Can you name the state flowers?

State	Flower
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

State	Flower
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia (DC)

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State Flowers Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: February 25th, 2009
Category: Miscellaneous
Plays: 18,545

Tags: State Quizzes, flower

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	Alicia:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 16:34 GMT	9 points
	I missed a bunch because I wasn't specific enough. I knew dogwoods were some state's flower but I didn't know there were different kinds.

	amorris525:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 16:55 GMT	7 points
	Yeah I live in Virginia and knew it was dogwood, but not American Dogwood.

	sammyhain2364:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 16:59 GMT	1 point
	Mountain Laurel works for Connecticut but not Pennsylvania

	dashoff:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 17:03 GMT	2 points
	I think you should get "Saguaro cactus blossom" with just cactus blossom. I didn't have to specify 'Hawaiian' hibiscus or 'scarlet' carnation.

	rottenmonk:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 17:26 GMT	1 point
	I live in Washington and I can't even spell our state flower. Even worse, my parents had a couple in our garden when I was a kid. Still can't spell it.

	BelowZero:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 17:27 GMT	1 point
	I just guessed all the names of flowers I had bought girlfriends at one time or another and ended up with 10. Oh, that and I knew MDs since I reside there.

	aprilvirgo:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 17:33 GMT	1 point
	I worked and worked to figure out how to spell saguaro cactus but gave up because I figured I was wrong. And I did know my home state of Washington's was the Rhododendron. I spent SO much time trying to spell it (my mom always called them rhodies) and then I didn't know it was "Coastal" sheesh

	gopaladins:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 17:42 GMT	5 points
	you give us "sego lily" for "lily." but not "wood violet" for "violet," and others of the same.

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	SentioVenia:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT	7 points
	@Speedbird: In the U.S., each state has an official flower. It's great fun - or a waste of time, depending on your perspective. Regardless, it's great fodder for a Sporcle quiz.

	speedbird007:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 18:56 GMT	0 points
	oh, ok... I'm english so I wouldn't have a clue lol

	Tank:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 19:36 GMT	1 point
	I couldn't even get my own state's flower :( .

	theGrit:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 20:57 GMT	6 points
	I was born in and have lived in Iowa for 28 of my 30 years, and I've never heard or seen our state flower referred to as the wild "prairie" rose. We always just call it the wild rose. :(

	RyanUR:	Feb 25th, 2009 at 22:13 GMT	4 points
	Way too specific here. I'd compare this to the state birds quiz, where, for example, tpying "thrush" gets you "hermit thrush". Do we really need to put "American dogwood" (I'm from VA and didn't know that either).

	k3lit0:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 02:03 GMT	6 points
	For VA you need to make it Dogwood.

	snoozyJ:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 02:15 GMT	4 points
	I cannot believe the flowers that are not on this list: orchid, tulip, daisy, poinsettia, hydrangea, buttercups, etc. Obviously this is not Sporcle's fault, but I am really surprised! These are common flowers that most people have seen growing all over the US.

	DLJessup:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 03:51 GMT	3 points
	The state flower that is the most obvious once you have seen it is probably Massachusetts'.

	DLJessup:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 03:54 GMT	4 points
	Just because I grew up there and happen to know this bit of trivia: An Ohio politician named William McKinley wore a carnation in his lapel at every public appearance and he kept a vase of them in his office. They were so ubiquitous that they became one of his symbols as he became Governor of Ohio and then President. So, after he was assassinated, Ohio made the carnation its official flower.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 04:06 GMT	3 points
	@ Seeta - I was going to say the same thing, except I'm a lot older than you. I've never heard it called anything but the wild rose.

	nhrafan:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 04:06 GMT	4 points
	@Seeta- Same here (although i'm only 17 so ive lived here 17 years). not once have i heard it referred to with the prarie. interesting fact, but just wild rose needs to be acceptable.

	jmarshallg:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 04:26 GMT	2 points
	Sagebrush is hardly a flower

	debbiedoesnothin:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 07:05 GMT	2 points
	I had to google because I get obsessed like that - among others, both Iowa State U and the state legislature when they adopted the state flower in 1897 refer to it as simply "Wild Rose." :P

	Mutford:	Feb 26th, 2009 at 21:28 GMT	5 points
	I just guessed every flower I knew. This could be a future game, similar to the dog breeds game. Why not have a "identify the flower" game in which you show pictures and have to name them?

	melzmar:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 06:08 GMT	1 point
	I only knew one

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	PBRthur:	Feb 16th, 2010 at 22:57 GMT	2 points
	I second theGrit's comment -- growing up in Iowa, we were always taught it just as "wild rose," not a "prairie" in sight.

	phreekenstein:	Apr 22nd, 2011 at 02:07 GMT	1 point
	Even though I got it right last I checked D.C. was not a state.

	Spaceman5:	Jun 14th, 2011 at 03:11 GMT	1 point
	The california poppy is also know as the golden poppy.

	SporcleEXP:	Sep 20th, 2011 at 17:47 GMT	1 point
	Hey guys! We have made edits to accepted answers based on the comments. Thanks for all your input.