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Alabama's official state flower, adopted in 1959, is a glossy-leafed flowering shrub originally native to East Asia. Name it.
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Nevada's 1967 state flower is actually a silvery, aromatic desert shrub rather than a true bloom.
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Texas's beloved 1901 state flower is a blue-flowered member of the pea family. What is its scientific genus?
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North Dakota's 1907 state flower is a wild pink bloom named for the grasslands where it grows: Wild _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rose.
Ohio's 1953 state flower is a ruffled red bloom often worn as a boutonniere.
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Washington's 1892 state flower is a pink-blossomed evergreen shrub found along its shoreline, called _ _ _ _ _ Rhododendron.
COASTMassachusetts named this trailing pink woodland bloom, said to have greeted the Pilgrims each spring, its 1918 state flower.
MAYFLOWERMaryland's 1918 state flower is a yellow-petaled, dark-centered bloom nicknamed Black-Eyed _ _ _ _ _.
SUSANMontana's 1894 state flower is a hardy pink desert bloom; its scientific genus honors explorer Meriwether Lewis. Name that genus.
LEWISIAOregon's 1899 state flower is a yellow-blossomed evergreen shrub nicknamed the Oregon _ _ _ _ _.
GRAPEThis orange, cup-shaped wildflower, native along the Pacific coast, became California's official state flower in 1903.
POPPYKansas is famous for choosing this tall, sun-tracking yellow bloom as its 1903 state flower.
SUNFLOWERIdaho's 1931 state flower is a white-blossomed shrub also nicknamed mock orange. What is its other common name?
SYRINGAMichigan's 1897 state flower is its fragrant pink-and-white orchard blossom. What is that tree's scientific genus?
MALUSNew Mexico's 1927 state flower is a tall white desert bloom from a spiky, sword-leafed plant.
YUCCAConnecticut adopted this pink-flowered evergreen shrub, common on New England hillsides, as its 1907 state flower.
LAURELMissouri's 1923 state flower comes from a thorny, white-blossomed tree common in its hedgerows.
HAWTHORNDelaware's 1953 state flower is the pale pink spring blossom of its most famous orchard crop.
PEACHWyoming's 1917 state flower is a fiery orange wildflower named Indian _ _ _ _ _ Brush for its flame-tipped bracts.
PAINTRhode Island's 1968 state flower is a small purple bloom, identified officially only by its scientific genus. Name it.
VIOLANorth Carolina's 1941 state flower is a white, four-petaled flowering tree bloom.
DOGWOODColorado's 1899 state flower is a blue-and-white bloom named for its spurred petals, resembling a group of doves.
COLUMBINEKentucky's 1926 state flower is a tall yellow wildflower whose feathery plumes bloom in late summer.
GOLDENRODLouisiana's 1900 state flower is a large, waxy-white, intensely fragrant Southern tree bloom.
MAGNOLIAVermont's 1894 state flower is a pinkish-purple pasture bloom, also grown as livestock forage, called Red _ _ _ _ _ _.
CLOVERHawaii's 1988 state flower is a native yellow species of this island shrub, prized for its large, showy blooms.
HIBISCUSIndiana's fragrant, many-petaled 1957 state flower is a garden favorite popular in wedding bouquets.
PEONYArizona's floral emblem is the white blossom of its giant, multi-armed desert cactus. Name that cactus.
SAGUAROUtah's 1911 state flower is a white, cup-shaped desert bloom nicknamed the _ _ _ _ lily.
SEGOSouth Dakota's 1903 state flower is a lavender spring bloom nicknamed the _ _ _ _ _ _ flower for the Easter season it heralds.
PASQUEAlaska's 1917 state flower, the forget-me-not, is a tiny blue bloom. What is its scientific genus?
MYOSOTISOklahoma's 2004 state flower is a rose cultivar; what is the scientific genus shared by all roses?
ROSANew Hampshire's fragrant purple 1919 state flower is a springtime shrub bloom common in old New England gardens.
LILACNew Jersey's 1971 state flower is a violet; its official species name is Viola _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
SORORIAPennsylvania's 1933 state flower is the same pink mountain shrub as Connecticut's. What is that shrub's scientific genus?
KALMIANew York's 1955 state flower is simply this classic garden bloom, with no qualifying variety attached.
ROSEWest Virginia's 1903 state flower is a rhododendron species named for its especially large blooms: Rhododendron _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MAXIMUMVirginia's 1918 state flower is the same white flowering tree as North Carolina's. What is that tree's scientific genus?
CORNUSGeorgia's 1916 state flower is a white climbing rose named for the Native American nation once centered in the region.
CHEROKEEFlorida's fragrant citrus groves inspired this white 1909 state flower selection.
ORANGEMississippi shares its official state flower with a neighboring state, but specifies the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ variety of magnolia.
SOUTHERNIllinois picked this small purple woodland bloom as its state flower back in 1907.
VIOLETWisconsin's 1909 state flower is a small purple bloom found on shaded forest floors, nicknamed the _ _ _ _ violet.
WOODMaine's unusual 1895 state 'flower' isn't a bloom at all -- it's the cone-and-tassel emblem of its official state tree.
PINECONESouth Carolina's 1924 state flower is a fragrant yellow climbing vine.
JESSAMINENebraska's 1895 state flower is the same tall yellow-plumed bloom as Kentucky's. What is its scientific genus?
SOLIDAGOMinnesota's 1902 state flower is a rare pink-and-white orchid nicknamed the lady's _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
SLIPPERTennessee's 1933 state flower is a purple, sword-leafed garden bloom that shares its name with a part of the eye.
IRISIowa adopted this hardy, deep-pink flowering shrub, native to the northern prairie, as its 1897 state flower.
WILDROSEArkansas chose the fragrant white spring blossom of its orchard trees as its 1901 state flower.
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