List of U.S. state and territory plants and botanical gardens
This is a list of U.S. state and territory plants and botanical gardens — plants and botanical gardens which have been designated as an official symbol(s) by a state or territory's legislature. 5 U.S. states and 1 U.S. territory have an official state/territory plant. 7 U.S. states have an official state botanical garden or arboretum. This list excludes state flowers, state trees, and state grasses.
State and territory plants
| State or territory | Name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | ʻAva (Kava)[1] |  |
| Hawaiʻi | Kalo / Taro (Colocasia esculenta)[2] |  |
| Louisiana | Creole tomato (the "state vegetable plant")[3] |
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| North Carolina | Venus flytrap[4] (the "state carnivorous plant")[5] |  |
| Pennsylvania | Penngift Crownvetch (Securigera varia) (the "state beautification and conservation plant")[4][6] |
 |
| Texas | Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia)[7] |  |
State botanical gardens and arboretums
| State | Botanical garden or aboretum | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | The State Botanical Garden of Georgia[8] |  |
| Kentucky | Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest[4] |  |
| University of Kentucky Arboretum[4] |  | |
| Montana | University of Montana at Missoula Campus (state arboretum)[4] | _Hall%2C_letter_M_fall_2011.jpg) |
| Pennsylvania | Morris arboretum and gardens[4] |  |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Botanical Garden[9] |  |
| Tennessee | University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens[4] | |
| Washington | Washington Park Arboretum[4] |  |
Other state plant designations
| State | Herb, shrub, or lichen | Image |
|---|---|---|
| California | Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) (state lichen)[4] |  |
| Colorado | Claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
(state cactus)[10] |
 |
| Delaware | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) (state herb)[4] |  |
| Maine | Wintergreen (state herb)[4] |  |
| New York | Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) (state bush)[4] |  |
| Texas | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) (state shrub)[4] |  |
| Purple sage (state native shrub)[4] |  | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensi) (state shrub)[4] |  |
State lei-making material
In addition to Hawaii's state plant, Hawaii has official state lei-making material and flowers for the individual islands of Hawaii:[11]
| Island | Flower or lei-making material | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i island | 'Ohi'a Lehua |  |
| Kaho'olawe | Hinahina |  |
| Kaua'i | Mokihana Berry | |
| Lāna'i | Kauna'oa |  |
| Maui | Lokelani |  |
| Moloka'i | Pua Kukui |  |
| Ni'ihau | Pupu Shells (not a plant) | |
| O'ahu | Pua'ilima |  |
See also
References
- http://www.asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=120&Itemid=172 American Samoa Bar Association. Chapter 03 - Official Symbols. Retrieved November 27 2018.
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/hawaii/state-plant/kalo Statesymbolsusa.org. Hawaii state plant. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/louisiana Statesymbolusa.org. Louisiana symbols. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/categories/plant-0 Statesymbolsusa.org. State Plants. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/north-carolina/state-plant/venus-flytrap Statesymbolsusa.org. Venus Flytrap - North Carolina State Carnivorous Plant. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/pennsylvania/state-plant/penngift-crownvetch Statesymbolsusa.org. Penngift Crownvetch - Pennsylvania State Plant. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/texas Statesymbolsusa.org. Texas symbols. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20081127013413/http://www.sos.ga.gov/archives/state_symbols/state_symbols.html Webarchive.loc.gov. Library of Congress Web Archives Collection. Georgia State Symbols. Archived November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-symbols/south-carolina/botanical-garden.html Ereferencedesk.com. South Carolina State Botanical Garden - Botanical Garden of Clemson University. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Colorado House Bill 14-1024
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/hawaii Statesymbolsusa.org. Hawaii symbols. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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