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In a number of countries, plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas. Some countries have a country-wide floral emblem; others in addition have symbols representing subdivisions. Different processes have been used to adopt these symbols - some are conferred by government bodies, whereas others are the result of informal public polls. The term floral emblem, which refers to flowers specifically, is primarily used in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
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In a number of countries, plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas. Some countries have a country-wide floral emblem; others in addition have symbols representing subdivisions. Different processes have been used to adopt these symbols - some are conferred by government bodies, whereas others are the result of informal public polls. The term floral emblem, which refers to flowers specifically, is primarily used in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the term state flower is more often used.

Americas


Antigua & Barbuda

The national flower of Antigua & Barbuda is Agave karatto, also known as Dagger Log or Batta Log.

Argentina

Erythrina Crista Galli2
The national flower of Argentina is the flower of the ceibo
Erythrina crista-galli

Erythrina crista-galli is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, most notably in California ....
 tree, also known as seibo or bucaré (Erythrina crista-galli)

The Bahamas

The national flower of The Bahamas
The Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent, sovereign, English language-speaking country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago....
 is the Yellow Elder (Tecoma stans
Tecoma stans

The perennial shrub Tecoma stans is known by the common English names Yellow Trumpetbush, "yellow bells" , "yellow elder" and ginger-thomas....
).

Belize

The national flower of Belize
Belize

Belize , formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Once part of the Maya civilization, and very briefly the Spanish Empire, it was most recently affiliated with the British Empire, prior to gaining its independence in 1981....
 is the Black Orchid (Prosthechea cochleata
Prosthechea cochleata

Prosthechea cochleata, formerly known as Encyclia cochleata, Anacheilium cochleatum, and Epidendrum cochleatum and commonly referred to as the Cockleshell Orchid or Clamshell Orchid, is an epiphytic, sympodial New World Orchidaceae native to Central America, the West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela, a...
)

Bolivia

Bolivian national flowers are Kantuta (Catua buxifolia) and patujú (Heliconia rostrata)

Brazil

The nation flower of Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 is the Tabebuia alba
Tabebuia alba

Tabebuia alba is a tree native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. This plant is found in the following states of Brazil: Bahia, Esp?rito Santo, Goi?s, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paran? , Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina , and S?o Paulo ....
 flower.

Canada

The maple leaf
Maple leaf

File:Maple leaf Fcb981.JPGThe maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree, and is one of the most widely recognized National symbols of Canada....
 is widely used as a symbol for Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. Many Canadian flags and coat of arms have floral emblems on them. The Flag of Montreal
Flag of Montreal

The Flag of Montreal was first displayed in May 1939, and is based on the city's Coat of arms of Montreal. The flag's proportions are 1:2....
 has four floral emblems. On the right side of the Flag of Saskatchewan
Flag of Saskatchewan

The flag of Saskatchewan features the armorial bearings in the upper quarter nearest the staff, with the floral emblem, the western red lily, in the fly....
 overlapping both green and gold halves is the western red lily, the provincial floral emblem. The Coat of Arms of Port Coquitlam
Coat of arms of Port Coquitlam

The Coat of Arms of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada....
 has the City's floral emblem, the azalea displayed on a collar. The Coat of Arms of Prince Edward Island
Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island

The Coat of Arms of Prince Edward Island was begun when the shield and motto in the achievement were granted in 1905 by royal warrant of the late King Edward VII of the United Kingdom....
 displays Lady's Slipper
Lady's Slipper

Lady's slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids are the Orchidaceaes in the subfamily Cypripedioidea, which includes the genus Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium....
s, the floral emblem of the Island. The Coat of Arms of Nova Scotia
Coat of arms of Nova Scotia

The Coat of Arms of the Province of Nova Scotia is the oldest provincial achievement of arms in Canada, and the oldest United Kingdom coat of arms outside Great Britain....
 has the trailing arbutus or mayflower, the floral emblem of Nova Scotia, added when the arms were reassumed in 1929.

Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Newfoundland (Canadian province)
    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
     – Pitcher Plant
    Sarracenia

    Sarracenia is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contain the closely allied genera Darlingtonia and Heliamphora....


Quebec
  • Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
     – Iris versicolor
    Iris versicolor

    Iris versicolor, also commonly known as the Harlequin Blueflag, the Larger Blue Flag, and other variations of those names, is a species of Iris native to North America where it is common in sedge meadows, marshes, and along streambanks and shores....
    , Madonna lily
    Madonna lily

    Lilium candidum is a plant in the genus Lilium, one of the true lilies. It is native to the Balkans and West Asia. It forms bulbs at ground level, and unlike other lilies, has a basal rosette of leaves through the winter, which die back in summer....
     (until 1999 but still on the flag), Maple Leaf
    Maple leaf

    File:Maple leaf Fcb981.JPGThe maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree, and is one of the most widely recognized National symbols of Canada....


Ontario
  • Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
     - Trillium
    Trillium

    Trillium is a genus of about 40-50 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants, native to temperate regions of North America and Asia. They used to be treated in the family Trilliaceae or Trillium family, a part of the Liliales or Lily order....


Manitoba
  • Manitoba
    Manitoba

    Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
     - Prairie Crocus


Yukon
  • Yukon
    Yukon

    Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada three Territories of Canada. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich?in language....
     - Fireweed
    Fireweed

    Fireweed or Rosebay Willowherb is a perennial plant herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere....


Chile

  • Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
     – Copihue
    Copihue

    The Copihue , also known as the Chilean Bellflower and Lapageria, is the national flower of Chile. It grows in forests in the southern part of Chile, being part of the Valdivian temperate rain forests ....


Colombia

Cattleya trianae
Cattleya trianae

Cattleya trianae , or Flor de Mayo , is a plant belonging to the Orchidaceae family. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemism to Colombia where it was nominated as the National Flower in November 1936....
 is the national flower of Colombia
Colombia

Colombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a country in north-western South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the north west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean....
  and is the Orchid which flowers in May. The May flower was chosen because the colors are the same as those of the Colombian flag
Flag of Colombia

The flag of Colombia was adopted on November 26, 1861. It is a horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and red. The yellow stripe takes up the top half of the flag and the blue and red take up a quarter of the space each....
.

Costa Rica

  • Costa Rica
    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
     - "Guaria morada", Guarianthe skinneri


Dominica

  • Dominica
    Dominica

    The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. To the north/northwest lies Guadeloupe, to the southeast Martinique....
     - Caribwood or Bois Kwaib (Poitea carinalis)


Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic's national flower is the Caoba (Swietenia mahagoni
Swietenia mahagoni

Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as the West Indian Mahogany, is a species of Swietenia, native to southern Florida, and the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola....
) or Mahogany
Mahogany

The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood, originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Indian or Cuban mahogany....
 tree flower.

Guatemala

  • Monja Blanca, (White Lycaste skinneri
    Lycaste skinneri

    Lycaste skinneri, also called Lycaste virginalis, is a plant belonging to the orchid genus Lycaste and from moderate altitudes of Central America....
    )


Guyana

  • Guyana
    Guyana

    Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America....
     - Victoria regia lily
    Victoria (waterlily)

    Victoria is the genus of giant water lilies in the plant family Nymphaeaceae. The species of this classification have very large leaves that float on the water's surface, the most well known and largest, Victoria amazonica, has a leaf that is up to 3 m in diameter on a stalk 7?8 m in length....


Jamaica

  • Jamaica
    Jamaica

    Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
     – Lignum Vitae (Guiacum officinale)


Malta


  • Malta
    Malta

    Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
     - Widnet il-Bahar


Mexico

  • Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
     – Dahlia
    Dahlia

    Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous root, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are at least 36 species of Dahlia....


Nicaragua

Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
's national flower is the Sancuanjoche (Plumeria rubra var alba
Plumeria rubra

Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant belonging to the genus Plumeria. Its common names are Red Frangipani, Common Frangipani or Temple Tree....
), and was declared the country's national flower on August 17th, 1971. Its name is derived from Nicarao
Nicarao

Nicarao is the name of the then-leader and/or the capital city of the most populous indigenous tribe when the Spain arrived in Nicaragua. Gil Gonz?lez D?vila, who first explored the area, came up with this Central American country's name by combining Nicarao and the Spanish word Agua, meaning water, after the two large lakes in the we...
, the name of the Nahuatl-speaking tribe which inhabited Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
; "xacuan"(sacuan) means beautiful yellow petals and "xochilt"(joche) means flower. The flower can be found in the Masaya Volcano
Masaya Volcano

Masaya is a Shield volcano located 20 km south of Managua, Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's first and largest National Park, and one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua....
 National Park among other places.

Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
 and Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 share the same national flower under different local names. In Laos it is named "Champa".

Panama

Panama
Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on an isthmus connecting North and South America, some categorize it as a transcontinental nation....
's national flower is the Holy Ghost Orchid or La Flor del Espiritu Santo (Peristeria elata
Peristeria (orchid)

Peristeria is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae commonly called Dove Orchid or Holy Ghost Orchid. In line with the common name, the genus' name is from the Greek word peristerion meaning "from dove"....
). It is best known for its ivory color petals.

Peru

The national flower of Peru is the Cantuta
Cantuta

The Cantuta is a flowering plant found in the high valleys of the yungas. It is the national flower of Peru and one of two national flowers of Bolivia, the other being the Patuj?....
 (often spelled Kantuta or Qantuta, from Quechua
Quechua

Quechua is a Native American language of South America. It was already widely spoken across the Central Andes long before the time of the Inca Empire, who established it as the official language of administration for their Empire, and is still spoken today in various regional forms by some 10 million people through much of South America, in...
 qantu)(cantua buxifolia). It can be found at the high valleys of the Andean territory, in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 and Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Kitts and Nevis

    The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both List of countries by area and List of countries by population....
     - Red Royal Poinciana
    Royal Poinciana

    Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. Often grown as an ornamental tree and given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant, it is also known as Krishnachura, Gulmohar, Peacock Flower, Flame of the Forest, Malinche, and Tabachine,...


Trinidad and Tobago

  • Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago

    The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
     - Chaconia(Warszewiczia coccinea)


United States


In 1986 President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
 signed legislation to make the rose
Rose

A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....
 the floral emblem of the United States. In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, state flowers and state trees have been adopted as symbols by state legislatures.

Uruguay

  • Uruguay
    Uruguay

    Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area....
     – Ceibo


Venezuela

  • Venezuela
    Venezuela

    Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
     – "Flor de Mayo" (Cattleya mossiae
    Cattleya

    Cattleya is a genus of 42 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley, who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids....
    ) (orchid)


Africa


Egypt

  • Egypt
    Egypt

    Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
     – lady slipper


Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
     - Calla lily
    Calla Lily

    Calla Lily is a plant common name that usually refers to the genus Zantedeschia, but can sometimes refer to the genus Calla, which used to include Zantedeschia....


Nigeria

  • Nigeria
    Nigeria

    Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
     - Costus spectabilis


South Africa

  • South Africa
    South Africa

    The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
     – King protea
    King protea

    The King Protea is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive Protea, having the largest head in the genus. The species is also known as Giant Protea, Honeypot or King Sugar Bush....


Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east....
     – Flame lily


Asia


Bangladesh

The national flower and national emblem of Bangladesh
Bangladesh

, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
 is the shapla
Nymphaea

Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. There are about 50 species in the genus, which has a cosmopolitan distribution....
 (Nymphaea nouchali) See also: National Emblem of Bangladesh
Coat of arms of Bangladesh

File:Coat of arms of Bangladesh.svgThe National Emblem of Bangladesh was adopted shortly after independence in 1971.Located on the emblem is a Nymphaeaceae, that is bordered on two sides by rice sheaves....
.

Bhutan

  • Bhutan
    Bhutan

    The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the north by the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China....
     - Blue poppy (Meconopsis grandis)


Brunei

  • Brunei
    Brunei

    Brunei Darussalam, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace , is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia....
     – Simpor (Dillenia suffruticosa)


Cambodia

  • Cambodia
    Cambodia

    The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
     – Romduol (Mitrella mesnyi
    Annonaceae

    Annonaceae family, also called custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely woody lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
     or Melodorum fruticosum
    Annonaceae

    Annonaceae family, also called custard apple familyis a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs or rarely woody lianas.With about 2300 to 2500 species and more than 130 genera,...
    ) (flower), "Chicken-egg banana
    Banana

    File:Banana and cross section.jpgBanana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit....
    " (fruit)


People's Republic of China

The floral emblem of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 is usually the Rock's Peony
Rock's Peony

Rock's peony or Rock's tree peony is a woody species of peony that is named after Joseph Rock. It is one of several species given the vernacular name tree peony, and is native to the mountains of western China, mainly in Gansu and adjoining provinces....
 (unofficial) or peony
Peony

The peony or paeony is the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America....
, also Sunflower
Sunflower

The sunflower is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering head . The stem can grow as high as 3 meters , and the flower head can reach 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds....
 (obsolete), plum blossom
Ume

Prunus mume, common name as or Japanese apricot, or Chinese plum is a species of Asian Prunus in the family Rosaceae. The flower, long a beloved subject in the traditional painting of East Asia and Vietnam, is usually translated as plum blossom....
, and Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums, often called 'mums', are a genus of about 30 species of perennial plant flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe....
.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Bauhinia blakeana
Bauhinia blakeana

Bauhinia 'Blakeana' is an evergreen tree, in the genus Bauhinia, with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10-15 cm across, and bloom from early November to the end of March....
, a native species discovered in Hong Kong, is the floral emblem of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It was chosen as the "City Flower" by the Urban Council in 1965 and became the floral emblem of the Urban Council and Hong Kong. It was later incorporated in the flag and emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region after the 1997 handover of Hong Kong
Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong

The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover, occurred on 1 July 1997....
 from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 to the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
.

Macau Special Administrative Region
Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
 – Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera

Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera may also be referred to by its Synonym , Nelumbium speciosum or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial....


Republic of China ("Taiwan")

The flower for Republic of China
Republic of China

The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
 is the Plum Blossom.

India


The flower of India is often thought of to be the Lotus
Lotus

Lotus may refer to:* Nelumbo, plant genus of true Lotus flowers* Lotus position, cross-legged sitting posture for meditation* Lotus Cars, British sports car manufacturer, and former Formula One Team Lotus...
 (Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera

Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera may also be referred to by its Synonym , Nelumbium speciosum or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial....
). This is probably due to the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi
Lakshmi

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, purity, and generosity; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are found also in Jainism and Buddhist monuments, with the earliest archeological representation found in Buddhist monuments....
 as she is often seen standing inside a Lotus
Lotus

Lotus may refer to:* Nelumbo, plant genus of true Lotus flowers* Lotus position, cross-legged sitting posture for meditation* Lotus Cars, British sports car manufacturer, and former Formula One Team Lotus...
  and Mango
Mango

Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae....
 (National Fruit).

Indonesia

The national flowers of Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
 are Melati
Jasminum sambac

Jasminum sambac is a species of jasmine native to southern Asia, in India, Philippines, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.Common names include Arabian Jasmine, Mogra , Mallika , Kampupot, Melati , Sampaguita , Mallepuvvu , Mallikaipu , Mallige and Kaliyan ....
 (Jasminum sambac), moth orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis is a genus of approximately 60 species of Orchidaceae . The abbreviation in the horticultural trade is Phal. Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many Artificial orchid hybrid....
) and Rafflesia arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii

Rafflesia arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest organism on earth. It occurs only in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo in the Malay Archipelago....


Iran

  • Iran
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
     – Tulip
    Tulip

    Tulipa, commonly called tulip, is a genus of about 150 species of bulbous flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. The native range of the species includes southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the west to northeast of China....
     (depicted on the Flag of Iran
    Flag of Iran

    The current flag of Iran was adopted on July 29, 1980, and is a reflection of the changes brought to Iran by the Iranian Revolution. The basic design of the flag is three horizontal bands of green above white above red, symbolizing vigour, peace, and courage....
    )


Iraq

  • Iraq
    Iraq

    Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
     – Rose
    Rose

    A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....


Israel

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*Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 - Cyclamen
Cyclamen

Cyclamen is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years reclassified in the family Myrsinaceae....
 (Rakefet ???? in Hebrew)

Jordan

  • Jordan
    Jordan

    Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
     – Black iris
    Black Iris

    Black Iris is a plant species that belongs to the genus Iris . It is native to S China and Myanmar , growing in meadows, stramsides, hillsides and forest margins....
     (Iris chrysographes)


Japan

Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
's national government has never formally named a "national flower." (The green pheasant was named as national bird [by a non-government body] in 1947, but it wasn't until 1999 that the national flag and national anthem were officially passed into law.) Many consider the national flower of Japan to be the 'Japanese Flowering Cherry' or Cherry blossom
Sakura

Sakura is the Japanese language name for cherry trees, and their blossoms. In English, the word "sakura" is equivalent to the Japanese flowering cherry, and their blossoms are commonly called cherry blossoms....
, while a stylized picture of a chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums, often called 'mums', are a genus of about 30 species of perennial plant flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe....
 is used as the official seal of the Japanese Imperial Family
Imperial House of Japan

The , also referred to as the Imperial Family, or the Yamato Dynasty, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties....
. (See picture.)

North Korea

  • Nonazhreea –makenna Mamariaia


South Korea

  • South Korea
    South Korea

    South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
     – Hibiscus syriacus
    Hibiscus syriacus

    Hibiscus syriacus , the common garden Hibiscus, is called Rose of Sharon in North America, a name also applied to other plants. It is a flowering shrub in the plant family Malvaceae native to much of Asia....
     (Rose of Sharon)


Kuwait

  • Kuwait
    Kuwait

    The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
     – Rhanterium epapposum
    Rhanterium epapposum

    Rhanterium epapposum is a plant of the Asteraceae family native to the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait where it is known locally as Arfaj ....


Laos

Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 national flower is the Plumeria
Plumeria

Plumeria is a small genus of 7-8 species native to tropical and subtropical Americas. The genus consists of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees....
 (champa).

Malaysia

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The national flower of Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 is the Chinese Hibiscus or bunga raya (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis).

The state flower for the state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 of Sarawak
Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , it is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia; the second largest, Sabah, lies to the northeast....
 in eastern Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 is Phalaenopsis bellina.

Maldives

  • Maldives
    Maldives

    The Maldives , or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a Atolls of the Maldivess stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean....
     – Rose
    Rose

    A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....


Myanmar

  • Myanmar
    Myanmar

    Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
     – Pterocarpus indicus (paduak)


Nepal

  • Nepal
    Nepal

    Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and is the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by India....
     – Rhododendron
    Rhododendron

    Rhododendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It is a large genus with over 1000 species and most have showy flower displays....


Pakistan

The floral emblem are the National symbols
National symbols

A national symbol is a symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community ? namely state, but also nations and country in a state of colonial or other dependence, federal integration, or even an ethnocultural community considered a 'nationality' despite the absence of political autonomy....
 of the country
Country

Country may refer to the territory of a state, or to a smaller, or former, political division of a geographical region. In another meaning of the word, the country is also a term used to refer to rural areas....
 constituting the nation-state
Nation-state

The nation-state is a certain form of state that derives its legitimacy from serving as a Sovereignty entity for a nation as a sovereign territorial unit....
 such as the Jasmine
Jasmine

Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family ,with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World....
 (National flower of Pakistan) and Rhododendron
Rhododendron

Rhododendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It is a large genus with over 1000 species and most have showy flower displays....
 the (State flower) and the Almond tree (State tree) in the Regional state
Regional state

In political geography, a regional state is a state more centralized than a federation, but less centralized than an unitary state. Regional states include federations in which power has become more centralized, and unitary states in which some power has been Devolution to regional governments....
 of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost States and territories of India of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayas mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the People's Republic of China to the northeast, the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir, namely Azad Kashm...
 (disputed territory), Deodar (National tree of Pakistan), Mango
Mango

Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae....
 (National fruit of Pakistan),

Provincial floral emblem of Pakistan

The Provincial
Provincial

Provincial has two basic meanings.It can refer to someone who has a limited, restricted, or non-sophisticated mentality or habits, stereotypical of an inhabitant of "the provinces" ....
 floral emblems of Pakistan are the symbols of the four constituting provinces
Subdivisions of Pakistan

Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two federally administered areas and a federal capital territory. The provinces are subdivided into more than a hundred Zillahs, or districts and further subdivided into Tehsils ....
 of the nation-state
Nation-state

The nation-state is a certain form of state that derives its legitimacy from serving as a Sovereignty entity for a nation as a sovereign territorial unit....
.

  • Islamabad Capital Territory
    Islamabad Capital Territory

    The Islamabad Capital Territory is one of the two federal Subdivisions of Pakistan#Provinces and territories. It includes Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and covers an area of 1,165.5 km?, of this Islamabad city covers an area of 1 E11 m? km?, or 350 square miles....
     - Common fig
    Common Fig

    The Common fig is a large, deciduous, shrub or small tree native to southwest Asia and the eastern Mediterranean region . It grows to a height of 3-10m tall, with smooth grey bark....
     (Territorial tree) and the Rose
    Rose

    A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....
     (Territorial flower)
  • Balochistan (Pakistan)
    Balochistan (Pakistan)

    Balochistan, or Baluchistan, is a Subdivisions of Pakistan in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area; it is slightly smaller than Norway....
     - Date palm
    Date Palm

    Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the Date Palm, is a Arecaceae in the genus Phoenix , extensively cultivated for its edible sweet fruit....
     (Provincial tree) and Ephedra (genus)
    Ephedra (genus)

    Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the northern hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the southern hemisphere, in South A...
     (Provincial flower)
  • North-West Frontier Province
    North-West Frontier Province

    File:Makra Peak by Khalid Mahmood.jpgThe North-West Frontier Province is the smallest of the Subdivisions of Pakistan of Pakistan. The NWFP is home to the majority Pashtuns as well as other smaller ethnic groups....
     - Juniperus squamata
    Juniperus squamata

    Juniperus squamata is a species of juniper native to the Himalaya and China, from northeastern Afghanistan east to western Yunnan in southwestern China, and with disjunct populations north to western Gansu and east to Fujian....
     (Provincial tree) and Morina
    Morina

    Morina is a genus of the Dipsacaceae family.Species* Morina longifolia...
     (Provincial flower)
  • Punjab (Pakistan)
    Punjab (Pakistan)

    The Punjab...
     - Pomegranate
    Pomegranate

    The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to between five and eight metres tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean Basin region and the Caucasus since ancient times....
     (Provincial tree) and Justicia adhatoda
    Justicia adhatoda

    Justicia adhatoda The plant is found abudently in wild in all over Nepal, India, Pothohar region of Pakistan particularly Pharwala area, within Pakistan it is the Provincial flower of the Punjab ....
     (Provincial flower)
  • Sindh
    Sindh

    Sindh is one of the four Subdivisions of Pakistan of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. Different cultural and ethnic groups also reside in Sindh including Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan from India upon independence as well as the people migrated from other provinces after independence....
     - Capparis decidua
    Capparis decidua

    Capparis decidua is commonly known as keekar, karir, kirir, karril, etc . It is a small much branched tree or shrub of the Thar desert and other arid regions in southern Asia with a mass of slender, leafless branches, the small caducous leaves being found only on young shoots....
     (Provincial tree) and Water hyacinth
    Water hyacinth

    The seven species of water hyacinth comprise the genus Eichhornia. Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial aquatic plant native to tropical South America....
     (Provincial flower)


Also See: National Emblem of Pakistan
State emblem of Pakistan

The State National emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954. The emblem's green colour and the star and crescent at the top are symbols of Islam, the religion with which most Pakistani citizens identify....
.

The Philippines

  • Philippines
    Philippines

    The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
     – sampaguita (Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac)


Singapore

The national flower for Singapore is Vanda Miss Joaquim
Vanda Miss Joaquim

Vanda Miss Joaquim , a hybrid orchid cultivar, is Singapore national flower....
.

Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India....
     - Nil Manel (Blue Lotus) (Nymphaea caerulea
    Nymphaea caerulea

    Nymphaea caerulea, also known as the Egyptian blue lily or sacred blue lily, is a blue Nymphaeaceae in the genus Nymphaea that grows along the Nile, amongst other locations ....
    )


Thailand

The national flower for Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 is Golden Shower Tree
Golden Shower Tree

The Golden Shower Tree is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Asia, from southern Pakistan east through India to Myanmar and south to Sri Lanka....
, locally called dok khuen or Rachapruek

Vietnam

  • Vietnam
    Vietnam

    Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
     – Red lotus
    Nelumbo nucifera

    Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera may also be referred to by its Synonym , Nelumbium speciosum or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial....
     


Australasia


Australia

The floral emblem of Australia is the Golden Wattle
Golden Wattle

Golden Wattle is Australia's floral emblem. It is a small tree which flowers in late winter and spring, producing a mass of fragrant, fluffy, golden flowers....
 (Acacia pycnantha). Floral emblems have also been adopted by each state and territory. See List of Australian floral emblems
List of Australian floral emblems

This is a list of Australian floral emblems. The selection of a national emblem in the early years of the twentieth century was hotly contested between those who supported the wattle, and those in favour of the New South Wales waratah ....
 for a complete list.

New Zealand

The "Silver Fern" (foliage) is acknowledged as a national emblem in New Zealand. Other plant emblems are: Koru
Koru

The koru is the Maori name given to the new unfurling punga frond and symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. It is an integral symbol in Maori carving and tattoos....
 (a curled fern symbol) and Kowhai
Kowhai

Kowhai are small, woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand. There are eight species, S. microphylla being the most common....
 (a native tree with yellow cascading flowers).

Eurasia


Armenia

  • Armenia
    Armenia

    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
     – Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca) and Pomegranate
    Pomegranate

    The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to between five and eight metres tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean Basin region and the Caucasus since ancient times....
    , which symbolizes fertility in Armenian belief.


Russia

  • Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
     – Camomile, Sunflower
    Sunflower

    The sunflower is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering head . The stem can grow as high as 3 meters , and the flower head can reach 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds....
    . Russia grows more sunflowers than any other nation on earth. They were originally brought back from Holland by Peter the Great, and soon became an important source of oil and food.


Soviet Union

  • Soviet Union
    Soviet Union

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
     – Carnation


Europe


Albania

The floral emblem of Albania
Albania

Albania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a country in Balkans. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east....
 is the red and black poppy
Poppy

A poppy is any of a number of showy flowers, typically withone per Plant stem, belonging to the Papaveraceae. They include a number of attractive wildflower species with showy flowers found growing singularly or in large groups; many species are also grown in gardens....
. The poppy can be found everywhere in this Mediterranean country, and are recognized for their beauty, medicinal value, and seeds.

Austria

  • Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
     - Gentian
    Gentian

    Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gentian family , tribe Gentianeae and monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species, it is considered a large genus....
     (German: Enzian) Edelweiss
    Edelweiss

    Edelweiss , is one of the best-known European alpine plants, belonging to the sunflower family . The name comes from German language edel and wei? ....


Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
     - Lilium bosniacum
    Lilium bosniacum

    Lilium carniolicum var. bosniacum is a lily native to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Bosnian language, it is known as zlatni ljiljan ....


Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
     – rose


Cyprus

  • Cyprus
    Cyprus

    Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
     – Cyprus cyclamen


Denmark

  • Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
     – Red clover
    Red clover

    Trifolium pratense is a species of clover, native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions....


Estonia

  • Estonia
    Estonia

    Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
     - cornflower
    Cornflower

    Centaurea cyanus is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. "Cornflower" is also erroneously used for chicory, and more correctly for a few other Centaurea species; to distinguish C....


Finland

  • Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
     – Lily of the valley, white rose
    Rose

    A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....


France

  • France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     – Fleur de lis (iris)


Germany

  • Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     – Cornflower
    Cornflower

    Centaurea cyanus is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. "Cornflower" is also erroneously used for chicory, and more correctly for a few other Centaurea species; to distinguish C....
    , oak
    Oak

    The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus , which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus....


Greece

  • Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
     - Laurel
    Laurel

    Laurel may refer to:...
     branch, violet


Iceland

  • Iceland
    Iceland

    Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
     – White Dryas (Dryas octopetala
    Dryas octopetala

    Dryas octopetala is an arctic-alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies, and is a popular flower in rock gardens....
    )


Ireland

  • The shamrock
    Shamrock

    The shamrock is a symbol of Republic of Ireland. It is a three-leafed old white clover. It is sometimes of the variety White clover but today usually Trifolium dubium ....
     (or trefoil) is widely used as an unofficial symbol for Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
    .


County flowers in Ireland
  • Bog-rosemary
    Bog-rosemary

    Bog-rosemary is a heath found across northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Bog rosemary is only found in bogs in cold peat-accumulating areas....
     is the county flower of County Offaly
    County Offaly

    County Offaly is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: County Galway, County Roscommon, County Westmeath, County Meath, County Kildare, County Laois, and County Tipperary....
     


Italy

  • Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
     - Cyclamen
    Cyclamen

    Cyclamen is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae, but in recent years reclassified in the family Myrsinaceae....


Malta

  • Malta
    Malta

    Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
     – Maltese Rock Centaury
    Maltese Rock Centaury

    The Maltese Rock Centaury, also known as Widnet il-Bahar, is the national plant of Malta. The plant is endemic to the Maltese Islands. It is the only plant which has Palaeocyanus as its genus....


The Netherlands

  • Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
     – Tulip
    Tulip

    Tulipa, commonly called tulip, is a genus of about 150 species of bulbous flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. The native range of the species includes southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the west to northeast of China....
     (unofficial)


Norway

  • Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
     – Heather– Saxifraga cotyledon


County Flowers of Norway
  • Lily-of-the-valley was chosen as the county flower of Østfold
    Østfold

    is a Counties of Norway in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of Viken....
     
  • Globe flower is the county flower of Troms
    Troms

    or Romsa is a Counties of Norway in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten L?n in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland....
     


Poland

  • Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
     - Weeping willow


Portugal

  • Portugal
    Portugal

    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
     - Lavender
    Lavender

    The Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the southeast regions of India....
    , Olive leaves
    Olive

    The Olive is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea....
    , Cork Oak
    Cork Oak

    The Cork Oak is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section List of Quercus species#Section Cerris. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa....
    , Red Carnation, Sunflower
    Sunflower

    The sunflower is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering head . The stem can grow as high as 3 meters , and the flower head can reach 30 cm in diameter with the "large" seeds....
     and Blue-White Hydrangea
    Hydrangea

    Hydrangea is a genus of about 70-75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and North America and South America. The flowers are extremely common in the Azores Islands of Portugal, particularly on Faial Island, which is known as the "blue island" due to the vast number of hydrangeas present on the island and Flor...


Romania

  • Romania
    Romania

    Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
     - Rose
    Rose

    A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....


Serbia

  • Serbia
    Serbia

    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
     – Plum
    Plum

    A plum or gage is a drupe tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary , the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone....


Slovakia

  • Slovakia
    Slovakia

    Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
     - Tilia cordata
    Tilia cordata

    Tilia cordata is a species of Tilia native to much of Europe and western Asia, north to southern Great Britain , central Scandinavia, east to central Russia, and south to central Spain, Italy, Bulgaria and the Caucasus; in the south of its range it is restricted to high altitudes....


Slovenia

  • Slovenia
    Slovenia

    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
     – Carnation
    Carnation

    Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years....
     


Spain

  • Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
     – Carnation
    Carnation

    Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years....
The national flower of Spain is considered to be the carnation, in Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 clavel. Essentially it's associated with Spanish folklore, especially from southern Spain, or Andalusia.

In any case, it's not only related to the more seedy side of Spain, like gipsy
Roma in Spain

The Romani people in Spain are generally known as Gitanos. Spanish Romanies tend to speak Cal? which is basically Andalusian Spanish with a large number of Romani loan words....
's lapels
Jacket lapel

Jacket lapels are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat , and are most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets....
 or thrown into the bullringruedos, but it's also associated with Renacentist
Spanish Renaissance

The Spanish Renaissance refers to a movement in Spain, emerging from the Italian Renaissance in Italy during the 14th century, that spread to Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries....
 a symbol of affection between lovers and especially as a religious symbol related to the Jesus passion
Passion (Christianity)

The Passion is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering ? physical, spiritual, and mental ? of Jesus in the hours before and including his trial and execution by crucifixion....
 that represents the Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns

In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion , was woven of thorn branches and placed on Jesus before Crucifixion of Jesus....
 (Clavos de Cristo).

It comes from the catalan language
Catalan language

Catalan is a Romance languages, the national language and official language of Andorra, and a official language in the Autonomous Communities of Spain of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community and in the city of Alghero in the Italy List of islands in the Mediterranean of Sardinia....
 word for clove
Clove

Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisine all over the world....
: "clavell" because the carnation also has a nice fragrant aroma, as does this spice.

In Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 and America it symbolizes passion, and it's a very expressive gesture
Gesture

A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication made with a part of the body, used instead of or in combination with verbal communication. The language of gesture allows individuals to express a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and affection....
 to bite its stem and hold the clavel between one's teeth. In the Spanish language of flowers
Language of flowers

The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken....
 represents caprice
Caprice

Caprice may refer to:...
, passion
Passion

The term Passion may refer to:...
, wish
Wish

A wish is a hope or desire for something. Fictionally, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be granted" are themes that are sometimes used....
 and desire.

Sweden


Province
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
 Flowers in Sweden
  • Black vanilla orchid, Nigritella nigra, is the province flower of Jämtland
    Jämtland

    , or 'Jamtland' , is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to H?rjedalen and Medelpad in the south, ?ngermanland in the east, Lapland, Sweden in the north and Tr?ndelag and Norway in the west....
     
  • Mistletoe
    Mistletoe

    Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plant plants in the Order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub....
     is the province flower of Västmanland
    Västmanland

    is a historical Provinces of Sweden, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders S?dermanland, N?rke, V?rmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden....
     
  • The Twinflower, Linnaea Borealis, is the floral emblem of Småland
    Småland

    is a historical Provinces of Sweden in southern Sweden.Sm?land borders Blekinge, Scania or Sk?ne, Halland, V?sterg?tland, ?sterg?tland and the island ?land in the Baltic Sea....
    .
  • Fritillaria meleagris
    Fritillaria meleagris

    Fritillaria meleagris is a Fritillary, a flower from the family Liliaceae.The flower has a chequered reddish-brown, purple, white and grey colouration, sometimes mostly white....
     (Snake's Head Fritillary) is the flower of Uppland
    Uppland

    Uppland is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland....
    .


Switzerland

  • Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
     – Edelweiss
    Edelweiss

    Edelweiss , is one of the best-known European alpine plants, belonging to the sunflower family . The name comes from German language edel and wei? ....


United Kingdom

Each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 has a traditional national floral symbol though the UK's national flower is the British Bluebell.

England
In England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 this is the Tudor rose
Tudor rose

The Tudor rose is the traditional floral heraldic badge of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty....
 or red rose
Rose

A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....
,

Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland

    conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
     – Flax
    Flax

    Flax is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean region to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent....
    , orange lily
    Orange lily

    The Orange Lily or Fire Lily is a lily species native to Europe.When offered as a gift, the Orange Lily also signifies death to the recipient....
    , shamrock
    Shamrock

    The shamrock is a symbol of Republic of Ireland. It is a three-leafed old white clover. It is sometimes of the variety White clover but today usually Trifolium dubium ....


Scotland
In Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 this is variously the Thistle
Thistle

Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaf with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae....
, Scottish bluebell (harebell
Harebell

The Harebell is a short to medium, slender, hairless, rhizomatous Perennial plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. In Scotland, it is often known as the Bluebell, whereas elsewhere in Britain, "Common Bluebell" refers to Hyacinthoides non-scriptus....
) or heather
Calluna

Calluna vulgaris, Common Heather, ling, or simpy "heather" is a heather, the sole species in the genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae....


Wales
In Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 this is variously the Daffodil, leek or Sessile Oak
Sessile Oak

The Sessile Oak , also known as Durmast Oak, is a species of oak native to most of Europe, and into Anatolia....


County flowers in the United Kingdom
A county flower is a flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
 chosen to symbolise a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
. They exist primarily in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, but some counties in other countries also have them.

One or two county flowers have a long history in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 - the Red rose of Lancashire dates from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, for instance. However, the county flower concept was only extended to cover the whole United Kingdom in 2002, as a promotional tool by a charity. In that year, the plant conservation charity Plantlife
Plantlife

Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity, founded in 1989. As of 2007, its membership was 10,500 and it owned 23 nature reserves around the UK....
 ran a competition to choose county flowers for all counties, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration marking the Golden Jubilee of the accession of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom to the thrones of States headed by Elizabeth II....
 of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
.

Plantlife's scheme is loosely based on Britain's historic counties
Counties of the United Kingdom

The county of the United Kingdom are a type of subnational division of historical origin; by the Middle Ages they had become established as a unit of local government....
, and so some current local government areas are not represented by a flower, and some of the counties included no longer exist as administrative areas. Flowers were also chosen for thirteen major cities: Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
, Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
, Bristol
Bristol

Bristol is a City status in the United Kingdom, unitary authority area and Ceremonial counties of England in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff....
, Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
, Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
, Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
, Liverpool
Liverpool

Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham
Nottingham

Nottingham is one of the three major city status in the United Kingdom in the East Midlands and is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England....
 and Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
. The Isles of Scilly was also treated as a county (distinct from Cornwall) for the purpose of the scheme. The Isle of Man
Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles....
 was included, but not the Channel Islands
Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the France coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey....
.

A total of 94 flowers was chosen in the competition. 85 of the 109 counties have a unique county flower, but several species were chosen by more than one county. Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea

Digitalis purpurea , is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae , native to most of Europe....
 Digitalis purpurea was chosen for four counties - Argyll
Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
, Birmingham, Leicestershire
Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Hall, situated in Glenfield, Leicestershire, about 3 miles northwest of Leicester city centre, is the seat of Leicestershire County Council and the headquarters of the county authority....
 and Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)

Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen Historic counties of Wales of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales....
) - more than any other species. The following species were chosen for three counties each:
  • Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia (Cardiganshire
    Cardiganshire

    Cardiganshire was an ancient county of Wales created in 1282. In extent it is more or less identical to Ceredigion, a county constituted as Cardiganshire in 1996, with the name reverting to Ceredigion a day later....
    , Kirkcudbright
    Kirkcudbrightshire

    The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire , was formerly a Counties of Scotland of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....
     and Tyrone
    County Tyrone

    County Tyrone is the second largest of the nine Irish county of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres ....
    )
  • Cowslip
    Primula veris

    Primula veris is a flowering plant in the genus Primula. The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney....
     Primula veris (Northamptonshire
    Northamptonshire

    Northamptonshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the England East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the United Kingdom Census 2001....
    , Surrey
    Surrey

    Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
     and Worcestershire
    Worcestershire

    Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
    )
  • Harebell
    Harebell

    The Harebell is a short to medium, slender, hairless, rhizomatous Perennial plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. In Scotland, it is often known as the Bluebell, whereas elsewhere in Britain, "Common Bluebell" refers to Hyacinthoides non-scriptus....
     Campanula rotundifolia (Antrim
    County Antrim

    County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
    , Dumfriesshire
    Dumfriesshire

    Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Dumfries has similar boundaries....
     and Yorkshire
    Yorkshire

    Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
    )
  • Thrift
    Armeria maritima

    Armeria maritima is the botanical name for a species of flowering plant.It is a popular garden flower, known by several common names, including "thrift", "sea thrift", and "sea pink"....
     Armeria maritima (Buteshire
    County of Bute

    The County of Bute is one of the Registration county of Scotland. In 2001 its usually resident population was 13,720....
    , Pembrokeshire
    Pembrokeshire

    Pembrokeshire is a county in the South West Wales of Wales in the United Kingdom....
     and the Isles of Scilly)
And the following species were chosen for two counties:
  • Grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris (Cumberland
    Cumberland

    Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an Administrative counties of England from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
     and Sutherland
    Sutherland

    Sutherland is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and historic administrative Counties of Scotland of Scotland. It is now within the Highland Council areas of Scotland....
    )
  • Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris (Cambridgeshire
    Cambridgeshire

    Cambridgeshire is a Counties_of_the_United_Kingdom#England in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex, England and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west....
     and Hertfordshire
    Hertfordshire

    Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
    )
  • Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas (Essex
    Essex

    Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
     and Norfolk
    Norfolk

    Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
    )
In addition, Sticky Catchfly
Sticky Catchfly

Sticky Catchfly is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.It is an upright Perennial plant, growing to 60cm in height. It gets its English names for organisms from the stickiness of its Plant stem....
 Lychnis viscaria was chosen for both Edinburgh and Midlothian
Midlothian

Midlothian is one of the 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....
, the county containing Edinburgh.

For most counties, native
Indigenous (ecology)

In biogeography, a species is defined as indigenous or native to a given region or ecosystem, if its presence in that region is the result of only natural resources, with no human intervention....
 species were chosen, but for a small number of counties, non-natives were chosen, mainly archaeophyte
Archaeophyte

An archaeophyte is a plant species which is non-native to a geographical region, but which was introduced in "ancient" times, rather than being a modern introduction....
s.

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