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Overview of Massachusetts state symbols Type Symbol Law Flower: Mayflower: M.G.L. Ch. 2, §7 Tree: ... An Act Designating the Bay State Tartan as the Official Tartan ...
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).
The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae.The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds which are used in the production of cooking oil, as well as other uses such as food for livestock, bird food, and planting in domestic gardens for aesthetics.
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
Ashley Flowers (born December 19, 1989) is an American podcaster, writer, and non-profit organization founder. [1] She is best known for the true crime podcast Crime Junkie . [ 2 ] In August 2022, Flowers' debut novel, All Good People Here , became a New York Times bestseller .
19th-century illustration. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis ; / ˌ k ɒ n v ə ˈ l eɪ r i ə m ə ˈ dʒ eɪ l ɪ s /), [2] sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, [3] is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring.
Lilium mackliniae is the state flower of Manipur. Lilium michauxii, the Carolina lily, is the official state flower of North Carolina. Idyllwild, California, hosts the Lemon Lily Festival, which celebrates Lilium parryi. [119] Lilium philadelphicum is the floral emblem of Saskatchewan province in Canada, and is on the flag of Saskatchewan. [120 ...
Because the General Assembly had designated the iris as the state flower without rescinding the previous designation of the passion flower, the state essentially had two state flowers until 1973. In that year the General Assembly resolved the confusion by designating the passion flower the state wildflower and the iris the state cultivated flower.