Which U S state, known as “The Mainland State”, or “The Last Frontier”, has the forget-me-not as its state flower?
"and the parasitic northern groundcone (""Boschniakia rossica"") of the broomrape family cover the forest floor. At higher elevations wildflowers such as mountain avens (""Dryas octopetala"") and the Alaska state flower, the alpine forget-me-not (""Myosotis alpestris""), grow in profusion. The alpine milkvetch (""Astragalus alpinus""), bog wintergreen (""Pyrola asarifolia"") and wild geranium (""Geranium erianthum"") predominate on lower slopes, while further up the nootka lupine (""Lupinus nootkatensis""), coastal paintbrush (""Castilleja unalaschcensis""), prickly saxifrage (""Saxifraga tricuspidata""), the poisonous yellow anemone (""Anemone richardsonii"") and eventually the mosses of the tundra will reward hikers. Berry picking is popular in late summer and early fall. Highbush cranberries"
"Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"", by Walt Whitman, lilacs are a reference to Abraham Lincoln. ""Syringa vulgaris"" is the state flower of New Hampshire, because it ""is symbolic of that hardy character of the men and women of the Granite State"" (New Hampshire Revised Statute Annotated (RSA) 3:5). Several locations in North America hold annual Lilac Festivals, including: Species and subspecies currently accepted as of July 2016: Syringa Syringa (lilac) is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely"
"future bright/Ask your Senator for statehood/And start the New Year right."" Women made bouquets of Alaska's flower, the Forget-Me-Not and sent them to members of Congress. Movements such as ""Operation Statehood"" also put increasing pressure on Congress. ""Lack of public interest"" could no longer be used as a feasible excuse to prevent statehood. In 1954 territorial governor B. Frank Heintzleman proposed that Alaska be divided at the 156th meridian west. Most Alaskans opposed his proposal. In interest of the growing fervor and enthusiasm towards the cause, a Constitutional Convention was held at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in 1955. During"
"Eritrichium howardii Eritrichium howardii, or Howard's alpine forget-me-not, is a rare flowering plant found in the Rocky Mountain area most notably in Wyoming and Montana. It is a pleasant light blue to purplish flower that has a yellow ring around the middle. It has 5 petals. ""Eritrichium howardii"" exists in the Rocky Mountain area. However it is not a well studied species and most information about its distribution comes from informal sightings and not carefully carried out surveys. The Eritrichium genus exists in Eurasia widely however only three species are found in North America and howardii is one of those"
"time however it does not seem that reliable data on population trends exists for this species and there needs to be more study done on this species and others that exist in this particular climate. Eritrichium howardii Eritrichium howardii, or Howard's alpine forget-me-not, is a rare flowering plant found in the Rocky Mountain area most notably in Wyoming and Montana. It is a pleasant light blue to purplish flower that has a yellow ring around the middle. It has 5 petals. ""Eritrichium howardii"" exists in the Rocky Mountain area. However it is not a well studied species and most information"
"escape to wetlands and riverbanks. Only those native to the Northern hemisphere are colloquially denominated ""Forget-me-nots"". Genetic analysis indicates that the genus originated in the Northern Hemisphere and that the species native to Australia, New Zealand and South America are all derived from a single dispersal to the Southern Hemisphere. One or two European species, especially ""Myosotis sylvatica"" (wood forget-me-not) were introduced into most of the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and the Americas. ""Myosotis"" species have 5-merous actinomorphic flowers with 5 sepals and petals. Flowers are typically 1 cm in diameter or less; flatly faced; colored blue, pink, white,"
"Pradesh, India. Rhododendron is also the state flower of Nagaland, the 16th state of the Indian Union. ""Rhododendron maximum"", the most widespread rhododendron of the Appalachian Mountains, is the state flower of the US state of West Virginia, and is in the Flag of West Virginia. ""Rhododendron macrophyllum"", a widespread rhododendron of the Pacific Northwest, is the state flower of the US state of Washington. The nineteenth-century American poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1834 wrote a poem titled ""The Rhodora, On Being Asked, Whence Is the Flower"", In Joyce's ""Ulysses"", rhododendrons play an important role in Leopold and"
"this nickname. The state song is ""Washington, My Home"", the state bird is the American goldfinch, the state fruit is the apple, and the state vegetable is the Walla Walla sweet onion. The state dance, adopted in 1979, is the square dance. The state tree is the western hemlock. The state flower is the coast rhododendron. The state fish is the steelhead. The state folk song is ""Roll On, Columbia, Roll On"" by Woody Guthrie. The unofficial, but popularly accepted, state rock song is Louie Louie. The state grass is bluebunch wheatgrass. The state insect is the green darner dragonfly."
"Hotel. Happiness came to the poet's eyes. The song began gradually to be played unofficially, and steadily grew in popularity over the next two decades. To the surprise and delight of both women, the Territorial Legislature adopted ""Alaska's Flag"" in 1955. It became the official State song when the Territory of Alaska entered the union as the 49th state in 1959. Benny Benson chose the background color of the flag to represent both the blue sky and the forget-me-not. The Legislature later named the forget-me-not as the official State flower. This provides another symbolic link, one between the official State"
"exam, pink for exams in between, and red for the last exam. One story explaining this tradition relates that initially a white carnation was kept in a red inkpot between exams, so by the last exam it was fully red; the story is thought to originate in the late 1990s. Carnations are the traditional first wedding anniversary flower. The carnation is the national flower of Spain, Monaco, and Slovenia, and the provincial flower of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The state flower of Ohio is a scarlet carnation, which was introduced to the state by Levi L. Lamborn."
"to bring attention to its conservation. The national flower of Guatemala is the ""monja blanca"" (""Lycaste skinneri"" ""var. alba""). The national flower of Honduras is the orchid ""Rhyncolaelia digbyana."" The national flower of Jamaica is the lignum vitae (""Guaiacum officinale""). The national flower of Mexico is the dahlia (""dahlia pinnata""). In 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed legislation to make the rose the floral emblem of the United States. In the United States, state flowers and trees have been adopted as symbols by state legislatures. The Cootamundra Wattle (Golden Wattle)was officially proclaimed the floral emblem of Australia on 1 September 1988."
"Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are ""Old Line State"", the ""Free State"", and the ""Chesapeake Bay State"". It is named after the English queen Henrietta Maria, known in England as Queen Mary. Sixteen of Maryland's twenty-three counties border the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay estuary and its many tributaries, which combined"
"juices. Some Native American cultures traditionally chew the leaves to relieve sore throats, and the roots to relieve toothaches. The goldenrod is the state flower of the U.S. states of Kentucky (adopted 1926) and Nebraska (adopted 1895). ""Solidago altissima"", tall goldenrod, was recently named the state wildflower of South Carolina. The sweet goldenrod (""Solidago odora"") is the state herb of Delaware. Goldenrod was the state flower of Alabama, but it was later rejected in favor of the camellia. In the Midwestern United States, the blooming of goldenrods in August is a reminder that it will soon be time for children"
"still commonly worn around Remembrance Day. Wearing of poppies has been a custom since 1924 in the United States. Miss Moina Michael of Georgia is credited as the founder of the Memorial Poppy in the United States. Red-flowered poppy is unofficially considered the national flower of the Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and elsewhere. This is due to its red and black colors, the same as the colors of the flag of Albania. The California poppy, ""Eschscholzia californica"", is the state flower of California. The powerful symbolism of ""Papaver rhoeas"" has been borrowed by various advocacy campaigns, such as the White"
"United States in about 1780, where it soon became naturalized, and where it gained its English name. The flower is commonly associated with the Trail of Tears, the forced relocation of Native Americans in the southeastern United States. Its white petals are said to represent the tears the Cherokee women shed during the period of great hardship and grief throughout US government-forced march from the Cherokees' home to U.S. forts, such as Gilmer. The flower's gold center is said to symbolize the gold taken from the Cherokee tribe. It is the state flower of Georgia. Rosa laevigata Rosa laevigata, the"
"Confederate flags: the first national flag (seven-star variant of the ""Stars and Bars""), the Confederate Battle Flag, and the last national flag (""Blood-Stained Banner""). Under the flags is a quote by Berry Benson Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just on the banks of the Mississippi River. The cemetery was established after the American Civil War in an attempt to put together a formal network of military cemeteries. It started as the Jefferson Barracks Military Post Cemetery in 1826 and became a United States National Cemetery in"
"voted the state wildflower. The state flower is the magnolia blossom. The ""Hexagonae"" series name is derived from the first Louisiana iris species to inhabit the series, ""Iris hexagona"". The name ""Louisiana iris"" comes from the naturalist and artist John James Audubon. In the 1821, a Louisiana flag (""Iris fulva"") was painted by his assistant Joseph Mason, then Audubon added his pair of parula warblers. He then used the term 'Louisiana Flag' to describe the painting. ""Iris fulva"", common name ""copper iris"", is noted by its fulva color of rusty red to brownish orange or rare yellow forms. In 1812,"
"Myosotis Myosotis (; from the Greek: μυοσωτίς ""mouse's ear"", which the foliage is thought to resemble) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially denominated forget-me-nots or Scorpion grasses. The colloquial name ""Forget-me-not"" was calqued from the German """" and first used in English in AD 1398 through King Henry IV of England. Similar names and variations are found in many languages. ""Myosotis alpestris"" is the state flower of Alaska and Dalsland, Sweden. Plants of the genus are commonly confused with Chatham Islands Forget-me-nots which belong to the related genus ""Myosotidium""."
"The rose is the general flower of the Northwest. The two arms interlocked are indicative of military strength, ready to strike at an enemy who endeavors to enter the United States through the ""Western Gate"" (represented by the gateway in the tower). They further allude to the fact that the parent organization, the 186th Infantry Regiment, had elements in both Idaho and Oregon. The crest is that of the Oregon Army National Guard. The coat of arms was approved on 28 May 1924. It was amended to delete the crest for the State of Idaho on 22 April 1949. The"
"flower was first used by the Grand Lodge ""Zur Sonne"", in 1926, as a Masonic emblem at the annual convention in Bremen, Germany. In 1938 a forget-me-not badge—made by the same factory as the Masonic badge—was chosen for the annual Nazi Party ""Winterhilfswerk"", the annual charity drive of the National Socialist People's Welfare, the welfare branch of the Nazi party. This coincidence enabled Freemasons to wear the forget-me-not badge as a secret sign of membership. After World War II, the forget-me-not flower was used again as a Masonic emblem in 1948 at the first Annual Convention of the United Grand"
"an easy connection from the Atlantic watershed to that of the Pacific. Bitterroot Range The Bitterroot Range is a mountain range and a subrange of the Rocky Mountains that runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States. The range spans an area of and is named after the bitterroot (""Lewisia rediviva""), a small pink flower that is the state flower of Montana. In 1805, the Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and aided by Sacajawea of the Shoshone Native American tribe, crossed the Bitterroot Range several times. Lewis first crossed the"
"winter of 2014 of the various invasive plant species that had overtaken the island. The following August, in 2015, they were able to confirm that mallow was growing on the island again, the seeds having been prompted to germinate after the burns. A campaign was begun in 2015 by Robbie Telfer to have the Kankakee mallow named the state flower of Illinois, due to the fact that the previous state flower, the violet, is also the state flower for three other states. Representative Kate Cloonen has stated her support for starting an honorary resolution in the 2016 session of the"
"the seizure of the crown by Earl of Richmond (who became Henry VII of England, the founder the Tudor dynasty), using the ""red rose"" as an allegory for Henry. The England national rugby union team and Rugby Football Union adopted the red rose as their symbol in 1871, and the rose has appeared on players' kit ever since. In 1986, the rose was adopted as the national floral emblem of the United States. It is the state flower of five U.S. states: Portland, Oregon has counted ""City of Roses"" among its nicknames (see roses in Portland, Oregon) since 1888, and"
"State outlines are used for primary numbered routes in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, new signs in North Dakota, Ohio, and Oklahoma, and for secondary numbered routes in Texas. Tennessee and South Carolina also incorporate state outlines into their shields. Many other designs are other geometric shapes (like squares and diamonds (in Michigan and North Carolina)), or a design representing the state (like Pennsylvania's keystone design, Utah's beehive, Kansas' sunflower, and New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain). Washington uses a silhouette of George Washington's bust. New Mexico uses the default circle but adds a Zia"
"a coiled or curved array of tiny (less than 2mm) flowers at the top of the stem. The flowers are initially yellow or cream, changing to pink and then to blue as they mature, giving rise to the common name. Myosotis discolor Myosotis discolor is a species of forget-me-not known by the common name changing forget-me-not. It is native to Europe, and it can also be found throughout eastern and western North America, where it is an introduced species. It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is a hairy annual or perennial herb"
"is a very popular ornamental tree throughout its native range in the coastal plain of the Gulf/South Atlantic states. Grown for its attractive, shiny green leaves and fragrant flowers, it has a long history in the southern United States. Many large and very old specimens can be found in the subtropical port cities such as Houston, TX; New Orleans, LA; Mobile, Alabama; Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Charleston, SC; and Wilmington, NC. ""M. grandiflora"" is the state tree of Mississippi and the state flower of Louisiana. Until early 2018, an iconic Southern Magnolia planted by President Andrew Jackson nearly 200 years"
"natural waterways. The Iris is one of the flowers listed as birth flower for February. The Iris croatica is the unoffical National Flower of Croatia . ""Iris nigricans"", the Black Iris is the national flower of Jordan. Iris bismarckiana, the Nazareth Iris, is the symbol of the city of Upper Nazareth. In 1998, ""Iris lacustris"", the Dwarf Lake Iris was designated the state wildflower of Michigan, where the vast majority of populations exist. In 1990, the Louisiana iris was voted the state wildflower of Louisiana, though the state flower is the magnolia blossom. In Iran and Kashmir, ""Iris kashmiriana"" and"
"Short's Goldenrod Festival—a celebration of one of the rarest plants in Kentucky and the United States—saw its 30th anniversary in 2006. It was held annually in the last week of September until 2008. Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park is a park located near Mount Olivet, Kentucky in Robertson and Nicholas counties. The park encompasses and features a monument commemorating the August 19, 1782 Battle of Blue Licks. The battle was regarded as the final battle of the American Revolutionary War. The earliest accounts of Blue Licks describe it as a place where animals"
"""Iris germanica"" are most commonly grown on Muslim grave yards. An iris — species unspecified — is one of the state flowers of Tennessee. It is generally accepted that the species ""Iris versicolor"", the Purple Iris is the state flower alongside the wild-growing purple passionflower (""Passiflora incarnata""), the state's other floral emblem. Greeneville, Tennessee, is home to the annual Iris Festival celebrating the iris, local customs, and culture. The species ""Iris versicolor"" is also the provincial flower of Quebec, having replaced the Madonna lily which is not native to the province. and it is the official flower of Kappa Pi"
"he is buried in Sinking Spring Cemetery. Floyd County in northwest Georgia, home to the cities of Rome and Cave Spring, is named for his ancestor, United States Congressman John Floyd. Camp Floyd, a U.S. Army post near Fairfield, Utah from July 1858 to July 1861, was originally named after Floyd. John B. Floyd John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863) was the 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson. John Buchanan Floyd was born on June 1, 1806"
"15 and in the Senate on March 19; this report contained a new draft and was read by Frederick Walls of Vinalhaven (born North Searsmont, Me., 1844; died Vinalhaven, March 15, 1921, son of Jacob Walls and Eliza Thompson) with the recommendation, ought to pass. The new draft reads as follows: The State Flag is hereby declared to be buff charged with the emblem of the State, a pine tree proper in the center and the polar star (a mullet of five points), in blue in the upper corner. The star to be equidistant from the hoist and upper border"
"that is covered by a mosaic of pastureland, rangeland, and woodland encompassing the least-disturbed forest in the U.S. Forty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City on State Highway 9 between Tecumseh and Norman, Pink is in Frontier Country, the central region of Oklahoma that was once part of the wild-and-rowdy American frontier. Although Oklahoma’s territorial frontier days have ended, the remarkable spirit of this thriving crossroads region embodies the feisty independence of bygone days. The Cross Timbers is a small and unique ecoregion that stretches from Kansas to Texas. Millions of 200- to 400-year-old trees have survived in areas unsuitable for"
"diverted, and reshaped. Invasive plant species such as Japanese honeysuckle (""Lonicera japonica"") now occur in the area. Flooding and logging have been listed as threats, as well. Cardamine micranthera Cardamine micranthera is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names small-anthered bittercress and streambank bittercress. It is endemic to the Piedmont region around the border between Virginia and North Carolina, particularly in the Dan River watershed. It is in decline mainly because its habitat has been disturbed and destroyed by a number of processes. By the 1960s the only known populations of the"