State Flowers

States of some nations have a flower as their State Flower, mostly a native flower which originated in their respective geographical provinces, despite having a National Flower. Here is a list of state flowers for the United States of America. We are coming up with respective lists of state flowers for other countries very shortly.

Listing of Official State Flowers
State	Name	Latin Name	Year of Legislation
Note: Although no specific species of magnolia was designated as the state tree of Mississippi, most references recognize the Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, as the state tree. In Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, multiple species fit the legislated name of the state flower.
Alabama	Camelia	Camellia japonica	1959/1999
Alaska	Forget-me-not	Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica	1917
Arizona	Saguaro cactus blossom	Carnegia gigantea	1931
Arkansas	Apple blossom	Malus domestica	1901
California	California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	1903
Colorado	Rocky Mountain columbine	Aquilegia caerulea	1899
Connecticut	Mountain laurel	Kalmia latifolia	1907
District of Columbia	American Beauty rose	Rosa 'American Beauty'	N/A
Delaware	Peach blossom	Prunus persica	1895
Florida	Orange blossom	Citrus sinensis	1909
Georgia	Cherokee rose	Rosa laevigata	1916
Guam	Puti tai nobiu	Bougainvillea spectabilis	N/A
Hawaii	Pua aloalo	Hibiscus brackenridgei	1988
Idaho	Syringa mock orange	Philadelphus lewisii	1931
Illinois	Purple violet	Viola¹	1908
Indiana	Peony	Paeonia lactiflora	1957
Iowa	Wild prairie rose	Rosa suffulta	1897
Kansas	Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	1903
Kentucky	Goldenrod	Solidago canadensis var. scabra	1926
Louisiana	Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	1900
Maine	Eastern white pine tassel and cone	Pinus strobus	1895
Maryland	Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	1918
Massachusetts	Mayflower	Epigaea repens	1918
Michigan	Apple blossom	Malus domestica	1897
Minnesota	Pink and white ladyslipper	Cypripedium reginae	1893
Mississippi	Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	1952
Missouri	Hawthorn	Crataegus²	1923
Montana	Bitterroot	Lewisia rediviva	1895
Nebraska	Goldenrod	Solidago gigantea	1895
Nevada	Sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	1917
New Hampshire	Purple lilac	Syringa vulgaris	1919
New Jersey	Violet	Viola sororia	1971
New Mexico	Yucca	Yucca glauca	1927
New York	Rose	Rosa	1955
North Carolina	American dogwood	Cornus florida	1941
North Dakota	Wild prairie rose	Rosa arkansana	1907
Northern Marianas	Plumeria	Plumeria rubra forma acutifolia	N/A
Ohio	Scarlet carnation	Dianthus caryophyllus	1904
Oklahoma	Mistletoe	Phoradendron leucarpum	1893
Oregon	Oregon grape	Mahonia aquifolium	1899
Pennsylvania	Mountain laurel	Kalmia latifolia	1933
Puerto Rico	Puerto rico hibiscus	Montezuma speciosissima	N/A
Rhode Island	Violet	Viola palmata	1968
South Carolina	Yellow jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	1924
South Dakota	Pasque flower	Anemone patens var. multifida	1903
Tennessee	Iris	Iris germanica	1933
Texas	Texas bluebonnet	Lupinus spp.	1901
Utah	Sego lily	Calochortus	1911
Vermont	Red clover	Trifolium pratense	1895
Virginia	Flowering dogwood	Cornus florida	1918
Washington	Coast rhododendron	Rhododendron macrophyllum	1892
West Virginia	Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	1903
Wisconsin	Wood violet	Viola sororia	1949
Wyoming	Indian paintbrush	Castilleja linariifolia	1917

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