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) |
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| Oak-leaf hydrangea (state wildflower) |
Hydrangea quercifolia | 1999 | ||
| Alaska | Forget-me-not | Myosotis alpestris | 2004 | |
| Arizona | Saguaro cactus blossom | Carnegiea gigantea | 1931 | |
| Arkansas | Apple blossom | Malus | 1901 | |
| California | California poppy | Eschscholzia californica | 1903 | |
| Colorado | Rocky Mountain Columbine | Aquilegia caerulea | 1899 | |
| Connecticut | Mountain laurel | Kalmia latifolia | 1907 | |
| Delaware | Peach blossom | Prunus persica | 1953 | |
| Florida | Orange blossom | Citrus sinensis | 1909 | |
| 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 | |
| Indiana | Peony | Paeonia | ||
| Iowa | Wild Prairie Rose | Rosa arkansana | ||
| Kansas | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | ||
| Kentucky | Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | 1926 | |
| Louisiana | Magnolia (state flower) |
Magnolia | ||
| Louisiana Iris (state wildflower) |
Iris giganticaerulea | |||
| Maine | White pine cone and tassel | Pinus strobus | 1895 | |
| Maryland | Black-eyed susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 1918 | |
| Massachusetts | Mayflower | Epigaea repens | 1918 | |
| Michigan | Apple blossom (state flower) |
Malus | 1897 | |
| Dwarf Lake Iris (state wildflower) |
Iris lacustris | 1998 | ||
| Minnesota | Pink and white lady's slipper | Cypripedium reginae | ||
| 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 | |
| North Dakota | Wild Prairie Rose | Rosa blanda or arkansana |
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| Ohio | Scarlet Carnation (state flower) |
Dianthus caryophyllus | ||
| Large white trillium (state wild flower) |
Trillium grandiflorum | |||
| 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 | |
| Penngift Crown Vetch (beautification and conservation plant) |
Coronilla varia | 1982 | ||
| Rhode Island | Violet | Viola | 1968 | |
| South Carolina | Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | 1924 | |
| Goldenrod (state wildflower) |
Solidago altissima | 2003 | ||
| 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 (clarified 1971) |
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| Utah | Sego lily | Calochortus nuttallii | 1911 | |
| Vermont | Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 1894 | |
| Virginia | American Dogwood | Cornus florida | ||
| Washington | Coast Rhododendron | Rhododendron macrophyllum | 1892 (officially 1959) |
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| West Virginia | Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum | ||
| Wisconsin | Wood Violet | Viola papilionacea | 1909 | |
| Wyoming | Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja linariifolia | 1917. |
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