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The term floral emblem, which refers to flowers specifically, is primarily used in Australia and Canada. In the
United States, the term state flower is more often used.
North Carolina Symbols
North Carolina SymbolsBeverage, Bird, Blue Berry, Carnivorous Plant, Colors, Dog, Flag, Flower, Folk Dance, Freshwater Trout, Fruit, Historical Boat, Insect, International Festival, Language, Mammal, Military Academy, Motto, Northeastern Watermelon Festival, Popular Dance, Precious Stone, Red Berry, Reptile and Emblem, Rock, Salt Water Fish, Seal, Shell, Song, Southeastern Watermelon Festival, Tartan, Toast, Tree, Vegetables, Wildflower |
North Carolina State Flower
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Taxonomic Hierarchy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae -- Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Rosidae – |
| Order | Cornales – |
| Family | Cornaceae – Dogwood family |
| Genus | Cornus L. – dogwood |
| Species | Cornus florida L. – flowering dogwood |
