Flowers for national and state emblems
Flowers chosen to stand for a country, a state or a city.
Crown of thornsEuphorbia milii
A spiny flowering shrub with red, pink, or white bracts, native to Madagascar
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 5 more · Wildflower
SaguaroCarnegiea gigantea
The towering cactus of the Sonoran Desert with white flowers and red fruit
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
Desert roseAdenium obesum
A succulent shrub with bright pink to red flowers and a swollen base
🇲🇷 Mauritania and 7 more · Wildflower
Livingstone daisyCleretum bellidiforme
A succulent annual with iridescent daisy-like flowers from South Africa
🇿🇦 South Africa · Cactus or succulent
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Crown of thorns: Ezra Katz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saguaro: Tyrv, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Desert rose: ZSM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Livingstone daisy: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source