This is a list of U.S. state and territory plants and botanical gardens — plants and botanical gardens which have been designated as an official symbol(s) by a state or territory's legislature. 5 U.S. states and 1 U.S. territory have an official state/territory plant. 7 U.S. states have an official state botanical garden or arboretum. This list excludes state flowers, state trees, and state grasses.
State and territory plants
edit| State or territory | Name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | ʻAva / Kava (Piper methysticum)[1] |  |
| Georgia | Franklinia (Franklinia alatamaha)[2][circular reference] |  |
| Hawaiʻi | Kalo / Taro (Colocasia esculenta)[3] |  |
| Louisiana | Creole tomato (state vegetable plant)[4] |
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| North Carolina | Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) (state carnivorous plant)[5] |  |
| Pennsylvania | Penngift crownvetch (Securigera varia) (state beautification and conservation plant)[6] |
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| Texas | Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia)[7] |  |
State botanical gardens and arboretums
edit| State | Botanical garden or aboretum | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | State Botanical Garden of Georgia[8] |  |
| Kentucky | Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (state arboretum)[9] |  |
| University of Kentucky Arboretum (state botanical garden)[9] |  | |
| Montana | University of Montana at Missoula Campus (state arboretum)[10] | _Hall,_letter_M_fall_2011.jpg) |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Arboretum[11] |  |
| Pennsylvania | Morris arboretum and gardens[12] |  |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Botanical Garden[13] |  |
| Tennessee | University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens[14] | |
| Washington | Washington Park Arboretum[15] |  |
Other state plant designations
edit| State | Herb, shrub, or lichen | Image |
|---|---|---|
| California | Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) (state lichen)[16] |  |
| Colorado | Claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) (state cactus)[17] |
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| Delaware | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) (state herb)[18] |  |
| Maine | Wintergreen (state herb)[19] |  |
| New York | Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) (state bush)[20] |  |
| Texas | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) (state shrub)[7] |  |
| Purple sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) (state native shrub)[7] |  | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensi) (state shrub)[21] |  |
State lei-making material
editIn addition to Hawaii's state plant, Hawaii has official state flowers and lei-making material for the individual islands of Hawaii:[22][23]
| Island | Flower or lei-making material | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaiʻi island | ʻŌhiʻa lehua / Pua lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) |  |
| Maui | Lokelani / Damask rose (Rosa × damascena) |  |
| Oʻahu | Pua ʻilima (Sida fallax) |  |
| Kauaʻi | Mokihana berry (Melicope anisata) | |
| Molokaʻi | Pua kukui (Aleurites moluccanus) |  |
| Lānaʻi | Kaunaʻoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) |  |
| Niʻihau | Shells (not a plant) | |
| Kahoʻolawe | Hinahina (Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum) |  |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ http://www.asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=120&Itemid=172 American Samoa Bar Association. Chapter 03 - Official Symbols. Retrieved November 27 2018.
- ↑ Franklinia
- ↑ "House Bill". Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "RS 49:170.11". Revised Statutes. Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ↑ "North Carolina General Statutes §145-22 (2019) - State carnivorous plant". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Information - Senate Bill 1042; Regular Session 1981–1982". PA General Assembly. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Texas State Symbols". TSLAC. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20081127013413/http://www.sos.ga.gov/archives/state_symbols/state_symbols.html Webarchive.loc.gov. Library of Congress Web Archives Collection. Georgia State Symbols. Archived November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- 1 2 "State Symbols". Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "1-1-513. State arboretum, MCA". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Establishment of arboretum in Western North Carolina" (PDF). <is
- ↑ "Bill Information - House Bill 1071; Regular Session 1987–1988". PA General Assembly. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-symbols/south-carolina/botanical-garden.html Ereferencedesk.com. South Carolina State Botanical Garden - Botanical Garden of Clemson University. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Tennessee General Assembly Legislation". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "RCW 1.20.120: State arboretum". Legislature. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Text - AB1528 Public resources". California Legislative Information. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ Colorado House Bill 14-1024
- ↑ "Chapter 386". Delaware Code Online. State of Delaware. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "State Herb - Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)". Maine.gov. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "NYS Kids Room - State Symbols". New York State Department of State. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Section 8-3-124 - State shrub". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/hawaii Statesymbolsusa.org. Hawaii symbols. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ↑ "HRS0005-0016". Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 22 July 2020.