What is the state flower of Texas?

Petals of this flower are similar with the shape of a woman's sunbonnet and are of blue color. So it was named for its features - bluebonnet. So the answer is a bluebonnet. It blooms in the early spring. It's easy to find in fields and along the waysides throughout Texas.

Its scientific name is Lupinus texensis. Except the name "bluebonnet", it has some other names such as "wolf flower", "buffalo clover", and (by the Mexicans) "el conejo".

P.S. The Texas Legislature adopted a bluebonnet as the official state flower in 1901. This flower is a symbol of Texas up to now.

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Dennis Burnett

I am surprised that the yellow rose qasn't included in the answer list. That should have "rope-a-doped" a few more people due to the song by the same name.

marinaking

If one lives in Texas (as I do) to miss this question is a sin😁 Everything's better with Bluebonnets!

marijohnross

Since I am a Texan, I am honor bound to have answered this correctly. If not, I needed to pack my bags and leave!

Alane Holmes Nuzum

Being a native Texan, you cannot miss this question... there’s no more beautiful sight than that of the March/April blooming of Bluebonnets all over Texas, most especially in the “Hill Country” of Central Texas. Yes, many people remember the song “The Yellow Rose of Texas” and might guess it to be the State Flower, but our State Flower is unmistakably the Bluebonnet, of the lupine genus. I love Texas and I love bluebonnets!