List of U.S. state and territory flowers

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This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory flowers.

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State
federal district
or territory		Common name Scientific name ImageYear
Alabama Camellia
(state flower)		Camellia japonica Camellia japonica flower 2.jpg 1959
(clarified
1999) [1]
Oak-leaf hydrangea
(state wildflower)		Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea quercifolia BhamBotGdn.jpg 1999 [2]
Alaska Forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris Forget-me-not close 600.jpg 1917 [3]
American Samoa Paogo (Ulafala) Pandanus tectorius Pandanus tectorius.jpg 1973 [4]
Arizona Saguaro cactus blossom Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro cactus blossoms.jpg 1931 [5]
Arkansas Apple blossom Malus Appletree bloom l.jpg 1901 [6]
California California poppy Eschscholzia californica California poppy.jpg 1903 [7]
Colorado Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea Aquilegia coerulea.jpg 1899 [8]
Connecticut Mountain laurel
(state flower)		Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia2.jpg 1907 [9]
Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks
(children's state flower)		Mirabilis jalapa Gul-Abas-4-O'clock plant.JPG 2015 [10]
Delaware Peach blossom Prunus persica Peach flowers.jpg 1953 [11]
District of Columbia American Beauty Rose Rosa Rosa American Beauty illustration.jpg 1925 [4]
Florida Orange blossom
(state flower)		Citrus sinensis OrangeBloss wb.jpg 1909 [12]
Tickseed
(state wildflower)		Coreopsis spp. Coreopsis7222.jpg 1991 [13]
Georgia Cherokee rose
(state floral emblem)		Rosa laevigata Cherokee rose.jpg 1916 [14]
Azalea
(state wildflower)		Rhododendron Redazalea.jpg 1979 [15]
Guam Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea spectabilis Starr 030418-0058 Bougainvillea spectabilis.jpg 1968 [4]
Hawaii Hawaiian hibiscus
(maʻo hau hele)		Hibiscus brackenridgei Maohauhele.jpg 1988 [16] [17]
Idaho Syringa, mock orange Philadelphus lewisii Lewis's Mock-orange NFUW - Umatilla NF Oregon.jpg 1931 [18]
Illinois Violet
(state flower)		Viola Viola sororia.jpg 1907 [19] [20]
Milkweed
(state wildflower)		Asclepias spp. Asclepiascommon.JPG 2017 [21]
Indiana Peony Paeonia Paeonia 19.jpg 1957 [22]
Iowa Wild rose Rosa arkansana Rosa arkansana.jpg 1897 [23] [24]
Kansas Sunflower Helianthus annuus A sunflower.jpg 1903 [25]
Kentucky Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Solidago virgaurea minuta0.jpg 1926 [26]
Louisiana Magnolia
(state flower)		Magnolia Magnolia flower Duke campus.jpg 1900 [27]
Louisiana iris
(state wildflower)		Iris giganticaerulea Blue Iris at Jean Lafitte Barataria Unit (cropped).jpg 1990 [28]
Maine White pine cone and tassel Pinus strobus Pinus strobus cones.JPG 1895 [29]
Maryland Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia hirta Indian Summer.JPG 1918 [30]
Massachusetts Mayflower Epigaea repens Trailing arbutus.jpg 1918 [31]
Michigan Apple blossom
(state flower)		Malus Appletree bloom l.jpg 1897 [32] [33]
Dwarf lake iris
(state wildflower)		Iris lacustris Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris) (4719619035).jpg 1998 [34]
Minnesota Pink and white lady's slipper Cypripedium reginae Cypripedium reginae Orchi 004.jpg 1902 (enacted 1967) [35] [36]
Mississippi Magnolia
(state flower)		Magnolia Magnolia flower Duke campus.jpg 1900 (enacted 1952) [37]
Tickseed
(state wildflower)		Coreopsis Coreopsis7222.jpg 1991 [38]
Missouri Hawthorn Crataegus (MHNT) Crataegus monogyna - flowers and buds.jpg 1923 [39]
Montana Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva Bitterroot.jpg 1894 [40]
Nebraska Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Solidago virgaurea minuta0.jpg 1895 [41]
Nevada Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Sagebrush.jpg 1967 [42]
New Hampshire Purple lilac
(state flower)		Syringa vulgaris Lilac (2).jpg 1919 [43]
Pink lady's slipper
(state wildflower)		Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule - Sasata edit1.jpg 1991 [43]
New Jersey Violet Viola sororia Viola sororia.jpg 1971 [44] [45]
New Mexico Yucca flower Yucca Yucca filamentosa.jpg 1927 [46]
New York Rose Rosa Rosa sp.163.jpg 1955 [47]
North Carolina Flowering dogwood
(state flower)		Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Yellow Flowers 3008px.JPG 1941 [48]
Carolina lily
(state wildflower)		Lilium michauxii Carolina Lily.jpg 2003 [49] [50]
North Dakota Wild prairie rose Rosa blanda
or arkansana		 Rosa arkansana.jpg 1907 [51]
Northern Mariana Islands Flores mayo Plumeria Frangipani flowers.jpg 1979 [4]
Ohio Scarlet carnation
(state flower)		Dianthus caryophyllus Red Carnation NGM XXXI p507.jpg 1953 [52]
Large white trillium
(state wild flower)		Trillium grandiflorum White Trillium Trillium grandiflorum Flower 2613px.jpg 1987 [53]
Oklahoma Oklahoma rose
(state flower)		Rosa Rose, Oklahoma - Flickr - nekonomania.jpg 2004 [54]
Indian blanket
(state wildflower)		Gaillardia pulchella Firewheel or Indian Blanket with a Spider at the back.jpg 1986 [54]
Mistletoe
(state floral emblem)		Phoradendron leucarpum American Mistletoe (NGM XXXI p514).jpg 1893 [54]
Oregon Oregon grape Berberis aquifolium (MHNT) Berberis aquifolium inflorecences and buds.jpg 1899 [55]
Pennsylvania Mountain laurel
(state flower)		Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia2.jpg 1933 [56]
Penngift crown vetch
(beautification and
conservation plant)		Coronilla varia Fabaceae 01 bgiu.jpg 1982 [56]
Puerto Rico Flor de Maga Thespesia grandiflora Flower of the maga tree.jpg 2019 [57] [58]
Rhode Island Violet Viola Viola sororia.jpg 1968 [59] [60]
South Carolina Yellow jessamine
(state flower)		Gelsemium sempervirens Gelsemium sempervirensCDP140CA.jpg 1924 [61]
Goldenrod
(state wildflower)		Solidago altissima Solidago virgaurea minuta0.jpg 2003 [62]
South Dakota Pasque flower Pulsatilla hirsutissima Pulsatilla vulgaris-700px.jpg 1903 [63]
Tennessee Iris
(state cultivated flower)		Iris Iris 'Gene Wild' 2007-05-13 383.jpg 1933 [64]
Purple passionflower
(state wildflower 1)		Passiflora incarnata OQ Passion flower.jpg 1919 [64]
Tennessee purple coneflower
(state wildflower 2)		Echinacea tennesseensis Echinacea tennesseensis Couchville.jpg 2012 [64]
Texas Bluebonnet spp. Lupinus spp. Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis).jpg 1901
(broadened
in 1971) [65]
Utah Sego lily Calochortus nuttallii Sego lily cm.jpg 1911 [66]
Vermont Red clover Trifolium pratense Red clover closeup.jpg 1894 [67]
Virgin Islands Yellow Elder Tecoma stans Yellow elder.jpg 1934 [4]
Virginia American dogwood Cornus florida Benthamidia florida2.jpg 1918 [68] [69]
Washington Coast rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum Rhododendron macrophyllum.JPG 1892
(officially
1959) [70]
West Virginia Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron-by-eiffel-public-domain-20040617.jpg 1903 [71]
Wisconsin Wood violet Viola papilionacea Viola sororia.jpg 1909 [72]
Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia Indian Paintbrush in Grand Teton NP-NPS.jpg 1917 [73] [74]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "State Wildflower of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. May 27, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
  3. ↑ Legislative Affairs Agency, State of Alaska. "Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013" (PDF). State of Alaska. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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  5. ↑ "Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855" . Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Arkansas State Floral Emblem Flower". Netstate.com. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
  7. ↑ "California Government Code, General Provisions, Title 1, Division 2, Section 421". Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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  9. ↑ "The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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