List of U.S. state and territory plants and botanical gardens
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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 or territory | Name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | ʻAva / Kava (Piper methysticum)[1] |  |
| Georgia | Franklinia (Franklinia alatamaha)[2][circular reference] |  |
| Hawaiʻi | Kalo / Taro (Colocasia esculenta)[3] |  |
| Louisiana | Creole tomato (state vegetable plant)[4] |
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| North Carolina | Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) (state carnivorous plant)[5] |  |
| Pennsylvania | Penngift crownvetch (Securigera varia) (state beautification and conservation plant)[6] |
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| Texas | Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia)[7] |  |
State botanical gardens and arboretums
| State | Botanical garden or aboretum | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | State Botanical Garden of Georgia[8] |  |
| Kentucky | Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (state arboretum)[9] |  |
| University of Kentucky Arboretum (state botanical garden)[9] |  | |
| Montana | University of Montana at Missoula Campus (state arboretum)[10] | _Hall,_letter_M_fall_2011.jpg) |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Arboretum[11] |  |
| Pennsylvania | Morris arboretum and gardens[12] |  |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Botanical Garden[13] |  |
| Tennessee | University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens[14] | |
| Washington | Washington Park Arboretum[15] |  |
Other state plant designations
| State | Herb, shrub, or lichen | Image |
|---|---|---|
| California | Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) (state lichen)[16] |  |
| Colorado | Claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) (state cactus)[17] |
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| Delaware | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) (state herb)[18] |  |
| Maine | Wintergreen (state herb)[19] |  |
| New York | Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) (state bush)[20] |  |
| Texas | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) (state shrub)[7] |  |
| Purple sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) (state native shrub)[7] |  | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensi) (state shrub)[21] |  |
