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List of national flowers

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The term floral emblem, which refers to flowers specifically, is primarily used in Australia and Canada. In the United States, the term state flower is more often used.

Examples

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Country Common name Scientific name Picture Ref.
 AustraliaGolden WattleAcacia pycnantha[1]
 Cook IslandsTiaré FlowerGardenia taitensis[2]
 EnglandTudor roseN/A[3]
 FinlandLily of the ValleyConvallalia majalis
 EstoniaCornflowerCentaurea cyanus
   NepalRhododendronRhododendron arboreum[4][5]
 PalestinePalestinian poppyAnemone coronaria
Caucasus EmirateRhododendronRhododendron ponticum
 PakistanPoet's JasmineJasminum officinale[6]
SikkimNoble orchidCymbidium goeringii
 Sri LankaWater lilyNymphaea stellata
 South KoreaRose of SharonHibiscus syriacus[7]
 AfghanistanTulipTulipa gesneriana
 BangladeshShaplaNymphaea pubescens
 BhutanBlue poppyMeconopsis gakyidiana
 CambodiaRumduolSphaerocoryne affinis
 CanadaMaple leafMaple
 ChileCopihueLapageria rosea[8]
 ChinaPeonyPaeonia
 ColombiaChristmas orchidCattleya trianae
East TurkestanTurkic Bactrian-lilyFritillaria pallidiflora
 IcelandMountain avensDryas octopetala
 IndiaWhite LotusWhite Nelumbo nucifera
 IsraelPersian cyclamenCyclamen persicum
 IranPersian pearlTulipa pulchella
KashmiristanRhododendronRhododendron ponticum
 MaldivesPink roseRosa multiflora
 MalaysiaChinese hibiscusHibiscus rosa-sinensis
 Netherlands Daisy Bellis Perennis [9]
 SamoaRed gingerAlpinia purpurata[10]
 ScotlandThistle'
 SerbiaRamonda serbicaRamonda nathaliae[11]
 SingaporeOrchidOrchidaceae
Vietnam Pink Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
 South AfricaProteaProtea cynaroides
 SwedenSmall bluebellCampanula rotundifolia[12]
  SwitzerlandEdelweissLeontopodium alpinum
 TongaHeilalaGarcinia sessilis[13]

References

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  1. ↑ ""Floral Emblems of Australia"". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  2. ↑ ""Cook Islands Wildlife"". "Go Visit Cook Islands" a subsidiary of "Delfina Travel Group Inc". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  3. ↑ National Flowers of the UK Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, 10 Downing Street. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Final Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063" (PDF). worldstatesmen.org. 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Plants, Animals and Birds of Nepal". Nepal Vista. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "National Symbols of Pakistan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  7. ↑ "Flags, Symbols, & Currencies of South Korea". 24 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Ministerio del Interior de Chile (24 February 1977). "Decreto 62 de 1977 del Ministerio del Interior" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Winnaar: Madeliefje is onze Nationale Bloem - Vroege Vogels - BNNVARA". Vroege Vogels (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  10. ↑ ""Meaning of flowers changing in Pacific communities"". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  11. ↑ ""Natalie's Ramonda"". Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  12. ↑ "Sveriges nationalblomma". Svenska botaniska föreningen. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  13. ↑ ""Tongan Flowers - photos"". Visual Tonga. Retrieved 2016-09-28.


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