List of U.S. state and territory flowers explained

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

State
federal district
or territory 		Common name Image Year
AlabamaCamellia
(state flower) 		Latin: Camellia japonica 1959
(clarified
1999)[1]
Oak-leaf hydrangea
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Hydrangea quercifolia 1999[2]
AlaskaLatin: Myosotis alpestris 1917[3]
American SamoaLatin: Pandanus tectorius 1973[4]
ArizonaLatin: Carnegiea gigantea 1931[5]
ArkansasLatin: Malus1901[6]
CaliforniaLatin: Eschscholzia californica 1903[7]
ColoradoLatin: Aquilegia coerulea 1899[8]
ConnecticutMountain laurel
(state flower) 		Latin: Kalmia latifolia 1907[9]
Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks
(children's state flower) 		Latin: Mirabilis jalapa 2015
DelawareLatin: Prunus persica 1953[10]
District of ColumbiaLatin: Rosa 1925
FloridaOrange blossom
(state flower) 		Latin: Citrus sinensis 1909[11]
Tickseed
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Coreopsis spp. 1991[12]
GeorgiaCherokee rose
(state floral emblem) 		Latin: Rosa laevigata 1916[13]
Azalea
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Rhododendron 1979[14]
GuamLatin: Bougainvillea spectabilis 1968
HawaiiHawaiian hibiscus
(maʻo hau hele) 		Latin: Hibiscus brackenridgei 1988[15] [16]
IdahoLatin: Philadelphus lewisii 1931[17]
IllinoisViolet
(state flower) 		Latin: Viola 1907[18] [19]
Milkweed
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Asclepias spp. 2017
IndianaLatin: Paeonia 1957[20]
IowaLatin: Rosa arkansana 1897[21] [22]
KansasLatin: Helianthus annuus 1903[23]
KentuckyLatin: Solidago gigantea 1926[24]
LouisianaMagnolia
(state flower) 		Latin: Magnolia 1900[25]
Louisiana iris
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Iris giganticaerulea 1990[26]
MaineLatin: Pinus strobus 1895[27]
MarylandLatin: Rudbeckia hirta 1918[28]
MassachusettsLatin: Epigaea repens 1918[29]
MichiganApple blossom
(state flower) 		Latin: Malus 1897[30] [31]
Dwarf lake iris
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Iris lacustris 1998[32]
MinnesotaLatin: Cypripedium reginae 1902 (enacted 1967)[33] [34]
MississippiMagnolia
(state flower) 		Latin: Magnolia 1900 (enacted 1952)[35]
Tickseed
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Coreopsis 1991[36]
MissouriLatin: Crataegus 1923[37]
MontanaLatin: Lewisia rediviva 1894[38]
NebraskaLatin: Solidago gigantea 1895[39]
NevadaLatin: Artemisia tridentata 1967[40]
New HampshirePurple lilac
(state flower) 		Latin: Syringa vulgaris 1919[41]
Pink lady's slipper
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Cypripedium acaule 1991
New JerseyLatin: Viola sororia 1971[42] [43]
New MexicoLatin: Yucca 1927[44]
New YorkLatin: Rosa 1955[45]
North CarolinaFlowering dogwood
(state flower) 		Latin: Cornus florida 1941[46]
Carolina lily
(state wildflower)		Lilium michauxii2003[47] [48]
North DakotaLatin: Rosa blanda
or Latin: arkansana 		1907[49]
Northern Mariana IslandsLatin: Plumeria 1979
OhioScarlet carnation
(state flower) 		Latin: Dianthus caryophyllus 1953[50]
Large white trillium
(state wild flower) 		Latin: Trillium grandiflorum 1987[51]
OklahomaOklahoma rose
(state flower) 		Latin: Rosa 2004[52]
Indian blanket
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Gaillardia pulchella 1986
Mistletoe
(state floral emblem) 		Latin: Phoradendron leucarpum 1893
OregonLatin: Berberis aquifolium 1899[53]
PennsylvaniaMountain laurel
(state flower) 		Latin: Kalmia latifolia 1933[54]
Penngift crown vetch
(beautification and
conservation plant) 		Latin: Coronilla varia 1982
Latin: Thespesia grandiflora 2019[55] [56]
Rhode IslandLatin: Viola 1968[57] [58]
South CarolinaYellow jessamine
(state flower)		Latin: Gelsemium sempervirens 1924[59]
Goldenrod
(state wildflower) 		Latin: Solidago altissima 2003[60]
South DakotaLatin: Pulsatilla hirsutissima 1903[61]
TennesseeIris
(state cultivated flower)		Latin: Iris 1933
Purple passionflower
(state wildflower 1) 		Latin: Passiflora incarnata 1919
Tennessee purple coneflower
(state wildflower 2) 		Latin: Echinacea tennesseensis 2012
TexasLatin: Lupinus spp. 1901
(broadened
in 1971)[62]
UtahLatin: Calochortus nuttallii 1911[63]
VermontLatin: Trifolium pratense 1894[64]
Virgin IslandsLatin: Tecoma stans 1934
VirginiaLatin: Cornus florida 1918[65] [66]
WashingtonLatin: Rhododendron macrophyllum 1892
(officially
1959)[67]
West VirginiaLatin: Rhododendron maximum 1903
WisconsinLatin: Viola papilionacea 1909[68]
WyomingLatin: Castilleja linariifolia 1917[69] [70]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Flower of Alabama . March 18, 2007 . April 27, 2006 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . . July 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728100503/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_flowe.html . dead .
  2. Web site: State Wildflower of Alabama . March 19, 2007 . May 27, 2004 . Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . . August 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120805155603/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/wild_flow.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Legislative Affairs Agency, State of Alaska . Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members, 1913-2013 . State of Alaska . July 4, 2015 . November 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181113055936/http://www.ombud.alaska.gov/docs/pdf/ROM-centennial.pdf . dead .
  4. Book: McPherson, Alan . State Botanical Symbols . June 10, 2013 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-4817-4885-8.
  5. Web site: Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855 . July 16, 2009.
  6. Web site: Arkansas State Floral Emblem Flower . Netstate.com . October 8, 2008.
  7. Web site: California Government Code, General Provisions, Title 1, Division 2, Section 421 . July 16, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090714132609/http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html . July 14, 2009.
  8. Web site: State Flower . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907060746/https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-flower . dead . September 7, 2015 . State of Colorado . August 19, 2020.
  9. Web site: The General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 3, Chapter 3, Section 3-108 . July 16, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090813002732/http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/Statutes.asp . August 13, 2009.
  10. Web site: The Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 3, Section 308. . July 16, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531113718/http://www.delcode.state.de.us/ . May 31, 2009.
  11. Web site: Florida State Symbols . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605085203/http://www.flheritage.com/facts/symbols/symbol.cfm?page=1&id=11 . June 5, 2011.
  12. Web site: State Wildflower . Florida Department of State . December 30, 2019.
  13. Web site: Government - Georgia State Flower (Cherokee Rose) . GeorgiaInfo . December 30, 2019.
  14. News: Today in Georgia history - Azalea became official state wildflower . April 19, 2016 . Savannah Morning News . December 30, 2019.
  15. Web site: Hawaii State Flower - Yellow Hibiscus . statesymbolsusa.org . September 21, 2014.
  16. Web site: §5-16 State flower and individual island flowers . Hawaii State Legislature . July 21, 2020.
  17. Web site: About Idaho . Visit Idaho . June 30, 2015 . December 30, 2019.
  18. Web site: State Symbols . State of Illinois.
  19. Web site: State Symbols . 2025-10-22 . dnr.illinois.gov . en.
  20. Web site: Indiana State Tree and Flower . Indiana Historical Bureau . December 30, 2019.
  21. News: Iowa's State Flower - the Wild Rose . Naeve . Linda . September 13, 1996 . Horticulture and Home Pest News . December 30, 2019 . Iowa State University Extension.
  22. Web site: State Symbols and Song . publications.iowa.gov.
  23. Web site: Kansas State Flower: Sunflower Facts . Kansas Native Plant Society . December 30, 2019 . May 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511183455/https://www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org/stateflower_facts.php . dead .
  24. Web site: Kentucky State Symbols . Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives . March 30, 2007 . July 2, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110128223448/http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm . January 28, 2011.
  25. Web site: State Symbols . State of Louisiana . December 30, 2019.
  26. Web site: LA Irises, The Wildflower of the State of Louisiana . Killingsworth . Ron . May 23, 2012 . World of Irises . American Iris Society . December 30, 2019.
  27. Web site: State Flower - White Pine and White Pine Cone & Tassel . Maine Secretary of State . December 30, 2019.
  28. Web site: Fiscal and Policy Notes (HB 345) . Department of Legislative Services - Maryland General Assembly . 2010 . March 13, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607215447/http://mlis.state.md.us/google_docs%24/2010rs/fnotes/bil_0005/HB0345.PDF . June 7, 2011.
  29. Web site: CIS: State Symbols . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . December 30, 2019.
  30. Web site: State Flower (Excerpt) J.R. 10 of 1897 . Michigan Compiled Laws . April 12, 2025.
  31. Web site: Michigan State Flower . Netstate.com . October 8, 2008.
  32. Web site: The surprising stories behind Michigan's state symbols . Gibbons . Lauren . April 4, 2019 . MLive . December 30, 2019.
  33. Web site: Minnesota State Symbols . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . Minnesota Legislature . December 30, 2019.
  34. Web site: Minnesota Moment: The wrong state flower . Lileks . James . November 29, 2018 . Star Tribune . December 30, 2019.
  35. Encyclopedia: Southern Magnolia . Mississippi Encyclopedia . December 30, 2019.
  36. News: Mississippi's Wildflowers are Coreopsis spp. . Guyton . John . 2013 . Mississippi Native Plants and Environmental Education . Mississippi Native Plant Society . 1 . 31.
  37. Web site: Missouri's State Floral Emblem . Missouri Secretary of State . December 30, 2019.
  38. Web site: 'Field Notes:' All About The Bitterroot, Montana's State Flower . Gullickson . Michelle . June 3, 2018 . Montana Public Radio . December 30, 2019.
  39. Web site: State Symbols . October 3, 2019 . Nebraska Secretary of State . December 30, 2019.
  40. Web site: 1967 Statutes of Nevada, Pages 601-800.
  41. Web site: State Flower and State Wildflower | New Hampshire Almanac | NH.gov . www.nh.gov.
  42. Web site: New Jersey State Flower - Violet . statesymbolsusa.org . May 27, 2014.
  43. Acts of the Legislature of New Jersey (1971) . DSpace . 1971 . New Jersey State Library . July 21, 2020 . Legislature . New Jersey .
  44. Web site: State Flower | Maggie Toulouse Oliver - New Mexico Secretary of State.
  45. Web site: NYS Kids Room - State Symbols . www.dos.ny.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207043158/http://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/508/symbols2.html . February 7, 2012.
  46. Web site: Official State Symbols of North Carolina . North Carolina State Library . State of North Carolina . January 26, 2008.
  47. Web site: Carolina Lily State Wildflower State Symbols USA . statesymbolsusa.org . September 26, 2014 . en . July 8, 2018.
  48. Web site: North Carolina General Statutes § 145-20 (2019) - State wildflower . Justia Law . Justia . July 21, 2020.
  49. Web site: Section 5: Symbols of North Dakota | North Dakota Studies . July 17, 2020 . August 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803140520/https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr4/citizenship/section-5-symbols-north-dakota . dead .
  50. Web site: Ohio Revised Code 5.02 . May 16, 2014.
  51. Web site: Ohio Revised Code 5.021 . May 16, 2014.
  52. Web site: Oklahoma Symbols . July 17, 2020 . May 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511141618/https://www.okhistory.org/kids/symbols . dead .
  53. Web site: State Emblems; State Boundary . oregonlegislature.gov . January 7, 2024.
  54. Web site: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: State Symbols . https://web.archive.org/web/20070205220902/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/pahist/symbols.asp?secid=31 . dead . February 5, 2007.
  55. Web site: Ley Núm. 87 del año 2019 . LexJuris de Puerto Rico . March 18, 2021 . es . Act No. 87 of the year 2019.
  56. Web site: Entre leyes y múltiples indultos . López Maldonado . Cesiach . Primera Hora . August 21, 2019 . March 16, 2021 . Spanish . Between laws and multiple pardons.
  57. Web site: Rhode Island State Flower - Violet . statesymbolsusa.org . October 13, 2014.
  58. Web site: Ri State Symbols . Rhode Island . Rhode Island Department of State . July 21, 2020 . May 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502200447/https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/civics-and-education/reference-desk/ri-state-symbols . dead .
  59. Web site: SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems . . July 16, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070622035744/http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/symbols.htm . June 22, 2007.
  60. Web site: South Carolina Code of Laws, State Emblems, Pledge to the Flag, Official Observances . . July 16, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630155619/https://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t01c001.htm . June 30, 2007.
  61. Web site: About the State of South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State.
  62. Web site: TSHA | Bluebonnet.
  63. http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/flower.html Utah State Flower - Sego Lily
  64. Web site: Vermont Laws.
  65. Web site: Virginia State Floral Emblem . NETSTATE . January 4, 2018 . March 16, 2021.
  66. Web site: § 1-510. Official emblems and designations.
  67. Web site: Symbols of Washington State . Washington State Legislature . March 11, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070305110012/http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ . March 5, 2007.
  68. Web site: Wisconsin State Symbols . State of Wisconsin . December 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100112222837/http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_state_symbols.html . January 12, 2010.
  69. Web site: Wyoming State Flower Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia . April 8, 2008 . Netstate.
  70. Web site: Wyoming Statute 8-3-104 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070313023849/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title8/Title8.htm . dead . March 13, 2007 . April 8, 2008 . Wyoming Statutes.

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