South Dakota State Flower: Pasque flower

Scientific Name: Pulsatilla hirsutissima

State Flower Description: The Pasque flower is a bell-shaped flower, lavender in color which belongs to the buttercup family. The Pasque Flower is also known as the May Day Flower. The Pasque Flower blooms during early to mid-spring and only lasts for 2 weeks.

Where It's Found: The Pasque Flower grows throughout North Dakota and is a tundra loving plant. It can also be located from in the Northwestern states of the US all the way north to Alaska.

South Dakota State Flower Dedication: 1903

South Carolina State Flower: Yellow jessamine

Scientific Name: Gelsemium sempervirens

State Flower Description: Yellow Jessamine is a vine that creeps on trees in warmer climate states in the southeastern states. The Yellow Jessamine grows between 3 to 5 meters when climbing a tree. The flowers of a Yellow Jessamine is bright yellow and form in clusters on the vine.

Where It's Found: Yellow Jessamine is found in the Southeastern states of the United States and southward towards Guatemala.

South Carolina State Flower Dedication: 1924

Rhode Island State Flower: Violet

Scientific Name: Viola

State Flower Description: Violets are one of the most common flowers with over 20 genera in the family of the Viola. The most common is the purple violet and is a brilliant purple with 5 petals and generally bloom around mid to late spring

Where It's Found: Violets are found everywhere but most commonly found in eastern North America. Violets are generally planted in floral gardens and are an annual flower

Rhode Island State Flower Dedication: 1968

Pennsylvania State Flower: Mountain laurel

Scientific Name: Kalmia latifolia

State Flower Description: Mountain Laurel is a species of flowering plant that is a member of the Heather family that is native to the eastern states of the US. Mountain Laurel is are shrubs that grow thick and have dark green leaves most of the year and flower in the spring of the year around May and early June. Blossoms are pink and white. Note: The entire plant is poisonous and not edible.

Where It's Found: Mountain is located in the eastern states of the US and is often found in higher elevations on rocky slopes.

Pennsylvania State Flower Dedication: 1933

Oregon State Flower: Oregon grape

Scientific Name: Berberis aquifolium

State Flower Description: The Oregon Grape flower might have the name grape in it's name but it's not related to the grape family at all. The Oregon Grape flower is yellowish-green and blooms in large clusters on a single plant. Oregon grape flowers appear in early spring.

Where It's Found: The Oregon Grape is native to the North American West ranging from Southeast Alaska to Northern California, and eastern Alberta to southern Colorado, often occurring in forest of Douglas-fir

Oregon State Flower Dedication: 1899

Oklahoma State Flower: Oklahoma Rose

Scientific Name: Rosa

State Flower Description: The Oklahoma Rose is a hybrid rose that was developed at the Oklahoma State University. The Oklahoma Rose is a dark red rose with a strong and sweet fragrance.

Where It's Found: Roses are found everywhere in the world and can often be found in floral shops & decretive gardens. The rose plant blooms on and off throughout the season from mid-spring to to fall.

Oklahoma State Flower Dedication: 2004

Ohio State Flower: Scarlet carnation

Scientific Name: Dianthus caryophyllus

State Flower Description: Carnations are one of the most popular cut flowers in the entire world, they come in a variety of colors with the Scarlet being the most popular. The carnation has a strong fragrance that is easily recognized. The Scarlet Carnation flower bloom are approximately 2-3 inches across with 5 petals, which are clawed and serrated that gives it's full bodied look.

Where It's Found: Carnations are easily found in any floral shop, they are believed to be native to the Mediterranean region

Ohio State Flower Dedication: 1904

North Dakota State Flower: Wild prairie rose

Scientific Name: Rosa blanda

State Flower Description: The Wild Prairie Rose has five pink petals with clusters of yellow stamens in the center of the flower. The Wild Prairie Rose flowers are about 2 inches broad and very fragrant. The five petals on the Wild Prairie Rose's colors range from pink to white. The Wild Prairie Rose bloom in groups at ends of branches.

Where It's Found: The Wild Prairie Rose grows along roadsides, in pastures, and in meadows in the United States. The Wild Prairie Rose is native in the areas between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains from Canada south to New Mexico, Texas and Indiana.

North Dakota State Flower Dedication: 1907

North Carolina State Flower: Flowering dogwood

Scientific Name: Cornus florida

State Flower Description: The Flowering Dogwood is one of the most popular trees in the United States due to its beauty and small stature generally used as a tree in landscaping. The characteristic feature of the Flowering Dogwood is its beautiful flowers that bloom in Spring.

Where It's Found: The Flowering Dogwood is native to North America and south of New England, Minnesota, and Wyoming.

North Carolina State Flower Dedication: 1941

New York State Flower: Rose

Scientific Name: Rosa

State Flower Description: The Rose is one of the worlds most recognizable flowers which comes in a wide range of colors. The Rose has a distinct smell that is easily recognized which has come to represent love. The Plant is a woody plant with thorns that are present up the stalks of the bush or plant.

Where It's Found: Roses are found everywhere in the world and can often be found in floral shops & decretive gardens. The rose plant blooms on and off throughout the season from mid-spring to to fall.

New York State Flower Dedication: 1955