state flower
noun
: a flowering plant selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.
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Wisconsin is the only state that claims the wood violet as its state flower, however, three other states have the violet as their state flower: Illinois, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024
California's poppy blooms, the official state flower, are a major attraction in the sunshine state.
—Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Arizona's state flower, the saguaro bloom, is considered one of the most beautiful flower species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Because winter was cold and wet, early April was too soon to view hillsides blanketed in orange poppies, California’s state flower.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024
California's poppy blooms, the official state flower, are a major attraction in the sunshine state.
—Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Arizona's state flower, the saguaro bloom, is considered one of the most beautiful flower species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Because winter was cold and wet, early April was too soon to view hillsides blanketed in orange poppies, California’s state flower.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2024
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“State flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20flower. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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