Tennessee State Symbols | Tennessee Secretary of State
WEBTennessee Treasures features Tennessee’s ten most recognizable symbols—raccoon, mockingbird, iris, passion flower, tulip poplar, Tennessee River pearl, ladybug, zebra swallowtail, largemouth bass, and limestone—as well as images of the state flag, the actual geographic layout of the state, a gold-embossed seal of the state, and the ...
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WEBTennessee Coneflower. The Tennessee Coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis, is one of the official state wildflowers. It is found only in the limestone and cedar glades of Middle Tennessee. It was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the late 1960s.
List of Tennessee state symbols - Wikipedia
WEBTennessee has two state flowers. The purple passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata ) is the state's wildflower and the iris is the state's cultivated flower. In 1919, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a resolution providing for a state flower to be chosen by a vote of the state's school children, with the process to be overseen by a five ...
What Is The State Flower Of Tennessee? - WorldAtlas
WEBNov 16, 2018 · Tennessee has designated three state flowers: the passion flower and Tennessee coneflower are the state wildflowers while the iris is the state cultivated flower.
Tennessee State Cultivated Flower | Iris - State Symbols USA
WEBThe iris is the official state cultivated flower of Tennessee; iris comes in many colors, but the purple iris is commonly accepted as the state flower of Tennessee.
The Tennessee State Bird, Tree and Flower | Sciencing
WEBSep 30, 2021 · Tennessee has more than one official state flower - one cultivated flower and two wildflowers. Its cultivated flower is the iris (family Iridaceae, genus Iris ; note that some sites claim the family name is the genus name as well).
Tennessee State Flower: Purple Iris, Meaning and Symbolism
WEBNov 1, 2023 · The state flower of Tennessee is the Iris, specifically the Purple Iris. It was adopted as the state flower in 1933 and is also known as the Tennessee Iris and the Iris Tennesseensis. The Iris is a symbol of beauty, grace, and strength, and it represents Tennessee’s long-standing culture.
Tennessee State Wildflower | Tennessee Coneflower - State …
WEBThe Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) was designated an official state wildflower of Tennessee in 2012 (passion flower was named state wildflower in 1919).
Tennessee State Symbols
WEBOct 8, 2017 · Tennessee is particularly rich in official state symbols. As of 1998 the list includes the flag, capitol and seal, two birds, two flowers, two fish, two rocks, two trees, eight songs, a poem, four insects, a reptile, an amphibian, a gem, a wild animal, and a folk dance–thirty-one in all.
Tennessee State Flower – 50states
WEBThe iris (Genus Iridaceae) was designated as the state cultivated flower by the Legislature in 1933. While there are several different colors among the iris, the purple iris is commonly accepted as the state flower. Tennessee State Flower is the Iris.
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