Not because they represent the natural flora of the state they represent, many of the state flowers are from other parts of the world and were designated because of their beauty or importance. Some states have chosen a state wildflower, as a symbolic native species.

	State	Flower		Latin Name
	Alabama		Camellia	Camellia
	Alaska		Forget Me Not	Myosotis alpestris
	Arizona		Saguaro Cactus Blossom	Carnegiea Gigantea
	Arkansas		Apple Blossom	Pyrus coronaria
	California		California Poppy	Eschscholtzia californica
	Colorado		Rocky Mountain Columbine	Aquilegia caerules
	Connecticut		Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia
	Delaware		Peach Blossom	Prunus persica
	Florida		Orange Blossom	Citrus sinensis
	Georgia		Cherokee Rose	Rosa laevigata
	Hawaii		Pua Aloalo	Hibiscus brackenridgei
	Idaho		Syringa-Mock Orange	Philadelphus lewisii
	Illinois		Purple Violet	Viola
	Indiana		Peony	Peony
	Iowa		Wild Prairie Rose	Rosa pratincola
	Kansas		Sunflower	Helianthus annuus
	Kentucky		Goldenrod	Solidago altissima
	Louisiana		Magnolia	Magnolia
	Maine		White pine code and tassel	Pinus strobus, linnaeus
	Maryland		Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta
	Massachusetts		Mayflower	Epigaea regens
	Michigan		Apple Blossom	Pyrus coronaria
	Minnesota		Pink and White Lady’s Slipper	Cypripedium reginae
	Mississippi		Magnolia	Magnolia
	Missouri		Hawthorn	Crataegus
	Montana		Bitterroot	Lewisia rediviva
	Nebraska		Goldenrod	Soldiago gigantea
	Nevada		Sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata
	New Hampshire		Purple Lilac	Syringa vulgaris
	New Jersey		Violet	Viola
	New Mexico		Yucca Flower	Yucca glauca
	New York		Rose	Rosa
	North Carolina		American Dogwood	Cornus florida
	North Dakota		Wild Prairie Rose	Rosa arkansana
	Ohio		Scarlet Carnation	Dianthus caryophyllus
	Oklahoma		Oklahoma Rose, Mistletoe	Rose, Phoradendron serotinum
	Oregon		Oregon Grape	Berberis aquifolium
	Pennsylvania		Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia
	Rhode Island		Violet	Viola
	South Carolina		Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens
	South Dakota		Pasque Flower	Ppulsatilla hirsutissima
	Tennessee		Iris	Iridaceae
	Texas		Bluebonnet	Lupinus
	Utah		Sego Lily	Calochortus gunnisonii
	Vermont		Red Clover	Trifolium pratense
	Virginia		American Dogwood	Cornus florida
	Washington		Pink Rhododendron	Rhododendron macrophyllum
	West Virginia		Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum
	Wisconsin		Wood Violet	Viola papilionacea
	Wyoming		Indian Paintbrush	Castilleja linariaefolia