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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All are considered to be the official state flower.
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Located in northern Los Angeles County, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is one of the best places to see California’s state flower in full bloom.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
The corn kernels and 21-pronged gear that form our state flower, the violet, represent the agricultural and industrial foundations of our state and its status as the 21st state admitted to the Union.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Among the other notable features: the chest is flanked with dogwood petals — the North Carolina state flower — and the No. 4 printed on the front and back is for Charlotte’s first area code of 704.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Located in northern Los Angeles County, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is one of the best places to see California’s state flower in full bloom.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
The corn kernels and 21-pronged gear that form our state flower, the violet, represent the agricultural and industrial foundations of our state and its status as the 21st state admitted to the Union.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Among the other notable features: the chest is flanked with dogwood petals — the North Carolina state flower — and the No. 4 printed on the front and back is for Charlotte’s first area code of 704.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
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“State flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20flower. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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