List of national flowers facts for kids
A floral emblem is a flower or plant that is chosen by a country as a symbol or emblem for that country.
Examples
Country | Common name | Scientific name | Picture | Ref. |
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Australia | Golden Wattle | Acacia pycnantha | ||
Cook Islands | Tiaré Flower | Gardenia taitensis | ||
England | Tudor rose | N/A | ||
Nepal | Rhododendron | Rhododendron arboreum | ||
Pakistan | Poet's Jasmine | Jasminum officinale | ||
Sikkim | Noble orchid | Cymbidium goeringii | ||
Sri Lanka | Water lily | Nymphaea stellata | ||
South Korea | Rose of Sharon | Hibiscus syriacus | ||
Afghanistan | Tulip | Tulipa gesneriana | ||
Bangladesh | Shapla | Nymphaea pubescens | ||
Bhutan | Blue poppy | Meconopsis grandis | ||
Cambodia | Rumduol | Sphaerocoryne affinis | ||
China | Peony | Paeonia | ||
Chile | Copihue | Lapageria rosea | ||
India | Lotus | Nelumbo | ||
Iran | Tulip | Tulipa gesneriana | ||
Kashmir | Rhododendron | Rhododendron ponticum | ||
Maldives | Pink Rose | Polyantha | ||
Malaysia | Chinese hibiscus | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | ||
Samoa | Red ginger | Alpinia purpurata | ||
Singapore | Orchid | Orchidaceae | ||
South Africa | Protea | Protea cynaroides | ||
Tonga | Heilala | Garcinia sessilis |
Images for kids
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Darius the great holds a water lily In Persepolis
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The rhododendron, the national flower of the Himalayan Republic of Nepal
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Milk thistle flowerhead
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Hibiscus, the national flower of Haiti
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Flores nacionales para niños
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