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This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory flowers. State federal district or territory Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Camellia
The flower of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is the national flower of Italy. The flower of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is the national flower of Italy. [50] The strawberry tree is also the national tree of Italy because of its green leaves, its white flowers and its red berries, colors that recall the Italian flag. [51]
Moonstone, one of June's modern birthstones, can appear to be almost clear at times, but is "prized for its blue to white adularescence," according to the International Gem Society.
The name "strawberry moon" comes from a similarly simple source; In many areas of the U.S., June is the peak of strawberry season. Other names for June's full moon include: Berries Ripen Moon (Haida)
Amelanchier (/ æ m ə ˈ l æ n ʃ ɪər / am-ə-LAN-sheer), [1] also known as shadbush, shadwood or shadblow, serviceberry or sarvisberry (or just sarvis), juneberry, saskatoon, sugarplum, wild-plum [2] or chuckley pear, [3] is a genus of about 20 species of deciduous-leaved shrubs and small trees in the rose family ().
Rosa arkansana, the prairie rose [1] or wild prairie rose, is a species of rose native to a large area of central North America, between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan south to New Mexico, Texas and Indiana. There are two varieties: Rosa arkansana var. arkansana; Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene ...
The pink petals look somewhat like a thistle with a cream colored center. Blooms are 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter and are held from May until June. The plant can reach 5–6 ft (1.5–1.8 m) tall and has rough, lance-shaped leaves 4 inches (10 cm) long. Flower bud showing basketwork appearance