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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Named after Texas's state flower, the facility has housed an average of 846 detainees per day during fiscal year 2025, according to ICE data.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
More than a century ago, Illinois school children named the violet as Illinois’s state flower.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
All are considered to be the official state flower.
—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
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
More than a century ago, Illinois school children named the violet as Illinois’s state flower.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
All are considered to be the official state flower.
—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
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“State flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20flower. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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