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List of Missouri state symbols. Flag. Route marker. (released in 2003) The following is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of Missouri .
Crataegus punctata is a species of hawthorn known by the common names dotted hawthorn [1] [2] or white haw that is native to most of the eastern United States and eastern Canada. While some sources claim it is the state flower of Missouri, [3] the actual legislation does not identify an exact species. [4] Furthermore, the Missouri Department of ...
Retrieved 2019-12-30. ^ Killingsworth, Ron (2012-05-23). "LA Irises, The Wildflower of the State of Louisiana". World of Irises. American Iris Society. Retrieved 2019-12-30. ^ "State Flower - White Pine and White Pine Cone & Tassel". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
Missouri Department of Conservation. Some of the first frost flowers of the fall season have emerged in Missouri, state wildlife officials said. The delicate and short-lived flowers were spotted ...
Geobotanically, Missouri belongs to the North American Atlantic Region, and spans all three floristic provinces that make up the region: the state transitions from the deciduous forest of the Appalachian Province to the grasslands of the North American Prairies Province in the west and northwest, and the northward extension of the Mississippi embayment places the bootheel in the [
Category. : Flora of Missouri. This category includes the Flora of Missouri, in the North-Central United States. It includes flora taxa that are native to Missouri. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Missouri" is defined in accordance with the World ...
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition. Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
In the Victorian era, the hawthorn represented hope in the language of flowers. The hawthorn – species unspecified – is the state flower of Missouri. The legislation designating it as such was introduced by Sarah Lucille Turner, one of the first two women to serve in the Missouri House of Representatives. Propagation