - Sego Lily from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08.
  27. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  28. ↑ "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  29. ↑ "Wisconsin State Flower - Wood Violet". statesymbolsusa.org.
  30. ↑ "Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia". Netstate. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  31. ↑ "Wyoming Statute 8-3-104". Wyoming Statutes. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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