List of U.S. state and territory plants and botanical gardens
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[]
| State or territory |
Name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | ʻAva / Kava (Piper methysticum)[1] |
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| Hawaiʻi | Kalo / Taro (Colocasia esculenta)[2] |
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| Louisiana | Creole tomato (state vegetable plant)[3] |
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| North Carolina | Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) (state carnivorous plant)[4] |
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| Pennsylvania | Penngift crownvetch (Securigera varia) (state beautification and conservation plant)[5] |
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| Texas | Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia)[6] |
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State botanical gardens and arboretums[]
| State | Botanical garden or aboretum |
Image |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | The State Botanical Garden of Georgia[7] | 
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| Kentucky | Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (state arboretum)[8] |
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| University of Kentucky Arboretum (state botanical garden)[8] |
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| Montana | University of Montana at Missoula Campus (state arboretum)[9] |
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| Pennsylvania | Morris arboretum and gardens[10] | 
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| South Carolina | South Carolina Botanical Garden[11] | 
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| Tennessee | University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens[12] | |
| Washington | Washington Park Arboretum[13] | 
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Other state plant designations[]
| State | Herb, shrub, or lichen |
Image |
|---|---|---|
| California | Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) (state lichen)[14] |
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| Colorado | Claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) (state cactus)[15] |
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| Delaware | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) (state herb)[16] |
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| Maine | Wintergreen (state herb)[17] |
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| New York | Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) (state bush)[18] |
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| Texas | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) (state shrub)[6] |
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| Purple sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) (state native shrub)[6] |
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| Wyoming | Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensi) (state shrub)[19] |
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State lei-making material[]
In addition to Hawaii's state plant, Hawaii has official state flowers and lei-making material for the individual islands of Hawaii:[20][21]
| Island | Flower or lei-making material |
Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaiʻi island | ʻŌhiʻa lehua / Pua lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) |
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| Maui | Lokelani / Damask rose (Rosa × damascena) |
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| Oʻahu | Pua ʻilima (Sida fallax) |
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| Kauaʻi | Mokihana berry () |
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| Molokaʻi | Pua kukui (Aleurites moluccanus) |
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| Lānaʻi | Kaunaʻoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) |
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| Niʻihau | Shells (not a plant) | |
| Kahoʻolawe | Hinahina (Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum) |
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See also[]
- List of U.S. state and territory flowers
- List of U.S. state and territory trees
- List of U.S. state grasses
- Lists of U.S. state insignia
- Lists of U.S. state symbols
- Arbor Day Foundation
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
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