List of U.S. state flowers

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

State	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]
Arizona	Saguaro cactus blossom	Carnegiea gigantea		1931[4]
Arkansas	Apple blossom	Malus		1901[5]
California	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica		1903[6]
Colorado	Rocky Mountain columbine	Aquilegia caerulea		1899[7]
Connecticut	Mountain laurel	Kalmia latifolia		1907[8]
Delaware	Peach blossom	Prunus persica		1953[9]
Florida	Orange blossom	Citrus sinensis		1909[10]
	Tickseed (state wildflower)	Coreopsis spp.		1991
Georgia	Cherokee rose (state floral emblem)	Rosa laevigata		1916
	Azalea (state wildflower)	Rhododendron
Hawaii	Hawaiian hibiscus (maʻo hau hele)	Hibiscus brackenridgei
Idaho	Syringa, mock orange	Philadelphus lewisii		1931
Illinois	Violet	Viola		1907[11]
Indiana	Peony	Paeonia
Iowa	Wild prairie rose	Rosa arkansana
Kansas	Sunflower	Helianthus annuus
Kentucky	Goldenrod	Solidago gigantea		1926[12]
Louisiana	Magnolia (state flower)	Magnolia		1900
	Louisiana iris (state wildflower)	Iris giganticaerulea
Maine	White pine cone and tassel	Pinus strobus		1895
Maryland	Black-eyed susan	Rudbeckia hirta		1918[13]
Massachusetts	Mayflower	Epigaea repens		1918
Michigan	Apple blossom (state flower)	Malus		1897 [14]
	Dwarf lake iris (state wildflower)	Iris lacustris		1998
Minnesota	Pink and white lady's slipper	Cypripedium reginae		1893
Mississippi	Magnolia (state flower)	Magnolia
	Tickseed (state wildflower)	Coreopsis
Missouri	Hawthorn	Crataegus
Montana	Bitterroot	Lewisia rediviva		1895
Nebraska	Goldenrod	Solidago gigantea
Nevada	Sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata
New Hampshire	Purple lilac	Syringa vulgaris		1919
New Jersey	Violet	Viola sororia
New Mexico	Yucca flower	Yucca		1927
New York	Rose	Rosa
North Carolina	Flowering dogwood	Cornus florida		1941[15]
North Dakota	Wild prairie rose	Rosa blanda or arkansana
Ohio	Scarlet carnation (state flower)	Dianthus caryophyllus		1953 [16]
	Large white trillium (state wild flower)	Trillium grandiflorum		1987[17]
Oklahoma	Oklahoma rose (state flower)	Rosa
	Mistletoe (state floral emblem)	Phoradendron serotinum
	Indian blanket (state wildflower)	Gaillardia pulchella
Oregon	Oregon grape	Berberis aquifolium
Pennsylvania	Mountain laurel (state flower)	Kalmia latifolia		1933[18]
	Penngift crown vetch (beautification and conservation plant)	Coronilla varia		1982[18]
Rhode Island	Violet	Viola		1968
South Carolina	Yellow jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens		1924[19]
	Goldenrod (state wildflower)	Solidago altissima		2003[20]
South Dakota	Pasque flower	Pulsatilla hirsutissima
Tennessee	Iris (state cultivated flower)	Iris		1933
	Purple passionflower (state wildflower)	Passiflora incarnata		1919
Texas	Bluebonnet sp.	Lupinus sp.		1901 (broadened in 1971)
Utah	Sego lily	Calochortus nuttallii		1911[21]
Vermont	Red clover	Trifolium pratense		1894
Virginia	American dogwood	Cornus florida
Washington	Coast rhododendron	Rhododendron macrophyllum		1892 (officially 1959)[22]
West Virginia	Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum
Wisconsin	Wood violet	Viola papilionacea		1909[23]
Wyoming	Indian paintbrush	Castilleja linariifolia		1917.[24][25]

See also

• List of U.S. state trees
• Lists of U.S. state insignia

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. "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". 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". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
9. "The Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 308.". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
10. "Florida State Symbols".
11. "State Symbols". State of Illinois.
12. "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
13. "Fiscal and Policy Notes (HB 345)" (PDF). Department of Legislative Services - Maryland General Assembly. 2010. 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. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
16. "Ohio Revised Code 5.02". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
17. "Ohio Revised Code 5.021". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
18. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
19. "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.
20. "South Carolina Code of Laws, State Emblems, Pledge to the Flag, Official Observances". South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
21. Utah State Flower - Sego Lily from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08.
22. "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
23. "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
24. "Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia". Netstate. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
25. "Wyoming Statute 8-3-104". Wyoming Statutes. Retrieved 2008-04-08.

External links

• USDA list of state trees and flowers
• List of state flowers